Title :
A new type of lidar for atmospheric optical turbulence
Author :
Gimmestad, G.G. ; Roberts, D.W. ; Stewart, J.M. ; Wood, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
Abstract :
We are developing a new type of lidar for measuring range profiles of atmospheric optical turbulence. The lidar is based on a measurement concept that is immune to artifacts caused by effects such as vibration and defocus. Four different types of analysis and experiment have all shown that a turbulence lidar built from commercially-available components will attain a demanding set of performance goals. The lidar is currently being built for testing scheduled in 2007.
Keywords :
atmospheric optics; atmospheric turbulence; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; atmospheric optical turbulence; defocus; lidar; range profiles; vibration; Adaptive optics; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Laser beams; Laser radar; Motion measurement; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4424051
