Title :
Comparing the performance of external cavity quantum cascade laser heterodyne radiometer and Fourier Transform Spectrometer for atmospheric vertical profiling
Author :
Tsai, Tracy R. ; Rose, Rebecca A. ; Weidmann, Damien ; Macleod, Neil A. ; Wysocki, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Retrieval of atmospheric vertical profiles of five molecules from spectra recorded with 60MHz resolution external cavity quantum cascade laser heterodyne radiometer and 600MHz resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometer are analyzed to compare instruments´ performances.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectrometers; atmospheric optics; quantum cascade lasers; radiometers; remote sensing by laser beam; Fourier transform spectrometer; atmospheric vertical profiling; external cavity quantum cascade laser heterodyne radiometer; frequency 60 MHz; frequency 600 MHz; instrument performances; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Cavity resonators; Fourier transforms; Instruments; Quantum cascade lasers; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
