Title :
Investigation of the spectral purity of an injection-seeded pulsed optical parametric oscillator system and its use for differential absorption lidar measurements in the atmosphere
Author :
Fix, Alexander ; Ehret, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Phys. der Atmos., Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) of BaB/sub 2/O/sub 4/ or KTiOPO/sub 4/ pumped by intense ns laser pulses are powerful sources of coherent, continuously tunable radiation. Due to their wide tuning range, high energies (100-200 mJ), high efficiencies (30-50%), and their solid-state character OPOs have long been recognized as potential light sources for atmospheric remote sensing.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; 100 to 200 mJ; 30 to 50 percent; BaB/sub 2/O/sub 4/; KTiOPO/sub 4/; atmosphere; atmospheric remote sensing; coherent continuously tunable radiation sources; differential absorption lidar measurements; high efficiencies; high energies; injection-seeded pulsed optical parametric oscillator system; intense ns laser pulses; light sources; solid-state character; spectral purity; wide tuning range; Absorption; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
