Title :
Efficient high-energy Raman laser for troposphere ozone lidar
Author :
Lisinetskii, V.A. ; Shpak, P.V. ; Grabtchikov, A.S. ; Orlovich, V.A.
Author_Institution :
NAS of Belarus, Minsk
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The use of a folded cavity for Raman laser to obtain the efficient high-energy first Stokes generation is demonstrated in this report. Four types of cavities (linear cavity, two types of folded three-mirror cavities and folded four-mirror cavity) are investigated. Optical pulses with 15-16 ns duration and 0.6 mrad divergence are generated at pump pulse energy up to 135 mJ. The obtained first Stokes pulses are frequency doubled in DKDP crystal to produce 281 nm radiation needed as an online radiation for different absorption lidars for ozone sounding in troposphere.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; atmospheric techniques; laser cavity resonators; measurement by laser beam; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; remote sensing by laser beam; DKDP crystal; O3; energy 135 mJ; first Stokes generation; folded four-mirror cavity; folded three-mirror cavity; frequency doubling; high-energy Raman laser; linear cavity; optical pulse generation; pump pulse energy; time 15 ns to 16 ns; troposphere ozone lidar; wavelength 281 nm; Absorption; Barium; Environmental factors; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Mirrors; Pump lasers; Terrestrial atmosphere; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385891
