• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 2, 542 (2022)
Shuangxiang Zhao1, Qingwen Liu1、3、*, Yuanyuan Liu1, Huilian Ma2, and Zuyuan He1、4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 3e-mail: liuqingwen@sjtu.edu.cn
  • 4e-mail: zuyuanhe@sjtu.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.443496 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuangxiang Zhao, Qingwen Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Huilian Ma, Zuyuan He. Navigation-grade resonant fiber-optic gyroscope using ultra-simple white-light multibeam interferometry[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(2): 542 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The miniaturization of the gyroscope is critical for spacecrafts, drones, wellbore surveys, etc. The resonant fiber-optic gyroscope (RFOG) is a competitive candidate due to its potential in both miniaturization and high resolution, while its actual performance is well below expectation because of laser-induced noise and complexity. Here we report the first navigation grade RFOG with a bias instability of 0.009°/h and an angle random walk of 0.0093°/h. The results are realized using a fiber resonator with finesse of 63 containing 100-m long fiber. Compared with the traditional RFOGs using narrow-linewidth lasers, the key feature of the proposed RFOG is that it is driven with a broadband light source. A white-light multibeam interference method is proposed to detect the Sagnac effect, representing the simplest scheme of RFOG to date. The complexity caused by multiple feedback loops and coherent noise suppression in traditional RFOG scheme is avoided. The minimal scheme and simple modulation algorithm will also promote the on-chip waveguide gyroscope.
    ECW=FCWE0=(1R)ei2πυCWΔυFSR·121R·ei2πυCWΔυFSRE0,ECCW=FCCWE0=(1R)ei2πυCCWΔυFSR·121R·ei2πυCCWΔυFSRE0.

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    fsag=Dnλ0Ω,

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    PPD=|ECW+ECCW|22dυ=[|ECW|2+|ECCW|22+Re(ECWECCW*)]dυ=|E0|2[|FCW|2+|FCCW|22+Re(FCWFCCW*)]dυ.

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    PPD=KPin[1+R(fsag)],R(fsag)=defRe(SFCWFCCW*dυ)K.

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    e=PPD(fmod+fsag)PPD(fmod+fsag)=PPD(fmod+fsag)PPD(fmodfsag).

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    e=2(PPD|fmod)fsag=2KPin(R|fmod)fsag,fsag0,

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    Ωmin=2λ0cL·F·DecπRDPPDτ,

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    ECW=12FCW(υ+fmod2)E0(υ).(A1)

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    ECCW=12FCCW(υfmod2)E0(υ).(A2)

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    Shuangxiang Zhao, Qingwen Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Huilian Ma, Zuyuan He. Navigation-grade resonant fiber-optic gyroscope using ultra-simple white-light multibeam interferometry[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(2): 542
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