Patent ID: 9389079
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G01C

Claim Text:
1. An integrated optomechanical disk vibratory gyroscope device comprising: a mechanical oscillator comprising a substantially circular structure, said substantially circular structure mechanically coupled to and supported by a pillar, and mechanically isolated from a surrounding structure by a gap or slot; one or more actuators disposed in said surrounding structure adjacent to and electro-mechanically or opto-mechanically coupled to said mechanical oscillator across said gap or slot, each of said one or more actuators configured to excite said mechanical oscillator in a driving mode; and one or more optomechanical cavities disposed substantially in a plane defined by said mechanical oscillator and radially offset about said substantially circular structure from said one or more actuators, at least one component of said one or more optomechanical cavities disposed on or in said substantially circular structure, each of said at least one or more optomechanical cavities configured to measure a displacement of said mechanical oscillator in a sensing mode.