SCALE-FACTOR-STABILIZED FIBEROPTIC GYROSCOPE BY DEEP PHASE MODULATION

Abstract

A scale-factor-stabilized fiber-optic gyroscope by deep phase modulation is demonstrated. There are two servo loops included in this system. The first servo loop is used for stabilization of the light intensity output of the fiber-optic gyroscope. The second loop is used to stabilize the phase-modulation index. The third-harmonic frequency of the phase-modulation signal is used for detection of the Sagnac phase, shift by the lock-in technique.