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.
We describe a novel strain sensor based on a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) ring resonator. The spectrum of this resonator consists of equally-spaced resonances, exhibiting a frequency splitting proportional to the reflectivity of the intracavity FBG. A strain applied to the FBG causes a shift of the bragg wavelength, and thus a variation of the resonance splitting. The splitting is insensitive to the thermal/strain noise affecting the fiber in the region outside the FBG. The sensitivity and resolution of the sensor are analyzed in detail, showing that a subpicostrain resolution can be easily achieved with an optimized setup.
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