Title :
Picosecond mid-infrared LIDAR system
Author :
Geiser, Peter ; Wilier, Ulrike ; Schade, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Phys. und Physikalische Technologien, Technische Univ. Clausthal, Germany
Abstract :
With a picosecond mid-infrared LIDAR system based on a pulsed difference-frequency generation laser system concentrations of methane are measured in the plume of an aircraft engine.
Keywords :
aircraft; chemical variables measurement; gas sensors; high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical radar; organic compounds; remote sensing by laser beam; aircraft engine plume; methane concentration measurement; picosecond mid-infrared LIDAR system; pulsed difference-frequency generation; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Laser radar; Microchip lasers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549350
