• DocumentCode
    1503537
  • Title

    Hybrid opto-mechanical gyroscope with injection-interferometer readout

  • Author

    Norgia, M. ; Donati, Silvano

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Elettronica, Pavia Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/7/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    756
  • Lastpage
    758
  • Abstract
    A hybrid micromachined-optoelectronic mechanical system (MOEMS) gyroscope is proposed. It consists of an electrically excited micro-mechanical resonator and an optical readout performed by a laser diode operating as an injection interferometer. An analysis of the system, validated by preliminary experimental results, indicates an attainable performance of 1 deg/h√Hz
  • Keywords
    gyroscopes; light interferometers; micro-optics; micromachining; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; optical sensors; MOEMS system; electrical excitation; hybrid opto-mechanical gyroscope; injection interferometer; laser diode; micromachined optoelectronic mechanical system; micromechanical resonator; optical readout;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20010520
  • Filename
    929677