Abstract

The pure Shupe effect is substantially reduced in a fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) with symmetrical windings. However, the effect of the temperature-induced nonuniformity of the stress in the coil depends on the mean temperature derivative (T-dot). Research on precision winding technology has discovered that the symmetry of optical fiber rings affects the temperature performance of fiber optic gyroscopes. Optical fiber rings with good symmetry also have good temperature performance. This paper first establishes a temperature drift model of optical fiber rings that includes the Shupe effect and T-dot effect and then uses finite element simulation to analyze the drift error of optical fiber rings in a variable temperature environment. Analysis shows that this drift is caused by the variation and uneven distribution of the fiber length and the refractive index in the positive and negative winding of the optical fiber ring, which results in a residual phase difference that is directly related to the symmetry of the optical fiber ring. Simulation and analysis show that balancing the residual phase difference of the optical fiber ring can be achieved by cutting the length of the optical fiber ring at both ends. This paper uses optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) technology to precisely test the symmetry of the optical fiber ring, ensuring accurate adjustment of the lengths at both ends of the optical fiber ring. Experimental tests on two gyroscopes have shown that the optical fiber ring with a smaller drift error can be obtained after testing and adjusting its length. The experimental data indicates that the bias stability of two laboratory gyros are increased by 23.6% and 18.1%, and the bias range are reduced by 22.4% and 30.0%.

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