Brillouin Coriolis gyroscopes

The coupling of light and acoustic waves, known as Brillouin scattering, has been studied and applied for many applications in the past 100 years. Notable applications such as narrow linewidth lasers, optical isolators, optical sensors, and optical amplifiers have been demonstrated. We are interested in demonstrating Brillouin scattering capability to detect the Coriolis effect for gyroscope applications. While light is not fundamentally sensitive to the Coriolis effect, the Brillouin scattering phenomenon can enable this sensitivity as it couples acoustic waves to light. This thesis explores this new application by calculating its expected performance value, demonstrating some preliminary results, and showing experimental designs for the path forward.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Melia, Josephine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bahl, Gaurav

• Brillouin scattering
• Coriolis gyroscopes

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2022 Josephine Melia

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115755

OAI record oai:identifier

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