Study of photonic resonant angular velocity sensors as alternative gyro technology

C. Ciminelli; F. Dell'Olio; C. E. Campanella; M. N. Armenise; E. Armandillo; I. McKenzie

doi:10.1117/12.2309032

20 November 2017 Study of photonic resonant angular velocity sensors as alternative gyro technology

C. Ciminelli, F. Dell'Olio, C. E. Campanella, M. N. Armenise, E. Armandillo, I. McKenzie

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Proceedings Volume 10564, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2012; 105641M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309032
Event: International Conference on Space Optics 2012, 2012, Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Abstract

Recent results obtained on integrated optical gyroscopes are presented in this paper. The sensors configuration, based on high-Q resonators both in silica-onsilicon and InP technologies, is discussed and the estimation of the resonators performance through an accurate optical characterization is reported. On the basis of the numerical and experimental achievements, we demonstrate that resonant micro optical gyros can potentially exhibit resolution values in the range 1-10 °/h, which is demanded by several emerging space applications.

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C. Ciminelli, F. Dell'Olio, C. E. Campanella, M. N. Armenise, E. Armandillo, and I. McKenzie "Study of photonic resonant angular velocity sensors as alternative gyro technology", Proc. SPIE 10564, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2012, 105641M (20 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309032

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