Author Description

Potpurri of comments about the fiber-gyro for its 40th anniversary, and how fascinating it was and still is! / Herve Lefevre, iXBlue -- The early history of the closed loop fiber gyro and derivative sensors at McDonnell Douglas, Blue Road Research and Columbia Gorge Research / Eric Udd, Columbia Gorge Research, LLC -- 20 years of KVH Fiber Optic Gyro Technology: The evolution from large, low performance FOGs to compact, precise FOGs and FOG-Based Inertial Systems / Jay Napoli-KVH Industries, Inc. -- Fiber optic gyro development at Honeywell / Glen A. Sanders, Steve Sanders et. al., Honeywell International -- Fiber optic gyros from research to production / George A. Pavlath, Northrup-Grumman Corporation -- Technical advancements at Al Cielo Inertial Solutions / Meir Rosilio et. al, Al Cielo Inertial Solutions, Ltd. -- Current status of fiber optic gyro efforts for space applications in Japan / S. Mitani, T. Mizutani and S. Sakau, JAXA -- Fiber optic gyro developments at Fibernetics / R. Bergh, Fibernetics LLC -- Recent developments in laser-driven and hollow-core fiber optic gyroscopes / M.J.F. Digonnet, and J.N. Chamoun, Stanford University -- Optical fibers for fiber optic gyroscopes (FOG) / Chris Emslie, Fibercore -- Novel techniques to ensure quality fiber optic gyro coil production / X.S. Yao and Z. Li, General Photonics Corporation -- A personal history of the fiber optic gyro / Eric Udd, Columbia Gorge Research, LLC.