The MM device does rotate sitting on a rotating Earth globe. It is not a translational movement. It can be seen as part of a Sagnac interferometer going around the globe.
David On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > The MM device does not rotate, right? > > T > > On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 10:36 AM, David Jonsson > <davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for this reference. I thought lock in was also present in a > optical > > fiber gyroscope or any type. Now I realize that the differences are big > > between different types of interferometers. Are you sure it is not > involved > > in other types? > > > > What do you base your conclusion on that it isn't involved in the > > MM-interferometer? > > > > David > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:08 AM, David Jonsson > >> <davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Hi > >> > > >> > Can someone refer me to the lock-in effect in optical gyroscopes? I > have > >> > also heard the effect being mentioned as a phase lock loop effect. > >> > > >> > Could lock-in effect also be present in a straight interferometer > like a > >> > Michelson-Morley-interferometer? > >> > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_laser_gyroscope > >> > >> <end> > >> > >> I don't think it relates to the MM experiment. > >> > >> T > >> > > > >
