Title :
Probing the atmosphere using a femtosecond terawatt lidar
Author :
Wolf, J.P. ; Kasparian, J. ; Mejean, G. ; Salmon, E. ; Yu, J. ; Boutou, V. ; Courvoisier, F. ; Rodriguez, M. ; Wöste, L. ; Bourayou, R. ; Sauerbrey, R.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Spectrometrie lonique et Moleculaire, UMR CNRS, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
We present applications of the nonlinear propagation of ultra-short ultra-intense laser pulses in air for multicomponent remote sensing, aerosol detection by in-situ nonlinear processes, as well as anomalous transmission through clouds.
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric techniques; clouds; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; aerosol detection; anomalous transmission; atmospheric probing; clouds; femtosecond lidar; insitu nonlinear processes; multicomponent remote sensing; nonlinear propagation; terawatt lidar; ultraintense laser pulses; ultrashort laser pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
