The present invention relates to a fiber-optic gyrometer including a
Sagnac interferometer using two light waves propagating in opposite
directions in a interferometer loop including a photodetector which
delivers an electrical signal Ud representing the light intensity of the
interference between the two waves, and for optically phase-shifting the
waves controlled by a square-wave modulation signal Um suitable for
controlling an optical phase variation at a frequency FO substantially
equal to 1/(2t.sub.o), where t.sub.o is the propagation time of a wave
through the guide. The photodetector is connected to at least a first
sampling circuit and a second sampling circuit which are controlled in
phase opposition by a clock. The gyrometer includes a means for inverting
the phase of the clock at a frequency f, which is very much less than the
frequency FO.