Title :
Ultra-narrowband optical fiber Bragg grating filters for water vapor lidar atmospheric measurements
Author :
De Young, Russell I. ; Vann, Lelia B. ; Mihailov, Stephen ; Walker, Robert ; Grobnic, Dan
Author_Institution :
Atmos. Sci. Competency, NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
An ultra narrowband, high transmission fiber Bragg grating optical filter at 946 nm is presented for water vapor lidar measurements. The filter and water line have the same bandwidths, significantly reducing optical background in lidar receivers.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; optical fibre filters; optical radar; ultranarrowband optical fiber Bragg grating filters; water vapor lidar atmospheric measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
