The invention discloses an optical interface structure of an integrated
photonic chip for a
fiber-optic
gyroscope and an
optical coupling method, and belongs to the technical field of
integrated optics and
optical fiber sensing. All input and output ports of the integrated
photon chip are arranged on a
coupling end face on the same side of the
chip, the ports comprise at least two
signal ports and two auxiliary ports, the
signal ports are used for connecting
tail fibers of polarization maintaining
fiber rings of all measuring axes of the
fiber-optic
gyroscope, and the auxiliary ports are connected with a through type auxiliary
coupling optical channel in the
chip; each port is integrated with a spot size
adaptation unit, and the spot size
adaptation unit is used for matching the spot size of the
polarization maintaining optical fiber and the chip
waveguide; the integrated
photon chip realizes single-side end face alignment
coupling with the multi-
channel polarization-maintaining
optical fiber array through the coupling end face,
tail fibers of polarization-maintaining
optical fiber rings of all measuring axes of the optical fiber
gyroscope are directly solidified in the multi-
channel polarization-maintaining optical
fiber array, a head channel and a
tail channel of the multi-
channel polarization-maintaining optical
fiber array are aligned with two auxiliary ports of the chip respectively, and no extra
welding link is needed. According to the invention, the problems of dispersed channel-by-
channel coupling of optical interfaces, complex alignment of two-side FAs, large dual-link
coupling loss, serious polarization cross coupling and uncontrollable coupling quality are solved, the overall precision and
environmental stability of the fiber-optic gyroscope are remarkably improved, the method is suitable for various fiber-optic gyroscopes with single axes, multiple axes and the like, and the
system integration level and the
assembly consistency are remarkably improved.