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A ring laser gyro in a laboratory shows no output at all for very slow rotations, then responds normally once the rate exceeds a small threshold.

What is being observed and how is it cured?

  • A.Spin-up delay, cured by waiting longer
  • B.Toppling, cured by caging the instrument
  • C.Lock-in, cured by dithering the block
  • D.Bearing friction, cured by better lubrication

Answer: C

At very low rates the counter-rotating beams couple and their frequencies lock together, so small rotations produce no beat. Mechanically dithering the block keeps the instantaneous rate outside that dead band while averaging to zero.

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