Photonic Integrated Navigation-Grade Gyroscope (PING): FY17 Line-Supported Advanced Devices Program

Abstract

Interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes (IFOGs) have established themselves as one of the most sensitive methods for measuring angular rotation, and have gained wide commercial adoption for a variety of inertial guidance, beam pointing, and stabilization applications. The optoelectronic components used in these gyroscopes typically consist of discrete parts (source, modulator, detector, etc.) linked together using optical fiber. This collection of discrete parts adds to the size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) for the overall IFOG system and decreases its ease of manufacturability. The Photonic Integrated Navigation-Grade Gyroscope (PING) program seeks to integrate these IFOG components ontoa chip-scale platform and to use the added functionality afforded by photonic integration to improve upon the performance of the entire system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 2018
Accession Number
AD1098535

Entities

People

  • J.j. Plant
  • S. Bramhavar

Organizations

  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Broadband
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Detectors
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fibers
  • Gyroscopes
  • Materials
  • Modulators
  • Navigation
  • Optical Fibers
  • Phase Modulators
  • Photodetectors
  • Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Platforms
  • Quantum Wells

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems