Design and Development of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes

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By Eric Udd *78

Published Sept. 25, 2019

In Design and Development of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (SPIE Press), Eric Udd *78 summarizes 40 years of arduous and costly efforts by researchers that has led to the development of cost-effective fiber optic gyroscopes. These gyroscopes, which have been used in everything from aircrafts to Mars rovers, have been integral to space exploration since 1977.

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