Title :
Solid state mobile lidar for ozone atmospheric profiling
Author :
De Young, Russell ; Carrion, William ; Pliutau, Denis ; Ganoe, Rene
Author_Institution :
Sci. Directorate, NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
A tunable Ce:LiCAF laser is pumped by a CLBO crystal pumped by a doubled Nd:YLF laser running at 1 kHz. The UV tunable Ce:LiCAF laser produces two UV pulses between 280 to 295nm. These pulses are transmitted into the atmosphere to profile the concentration of ozone as a function of altitude.
Keywords :
atmospheric composition; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric techniques; caesium compounds; calcium compounds; cerium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; optical radar; ozone; remote sensing by laser beam; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; CLBO crystal; CsLiB6O10; LiCaAlF6:Ce; O3; UV pulses; UV tunable Ce:LiCAF laser; YLF:Nd; doubled Nd:YLF laser; frequency 1 kHz; ozone atmospheric profiling; ozone concentration; solid state mobile lidar; wavelength 280 nm to 295 nm; Atmospheric measurements; Gases; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
