DocumentCode
1645677
Title
Comparing the performance of external cavity quantum cascade laser heterodyne radiometer and Fourier Transform Spectrometer for atmospheric vertical profiling
Author
Tsai, Tracy R. ; Rose, Rebecca A. ; Weidmann, Damien ; Macleod, Neil A. ; Wysocki, Gerard
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Retrieval of atmospheric vertical profiles of five molecules from spectra recorded with 60MHz resolution external cavity quantum cascade laser heterodyne radiometer and 600MHz resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometer are analyzed to compare instruments´ performances.
Keywords
Fourier transform spectrometers; atmospheric optics; quantum cascade lasers; radiometers; remote sensing by laser beam; Fourier transform spectrometer; atmospheric vertical profiling; external cavity quantum cascade laser heterodyne radiometer; frequency 60 MHz; frequency 600 MHz; instrument performances; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Cavity resonators; Fourier transforms; Instruments; Quantum cascade lasers; Sensitivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325364
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