Solid-state optical interferometer
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1. A solid-state optical interferometer comprising:
- a loop-shaped optical fiber having end portions;
a solid-state light wave guide optically coupled to said optical fiber, said solid-state light wave guide forming a light path in conjunction with said optical fiber for enabling mixing of light received from the end portions of said optical fiber;
electrodes for producing a surface acoustic wave (SAW), said surface acoustic wave being used to apply optical modulation to a light beam passing through said solid-state light wave guide, said electrodes being formed as a pair on a surface of a substrate on which said solid-state light wave guide is formed;
said solid-state light wave guide formed on said substrate including two pieces of input light wave guides arranged on said substrate so as to form a predetermined angle therebetween, and at least one piece of output light wave guide coupled to said two pieces of input light wave guides, light beams fed from said two pieces of input light wave guides being recombined into an interference beam by said surface acoustic wave (SAW), said interference beam being sent out through said at least one piece of output light wave guide;
a detector circuit for detecting a direction change of a car by utilizing said interference beam; and
a circuit for correcting a change generated in the output of said detector circuit while the car is not running.
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In a solid-state optical interferometer having a light path composed of a loop-shaped optical fiber and a solid-state light wave guide optically coupled to said optical fiber, electrodes for producing a surface acoustic wave (SAW) are formed as a pair on a surface of a substrate on which said solid-state light wave guide is formed, and said surface acoustic wave is used to apply optical modulation to a light beam passing through said solid-state light wave guide.
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1. A solid-state optical interferometer comprising:
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a loop-shaped optical fiber having end portions; a solid-state light wave guide optically coupled to said optical fiber, said solid-state light wave guide forming a light path in conjunction with said optical fiber for enabling mixing of light received from the end portions of said optical fiber; electrodes for producing a surface acoustic wave (SAW), said surface acoustic wave being used to apply optical modulation to a light beam passing through said solid-state light wave guide, said electrodes being formed as a pair on a surface of a substrate on which said solid-state light wave guide is formed; said solid-state light wave guide formed on said substrate including two pieces of input light wave guides arranged on said substrate so as to form a predetermined angle therebetween, and at least one piece of output light wave guide coupled to said two pieces of input light wave guides, light beams fed from said two pieces of input light wave guides being recombined into an interference beam by said surface acoustic wave (SAW), said interference beam being sent out through said at least one piece of output light wave guide; a detector circuit for detecting a direction change of a car by utilizing said interference beam; and a circuit for correcting a change generated in the output of said detector circuit while the car is not running. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A solid-state interferometer comprising:
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a loop-shaped optical fiber having end portions; a solid-state light wave guide optically coupled to said optical fiber, said solid-state light wave guide forming a light path in conjunction with said optical fiber for enabling mixing of light received from the end portions of said optical fiber; electrodes for producing a surface acoustic wave (SAW), said surface acoustic wave being used to apply optical modulation to a light beam passing through said solid-state light wave guide, said electrodes being formed as a pair on a surface of a substrate on which said solid-state light wave guide is formed; said solid-state light wave guide formed on said substrate including two pieces of input light wave guides arranged on said substrate so as to form a predetermined angle therebetween; and
at least one piece of output light wave guide coupled to said two pieces of input light wave guides, light beams fed from said two pieces of input light wave guides being recombined into an interference beam by said surface acoustic wave (SAW), said interference beam being sent out through said at least one piece of output light wave guide;a detector circuit for detecting a direction change of a car by utilizing said interference beam; and a circuit for averaging a change generated in the output of said detector circuit while the car is not running. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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