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US 5309218

GAS RING LASER GYROSCOPES

Assignee

NORTHROP CORPORATION

Filed

Dec 17, 1984

Granted

May 3, 1994

Location

Hawthorne CA (Northrop)

Abstract

In a gas ring laser gyroscope characterized by a gain medium for producing at least one monochromatic narrow electromagnetic beam reflected to form a loop about the gain medium, the improvement wherein bypass channels are provided, displaced from the beam path, for reducing gas flow in the beam path. The bypass channels may extend about the gain medium and across the beam loop and may include controllable restrictions therein for selecting the flow rates therethrough.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Feb 4, 1986

Rescinded

Nov 9, 1993

Duration

7 years, 9 months

Inventor

  • 1VIRGIL R. LAUL

Sensitive facility: Hawthorne CA (Northrop)

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