Experimental Construction and Analysis of a Passive Laser Ring Resonator

This study was conducted to learn more about ring resonators and problems associated with actually building one in the laboratory. The single-beam model constructed revealed many sources of error, some of which became evident only after observing the behavior of the ring. A study of the erratic output indicated that certain precautions were necessary in order to build a sensitive resonator. The major application of ring resonators is in the field of ring laser gyroscopes which can be made into very sensitive rotation measuring devices.Electrical Engineerin