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← ScienceWhich consequence results when excessively increasing power modulating the laser diode within fiber optic gyroscopes used for inertial navigation systems?
A)Increased random walk noise rates✓
B)Enhanced polarization maintaining fiber effects
C)Reduced gyroscope scale-factor linearity
D)Improved reciprocity error cancellation effectiveness
💡 Explanation
Increased power causes greater temperature gradients leading to index of refraction fluctuations. This induces non-reciprocal phase shifts via the Sagnac effect, because thermal GRADIENT DRIFT violates gyro accuracy standards; therefore, random walk error increases rather than improved error cancellation at higher powers.
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