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Laser Source for a Compact Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyroscope

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Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) of 895 nm spectral range, with fixed direction of output polarization have been developed. These lasers provide single-mode output power of over 1 mW at an operational temperature of 60°С, at orthogonal polarization suppression ratio (OPSR) about 20 dB. The designed VCSELs were used in a laser source for a perspective compact nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscope. The designed laser source provides precise tuning of wavelength to the Cs133 D1 spectral line, and formation of collimated output beam.

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  1. Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    N. A. Maleev, S. A. Blokhin, M. A. Bobrov & M. M. Kulagina

  2. Submicron Heterostructures for Microelectronics, Research and Engineering Center, RAS, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    A. G. Kuz’menkov & V. M. Ustinov

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Original Russian Text © N.A. Maleev, S.A. Blokhin, M.A. Bobrov, A.G. Kuz’menkov, M.M. Kulagina, V.M. Ustinov, 2018, published in Giroskopiya i Navigatsiya, 2018, No. 1, pp. 81–92.

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Maleev, N.A., Blokhin, S.A., Bobrov, M.A. et al. Laser Source for a Compact Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyroscope. Gyroscopy Navig. 9, 177–182 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108718030057

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