Large aperture scanning lidar based on holographic optical elements

Author

Schwemmer, Geary ; Miller, David O. ; Wilkerson, Thomas D. ; Andrus, Ionio ; Guerra, David V.

Author_Institution

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

Volume

7

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

3129

Abstract

We have developed simplified conical scanning telescopes using Holographic Optical Elements (HOEs) to reduce the size, mass, angular momentum, and cost of scanning lidar systems. This technology enables wide-angle scanning and three-dimensional measurements of atmospheric backscatter when used in airborne instruments, and high temporal resolution observations of atmospheric dynamic structure, including wind profiles from ground-based facilities

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; holographic optical elements; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; wind; airborne instrument; atmosphere; atmospheric backscatter; conical scanning telescope; dynamic structure; hologram; holographic optical elements; large aperture scanning lidar; laser remote sensing; lidar; measurement technique; meteorology; wide angle scanning; wind; Apertures; Atmospheric measurements; Backscatter; Costs; Holographic optical components; Holography; Instruments; Laser radar; Space technology; Telescopes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7031-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978279

Filename

978279