Title :
Proposal of nonlinear Raman lidar based on stimulated Raman gain spectroscopy without tunable laser
Author :
Hatada, A. ; Nakazono, S. ; Vasa, N.J. ; Oki, Y. ; Maeda, M.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
A novel technique of lidar for atmospheric gas detection by using stimulated Raman gain spectroscopy without any tunable laser is proposed. Detection sensitivity and detectable range are estimated based on the lidar equation for CO/sub 2/, CH/sub 4/ and H/sub 2/ in the atmosphere.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; air pollution measurement; optical radar; spectrochemical analysis; stimulated Raman scattering; CO/sub 2/; H/sub 2/; atmospheric gas detection; detectable range; detection sensitivity; lidar equation; methane; nonlinear Raman lidar; stimulated Raman gain spectroscopy; Atmosphere; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Proposals; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Structural beams; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967781
