Photonic chip inertial movement sensors

该项目旨在利用集成光子芯片技术创造一种新型的光学惯性运动传感器。通过用紧凑型波导取代光纤线圈，将光源集成在芯片上，并利用智能传感方法，我们打算将所需功率从瓦特减少到毫瓦，并将尺寸从米减少到厘米。预期的项目成果是具有军用级别精度的传感器，但具有消费电子产品的尺寸、成本和可制造性。这项技术将填补运动传感器市场的战略空白，使其能够应用于从机器人基础设施监控、制造和手术到导航卫星和其他航天器的各种应用。

This project aims to create a new class of optical inertial movement sensors using integrated photonic chip technology. By replacing optical fibre coils with compact waveguides, integrating light sources on-chip and by harnessing smart sensing approaches, we intend to reduce the required power from watts to milliwatts and reduce the dimensions from meters to centimetres. The expected project outcomes are sensors with military grade precision but with the size, cost and manufacturability of consumer electronics. This technology will fill a strategic gap in the movement sensor market enabling applications ranging from robotic infrastructure monitoring, manufacture and surgery to guiding satellites and other space craft.