Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 17, 1706004(2022)

Review of Development of Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes

Jialuo Qiu, Lei Wang*, Tengchao Huang, and Xiaowu Shu
Author Affiliations
  • Optical Inertial Technology Center, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
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    Figures & Tables(7)
    Reciprocal structure built with discrete devices and all-fiber reciprocal structure. (a) Reciprocal structure built with discrete devices[11]; (b) all-fiber reciprocal structure[12]
    First practical IFOG[21]
    Typical diagram of IFOG
    Digital phase ramp with steps and resets
    Schematic diagram of RIN suppression by circuit subtraction[31]
    Schematic diagram of optical setup of entanglement-enhanced optical gyroscope[33]
    • Table 1. Typical high precision fiber optic gyroscope products

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      Table 1. Typical high precision fiber optic gyroscope products

      ManufacturerProductBias stability /(°)h-1

      Scale factor

      error /10-6

      SpecificationFeature
      HoneywellHPSFOG352.0×10-4<10

      Precise temperature control,

      efficient magnetic shielding,

      environmental error suppression

      for ultralong fiber coil

      Reference grade

      (prototype)36

      3.0×10-5

      D=68 cm,

      L=8 km

      iXblueAstrix200375.0×10-430

      D=20 cm,

      L=5 km

      Radiation hard optical

      components,RIN reduction

      Prototype381.5×10-5

      D=18 cm,

      L=5 km

      Opto-LinkSRS5000398.0×10-53

      D=24 cm,

      L=5 km

      Original polarization-

      maintaining fiber,high

      performance integrated optical

      component

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jun. 6, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Wang Lei (hfoptic@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1706004

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