In:
Photonics Research, Optica Publishing Group, Vol. 10, No. 7 ( 2022-07-01), p. 1661-
Abstract:
The presence of polarization noise generated by the waveguide resonator limits the performance of a resonant integrated optical gyroscope (RIOG). Using silicon nitride ( Si 3 N 4 ) to fabricate a waveguide with an ultralow-aspect-ratio can result in a resonator that only supports light transmission in a single-polarization state, suppressing polarization noise. We successfully fabricated a Si 3 N 4 resonator with a bending radius of 17.5 mm, a finesse ( F ) of 150, a quality factor ( Q ) of 1.54 × 10 7 , and a propagation loss of 1.2 dB/m. The Si 3 N 4 resonator was used to construct a double closed-loop RIOG that showed long-term bias stability (3600 s) of 13.2°/h at room temperature, 14.8°/h at 40°C, 21.2°/h at 50°C, and 23.6°/h at 60°C. We believe this to be the best performance reported to date for a Si 3 N 4 resonator-based RIOG. This advancement paves the way for the wider application of RIOGs.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2327-9125
Language:
English
Publisher:
Optica Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2022
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