Title :
Transmitter for multispecies DIAL sensing of atmospheric water vapor, methane and carbon dioxide in the 2 µm range
Author :
Barria, Jessica Barrientos ; Dherbecourt, J.-B. ; Raybaut, M. ; Mammez, Dominique ; Godard, A. ; Melkonian, Jean Michel ; Pelon, Jacques ; Lefebvre, M.
Author_Institution :
French Aerosp. Lab., ONERA, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We describe a tunable transmitter - based on an amplified nanosecond single-frequency optical parametric oscillator - for multi-species monitoring of green-house gases by integrated path DIAL on the CO2-2.05μm, H2O-2.06μm, CH4-2.29 μm absorption lines.
Keywords :
atmospheric composition; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; optical parametric oscillators; optical radar; organic compounds; remote sensing by laser beam; CO2; H2O; absorption lines; amplified nanosecond single-frequency optical parametric oscillator; atmospheric carbon dioxide; atmospheric methane; atmospheric water vapor; green-house gases; integrated path DIAL; multispecies DIAL sensing; multispecies monitoring; tunable transmitter; wavelength 2.05 mum; wavelength 2.06 mum; wavelength 2.29 mum; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Frequency conversion; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
