Title :
A rapidly-tunable acousto-optic spectrometer for tunable lasers
Author :
Thompson, D.C. ; Hewitt, C.J. ; Wilson, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Chem. Sci. & Tech., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. As a complement to our work developing rapidly-tunable (/spl sim/10-100 kHz) CO/sub 2/ lasers for differential absorption lidar (DIAL) applications, we have developed a rapidly-tunable spectrometer. A rapid spectral diagnostic is critical for a high speed DIAL system, since analysis of the return signals depends on knowing the spectral purity of the transmitted beam.
Keywords :
acousto-optical deflectors; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical radar; optical tuning; 10 to 100 kHz; 9 to 11.4 mum; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ lasers; DIAL; differential absorption lidar applications; high speed DIAL system; rapid spectral diagnostic; rapidly-tunable; rapidly-tunable acousto-optic spectrometer; rapidly-tunable spectrometer; return signals; spectral purity; transmitted beam; tunable lasers; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907406
