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Six-state phase modulation for reduced crosstalk in a fiber optic gyroscope
Optics Express
|May 3, 2018
Summary
A novel six-state modulation (SSM) technique significantly reduces electrical crosstalk in interferometric fiber-optic gyroscopes (IFOGs). This method eliminates dead bands and improves performance, offering potential for high-performance IFOGs.
Area of Science:
- Optoelectronics
- Inertial Navigation Systems
Background:
- Electrical crosstalk is a primary limitation in interferometric fiber-optic gyroscopes (IFOGs), causing significant dead band errors.
- Conventional modulation techniques like four-state modulation (FSM) and square-wave modulation (SWM) are susceptible to crosstalk-induced bias errors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate a novel six-state modulation (SSM) technique for reducing electrical crosstalk in IFOGs.
- To demonstrate the effectiveness of SSM in mitigating dead band effects and improving IFOG performance metrics.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a six-state modulation (SSM) technique by separating fundamental frequencies of modulation voltage and demodulation reference.
- Comparative analysis of SSM against FSM and SWM in a 1500-m IFOG.
- Measurement of dead band, angular random walk (ARW), and bias instability.
Main Results:
- SSM effectively reduced crosstalk, resulting in no measurable dead band in the tested IFOG.
- IFOGs utilizing SSM showed significantly improved dead band performance (0 °/h) compared to FSM (~0.02 °/h) and SWM (~0.08 °/h).
- SSM also led to enhanced angular random walk (ARW) and bias instability compared to FSM and SWM.
Conclusions:
- The six-state modulation (SSM) technique is highly effective in reducing electrical crosstalk and eliminating dead bands in IFOGs.
- SSM offers a pathway to developing high-performance IFOGs with low noise, high sensitivity, and wide dynamic range.
- Theoretical analysis suggests SSM can eliminate crosstalk when combined with relative intensity noise suppression and optimal modulation depth.
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