A portable eye-safe scanning aerosol lidar of the Hampton University Center for Lidar and Atmospheric Sciences Students

Author

Wei Gong ; Temple, D.A. ; Omar, A. ; Mangana, J. ; Khin Maung Maung ; Bailey, S. ; Harper, D. ; Battle, R. ; Futrell, A. ; Haughton, L. ; Johnson, D. ; Lewis, K. ; Gile, C. ; Davis, J. ; Williams, L. ; Chyba, T.H. ; Richter, D.A. ; Higdon, N.S.

Author_Institution

Center for Lidar & Atmos. Sci. Students, Hampton Univ., VA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Firstpage

218

Abstract

Summary from only given. Hampton University Center for Lidar and Atmospheric Sciences Students (CLASS) team and ITT´s Advanced Engineering & Sciences Division have worked together to develop a portable, eyesafe and scanning aerosol lidar system, the system is based on a 1.5 micron, 125 mJ, 20 Hz eye-safe optical parametric oscillator (OPO). Its purpose is to remotely detect aerosols, clouds, and pollution in the lower atmosphere.

Keywords

aerosols; air pollution measurement; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; clouds; optical parametric oscillators; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; safety; 1.5 micron; 125 mJ; 20 Hz; aerosols; atmospheric sciences students; clouds; eye-safe optical parametric oscillator; lower atmosphere; pollution; portable eyesafe scanning aerosol lidar system; remotely detect; Aerosols; Frequency; Laser radar; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033641

Filename

1033641