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A ring laser gyroscope ( RLG) consists of a ring laser having two independent counter-propagating resonant modes over the same path; the difference in phase is used to detect rotation. It operates on the principle of the Sagnac effect which shifts the nulls of the internal standing wave pattern in response to angular rotation.
A Glan–Taylor prism reflects s -polarized light at an internal air-gap, transmitting only the p -polarized component. The optical axes are vertical in the plane of the diagram. A Glan–Taylor prism is a type of prism which is used as a polarizer or polarizing beam splitter. [1] It is one of the most common types of modern polarizing prism.
The S-PRISM represents GEH's Generation IV reactor solution to closing the nuclear fuel cycle and is also part of its Advanced Recycling Center (ARC) proposition [1] to U.S. Congress to deal with nuclear waste. [2] S-PRISM is a commercial implementation of the Integral Fast Reactor developed by Argonne National Laboratory between 1984 and 1994.
Deep Space Optical Communications Demonstration. Deep Space Optical Communications ( DSOC) is a laser space communication system in operation that improved communications performance 10 to 100 times over radio frequency technology without incurring increases in mass, volume or power. [1] DSOC is capable of providing high bandwidth downlinks ...
Adaptive optics ( AO) is a technique of precisely deforming a mirror in order to compensate for light distortion. It is used in astronomical telescopes [1] and laser communication systems to remove the effects of atmospheric distortion, in microscopy, [2] optical fabrication [3] and in retinal imaging systems [4] to reduce optical aberrations.
Laser construction. Schematic diagram of a typical laser, showing the three major parts. A laser is constructed from three principal parts: An energy source (usually referred to as the pump or pump source ), A gain medium or laser medium, and. Two or more mirrors that form an optical resonator.
A laser surface velocimeter ( LSV) is a non-contact optical speed sensor measuring velocity and length on moving surfaces. Laser surface velocimeters use the laser Doppler principle to evaluate the laser light scattered back from a moving object. They are widely used for process and quality control in industrial production processes.
Powerful laser guide star system at the Paranal Observatory. The actual laser guide star is the small spot above the apparent end of the laser beam. A laser guide star is an artificial star image created for use in astronomical adaptive optics systems, which are employed in large telescopes in order to correct atmospheric distortion of light (called astronomical seeing).