Asymmetry Analysis of the Resonance Curve in Resonant Integrated Optical Gyroscopes

The Resonant Integrated Optic Gyroscope (RIOG) is a type of high accuracy gyroscope based on the Sagnac effect. A symmetrical resonance curve is very important to the performance of the RIOG. To further investigate and design a RIOG with a waveguide ring resonator, an in-depth research of the asymmetric resonance curve and its influence on the RIOG is fully developed. Four possible optical noises inducing the resonance curve asymmetry are analyzed and their mathematic models are established. These four optical noises are the normal mode effect, the backscattering noise, the backreflection noise and the polarization noise. Any asymmetry of the resonance curve will not only induce a large output bias error into the gyro output, but also seriously decrease the frequency discrimination parameter of the demodulation curve. By using a tunable fiber laser, the high aspect ratio silicon nitride WRR and the silicon dioxide WRR were tested. The experiment measured resonance curves can be well fitted with the theoretical simulation results. The experimental results show that a high aspect ratio silicon nitride waveguide can effectively suppress the polarization noise in the RIOG.

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