Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics (한국광학회지)

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Noise characteristics of a depolarized fiber-optic gyroscope incorporating single-mode fiber

단일모드 광섬유를 이용한 비편광 광섬유 자이로스코프의 잡음특성

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Abstract

We have constructed and characterized a depolarized fiber-optic gyroscope that uses a length of single-mode fiber as a sensing loop fiber. We have also calculated the noise characteristics of the gyroscope and have found an optimum phase modulation depth that gives the highest signal-to-noise ratio in the gyroscope. The random walk coefficient as small as 0.7$\times$10$^{-3}$ deg/√hr was obtained at the modulation depth of around 2.4 rad. The random walk coefficients measured at various modulation depths were found to be in reasonable agreement with the calculation.

일반 통신용 단일모드 광섬유를 회전 감지용 광섬유로 사용하는 비편광 광섬유 자이로스코프를 제작하고 특성을 측정하였다. 이 자이로스코프의 잡음특성을 계산하여 예측하고, 신호대 잡음비가 최대가 되는 적정 변조진폭 둥의 최적 동작조건을 추출하였다. 자이로의 불규칙잡음계수를 여러 위상차 변조진폭에 대하여 측정한 결과, 위상차 변조진폭이 2.4 rad인 경우에 0.7$\times$$10^{-3}$ deg/√hr의 작은 불규칙잡음계수를 얻을 수 있었으며, 변조진폭에 따른 잡음특성의 경향이 계산에 의한 예측치와 거의 일치하였다.

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