Title :
Utilization of a commercial optical parametric oscillator for water vapor differential absorption lidar measurements
Author :
Henderson, A.J. ; Hasselbrack, William ; Li, Sinan ; Lokos, S. ; Notari, A. ; Zhang, Ge
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Eng. Services Inc., Burtonsville, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present measurements of the spectral characteristics of the commercially obtained optical parametric oscillator (OPO) (Continuum model Mirage 800) that reflect its suitability as an on-line differential absorption lidar (DIAL) transmitter.
Keywords :
laser feedback; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical radar; optical transmitters; photoacoustic spectra; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; spectrochemical analysis; Continuum model Mirage 800; DIAL transmitter; commercial optical parametric oscillator; commercially obtained optical parametric oscillator; on-line differential absorption lidar; optical transmitter; spectral characteristics; water vapor differential absorption lidar measurements; Absorption; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical transmitters; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
