摘要 |
In a ring laser gyro having a ring laser conduit having a laser gas therein, including at least two means for delivering electrical energy to said gas to form electric fields which are oppositely poled relative to said conduit, within gain regions of said conduit where said delivery of electrical energy occurs, to generate counter-propagating laser beams within said ring laser, the improvement comprising: said means for delivering electrical energy being symmetrically mounted within said ring laser conduit to define gain regions and non-gain regions within said conduit, said regions being symmetrically positioned to generate said at least two counter-propagating laser beams; and said laser passages including symmetrically mounted means therein for creating a ratio of gas flow conductance in said gain regions to gas flow conductance in said non-gain regions that is less than unity, whereby gas flow within said conduit is reduced. |