A method utilizing a UV laser to form complex electrode structures on the surface of the sensitive element prototype for a solid-state gyroscope (SSG) based on surface acoustic waves (SAW) was tested. The prospects of using the method are demonstrated in terms of the flexibility of changing the topology, the speed of navigation sensors prototypes manufacturing, and reducing the cost. Methods for forming surface structures on piezoelectric materials using an IR and UV laser are compared. The parameters of laser formation of a surface pattern for configuring the topology of a sensitive element by evaporation of a thin-film coating 5000 nm and 200 nm thick deposited on lithium niobate substrates are determined. The amplitude-frequency characteristics of the manufactured samples of SAW-based SSG sensing elements are obtained. Additionally a finite-element modeling was performed to obtain theoretical prediction of dependencies of the sensing element characteristics on the thickness of the metallization forming the electrodes. It was found that when using a fiber UV laser with a wavelength of 355 nm, it is necessary to impose more stringent requirements on the quality of metallization and on the calculation of laser radiation regimes for processing coatings with a thickness of 200 nm. It is shown that when using a UV laser, it is possible to manufacture more compact sensitive elements of navigation sensors on surface acoustic waves than when using IR lasers.