Publications

Optomechanical spring effect readout in resonant micro-optical Sagnac gyroscopes design and scaling analysis

Grine, Alejandro J.; Siddiqui, A.; Keeler, Gordon A.; Shaw, M.J.; Eichenfield, Matthew S.; Friedmann, Thomas A.; Douglas, Erica A.; Wood, M.G.; Dagel, D.J.; Hains, C.; Koch, L.F.; Nordquist, C.D.; Serkland, Darwin K.

We propose and theoretically analyze a new cavity optomechanical oscillator gyroscope. Mechanical frequency acts as a sensitive readout of rotation through the optomechanical spring and Sagnac effects. Remarkably, reducing device size improves scale factor.