Honeywell International Inc.

Np Photonics, Inc.

Jianfeng Wu

Matthew Wade Puckett

Tiequn Qiu

Glen Aaron Sanders

Karl D Nelson

Lee Kevin Strandjord

Steven Tin

Mary Salit

Neil A Krueger

Chad Hoyt

Marc Smiciklas

Teresa M Marta

Neal Eldrich Solmeyer

Matthew Robbins

Alan Bruce Touchberry

Shibin Jiang

Chad Fertig

Jennifer S Strabley

Jihong Geng

Dean Eivind Johnson

Chellappan Narayanan

Mary K Salit

Lee K Srandjord

Various examples of a closed-loop optical gyroscope are disclosed. The closed-loop optical gyroscope includes a broadband light source configured to generate broadband optical signal(s). The broadband optical signal(s) propagate in an optical resonator and are coupled in and out of the optical resonator by optical couplers. A phase modulator applies phase modulation to the optical signal(s) based on a sawtooth modulation signal. The optical signal(s) repropagate in the optical resonator in a different direction. The optical signal(s) are then received and analyzed to determine parameter(s) of the phase modulator. One or more processors configure the phase modulator based on the determined parameter(s).

Closed loop operation of broadband resonator optical gyroscope using sawtooth phase modulations

A magnetometer with responsive material is provided that includes a PT symmetric assembly. The PT symmetric assembly includes gain material and responsive material that are positioned to achieve PT symmetry. The responsive material is configured to shift a resonance frequency of point defects in response to a magnetic field. A microwave antenna is configured to generate a microwave field of varying frequencies that engage the responsive material. A controller is configured to adjust a tunable laser source that is input into the PT symmetric assembly based on an output of the PT symmetric assembly to cause a gain generated by the gain material to match a loss caused by the responsive material. The controller is further configured to determine a strength of the magnetic field by determining one of a deviation from the exceptional point and an amplitude of the gain needed to reach the exceptional point.

Magnetometer with responsive material

A method of operating a resonator optical gyroscope includes generating optical signals having a broadband frequency range. The method includes coupling the optical signals into an optical resonator (OR) to propagate in a first direction and coupling the optical signals out of the OR after the optical signals pass through the OR in the first direction. The method includes coupling optical signals into the OR to propagate in a second direction and coupling optical signals out of the OR after the optical signals pass through the OR in the second direction. The method includes amplifying the optical signals coupled out of the OR by the second optical coupler or the optical signals coupled out of the OR by the first optical coupler to generate amplified optical signals and generating electrical signals corresponding to the amplified optical signals. The method includes determining a rotation rate based on the electrical signals.

Broadband resonator optical gyroscope with efficient optical power management for low shot noise

A gyroscope comprises first and second light sources that emit first and second beams with broadband spectrums, and a waveguide arrangement that communicates with the light sources. A resonator communicates with the waveguide arrangement to receive the beams. A first circulator is coupled to the waveguide arrangement between the first light source and the resonator. A second circulator is coupled to the waveguide arrangement between the second light source and the resonator. A first rate detector communicates with the resonator through the first circulator, and a second rate detector communicates with the resonator through the second circulator. The rate detectors produce rate measurements based on a detected resonance frequency shift of the beams in the resonator caused by rotation of the gyroscope. Outputs of the rate detectors are used to calculate a rotation rate that is corrected for errors due to a time varying pathlength change in the resonator.

Resonator optical gyroscopes with dual broadband light sources

A method of operating a resonator optical gyroscope includes generating optical signals having broadband frequency range; coupling optical signals into optical resonator (OR) to propagate in first direction and out of OR after optical signals pass through OR in first direction; applying phase modulation to optical signals coupled out of OR to generate phase-modulated optical signals; filtering first portion of phase-modulated optical signals to generate filtered, phase-modulated optical signals; generating first electrical signals indicative of power level of the filtered, phase-modulated optical signals and RIN; coupling second portion of phase-modulated optical signals into OR to propagate in second direction and out of OR after phase-modulated optical signals pass through the OR in second direction; generating second electrical signals indicative of power level of phase-modulated optical signals after passing through OR in second direction; and determining a rotation rate based on the first electrical signals and the second electrical signals.

Systems and methods for effective relative intensity noise subtraction for a broadband resonator optical gyroscope

A photonics gyroscope comprises a light source on a photonics chip that emits a broadband beam; a waveguide resonator; a reflective component; first and second detectors, the second detector coupled to the source; a RIN servo loop coupled between the second detector and the source; and a rate calculation unit. The beam is directed into the resonator such that it propagates in a CCW direction. A portion of the CCW beam is coupled out of the resonator toward the reflective component and reflected back as a reflected beam that is coupled into the resonator such that the reflected beam propagates in a CW direction. The CW beam is coupled out of the resonator to the first detector, which detects a resonance frequency shift between the CW and CCW beams. The RIN servo loop stabilizes an intensity of the beam such that bias error and noise is reduced.

Photonics gyroscope with broadband light source

Systems for an integrated photonic responsive material sensor are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes a carrier wafer that includes a cavity formed in the carrier wafer. The carrier wafer also includes a responsive waveguide coupled to the cavity, the responsive waveguide formed from responsive material responsive to a force by shifting a resonance frequency of point defects in the responsive material in response to the force, wherein a pump light is directed to the responsive waveguide to prepare the responsive waveguide to absorb a probe light when exposed to a radio frequency at the point defect resonance frequency. Additionally, the system includes components coupled to the carrier wafer, wherein the components include a probe light source that generates the probe light, wherein the components are positioned in relation to the carrier wafer to couple the probe light into the cavity.

Integrated photonic responsive material sensor

Techniques are provided for diminishing bias error, in a resonator optical gyroscope, due to an undesired, parasitic optical mode which is orthogonal to a desired optical mode. Energy levels of the undesired, parasitic mode can be diminished utilizing polarizing beam splitters each of which suppresses energy of the undesired, parasitic mode of a clockwise or a counterclockwise optical signal more than energy of the desired mode of the CW optical signal. Optionally, one or more components of a travelling wave resonator system are configured to suppress energy of the undesired, parasitic mode of a clockwise and/or a counterclockwise optical signal more than energy of the desired mode of the respective optical signal(s). Optionally, the desired optical mode is either a transverse magnetic (TM) mode or a transverse electric (TE) mode, and the undesired, parasitic optical mode is respectively the TE mode or the TM mode.

Resonator optical gyroscope with diminished bias error

Techniques are provided for implementing and using a high quality factor travelling wave resonator configured to propagate a transverse magnetic mode optical signals and suppress transverse electric mode optical signals. The travelling wave resonator may be used in a resonator optical gyroscope.

Transverse magnetic mode travelling wave resonator with at least one Bragg grating and gyroscope applications thereof

Systems and methods for a tunable RF synthesizer based on offset optical frequency combs is provided herein. An exemplary system includes two lasers, a first laser generating a first laser output and a second laser generating a second laser output; and a coupler that receives the first and second laser outputs. Further, the system includes a resonator having first and second sections coupled to one another, the coupler coupling the first and second laser outputs into the resonator; a splitter that couples the first section to the second section, the splitter splitting a first proportion of the first laser output and a second proportion of the second laser output onto different paths within the resonator; and a controller that controls the splitter to change a size of the first proportion in relation to the first laser and the second proportion in relation to the second laser.

Tunable RF synthesizer based on offset optical frequency combs

A photonics device for threshold magnetometry includes an absorbent material with nonlinear optical susceptibility, such as a diamond material with nitrogen vacancy defects, that is disposed in an optical resonator. The optical resonator receives light from an input source and includes nonlinear optical properties that enable the resonator to undergo a nonlinear photon generation process at a certain threshold power level to generate photons at distinct frequencies from the input light. The absorbent material absorbs photons entering the resonator when excited, which causes the threshold power level to shift as a function of the absorption. This may cause the optical resonator to stop generating photons via the nonlinear photon generation process and output a change in power. The change in power can be used to determine the characteristics of a present magnetic field.

Integrated photonics magnetometer based on a nonlinear diamond-containing resonator

A method may comprise: generating an optical frequency comb; applying a filter in a first configuration to the generated optical frequency comb to select a first frequency of the optical frequency comb, wherein, in the first configuration, the first frequency aligns with a first pass-band of the filter, and a second frequency of the optical frequency comb does not align with a second pass-band of the filter; altering the filter to a second configuration to shift the first pass-band and the second pass-band to a shifted first pass-band and a shifted second pass-band; and applying the altered filter to the generated optical frequency comb to select the second frequency of the optical frequency comb, wherein the second frequency aligns with the shifted second pass-band of the filter, and the first frequency of the optical frequency comb does not align with the shifted first pass-band of the filter.

Systems, devices, and methods for optical frequency combs

Techniques are provided for implementing a low insertion loss optical coupler utilizing a low confinement planar optical waveguide and two high confinement planar optical waveguides. The optical coupler efficiently couples an optical signal with a cross section greater than either high confinement planar optical waveguide.

Apparatuses and methods for an optical coupler

Techniques are provided for implementing and using a travelling wave resonator, comprising planar optical waveguide including at least two stacked cores, to diminish Kerr effect in the travelling wave resonator. The travelling wave resonator may be used in a resonator optical gyroscope.

Resonator with at least two cores and gyroscope applications thereof

An optical frequency comb generation system includes an optical waveguide portion having a uniform width, a first chirped Bragg grating disposed at one end of the optical waveguide portion and a second chirped Bragg grating disposed at the other end of the optical waveguide portion. The first chirped Bragg grating includes at least a first periodic variation having a first refractive index and a second periodic variation having a second refractive index. The second chirped Bragg grating includes the at least first and second periodic variations. A first cavity associated with a first resonant frequency extends between the first periodic variation of the first chirped Bragg grating and the first periodic variation of the second chirped Bragg grating. A second cavity associated with a second resonant frequency extends between the second periodic variation of the first chirped Bragg grating and the second periodic variation of the second chirped Bragg grating.

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