Which effect occurs within a fiber optic gyroscope when optical path lengths diverge beyond the coherence length?

💡 Explanation

The Sagnac effect signal degrades because, while the optical path difference remains, the interfering beams are no longer coherent; therefore the intended interference fringes are attenuated, rather than stronger effects occuring under increased coherence.

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