Title :
Development of a coherent laser transceiver for the NASA CO/sub 2/ laser absorption spectrometer instrument
Author :
Phillips, Mark W. ; Ranson, James ; Spiers, Gary D. ; Menzies, Robert T.
Author_Institution :
Coherent Technol., Inc., Lafayette, CO, USA
Abstract :
We describe the development of a coherent laser transceiver designed to measure planetary boundary layer CO/sub 2/ from an airborne platform to a concentration precision of 1 ppmv, using the technique of laser absorption spectrometry.
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; infrared spectrometers; light coherence; optical design techniques; remote sensing by laser beam; transceivers; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ spectrometer; NASA; airborne platform; coherent laser; instrument design features; laser absorption spectrometer; laser absorption spectrometry; laser transceiver; planetary boundary layer;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
