REVIEW : Passive ring resonator micro-optical gyroscopes. (1st June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Venediktov, V Yu; Filatov, Yu V; Shalymov, E V
• Is Part Of: Quantum electronics. Volume 46:Number 5(2016)
• Page Start: 437
• Page End: 446
• Publication Date: 2016-06-01
• Subjects: Quantum electronics -- Periodicals; 537.5
• DOI: 10.1070/QEL15932
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1063-7818

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reviews recent advances in passive micro-optical gyroscopes. In the last decade, most research effort in the area of micro-optical gyros has been concentrated on a configuration that takes advantage of a single-mode passive ring resonator, which is usually fabricated using integrated optical technologies. The dimensions of such micro-optical gyros are comparable to those of micromechanical gyroscopes (area of 10 to 100 mm 2 ) and their sensitivity is considerably better than the sensitivity of the latter, approaching that of fibre-optic and laser gyros. Moreover, microoptical gyros can be made as a single integrated circuit, like the micromechanical gyros, but they have no movable parts, in contrast to their micromechanical counterparts. We also describe the development and investigation of micro-optical gyros produced in our studies.