Title :
Vertical propagation of ultrashort laser pulses in the atmosphere and lidar measurements using the Teramobile
Author :
Kasparian, J. ; Méjean, G. ; Yu, J. ; Salmon, E. ; Wolf, J.P. ; Bourayou, R. ; Sauerbrey, R. ; Rodriguez, M. ; Wöste, L. ; André, Y.B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Lehmann, H. ; Stecklum, B. ; Laux, U. ; Eislöffel, J. ; Scholz, A. ; Hatzes, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Teramobile Project, Univ. Lyon I, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
Using Teramobile laser, a mobile integrated system providing 5 TW peak power in 100 fs pulses, near to a 2 m astronomical telescope, we could for the first time image the femtosecond beam from the side up to altitudes of 25 km. Spectroscopic measurements of the lidar return were performed, in the infrared as well as in the visible.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectroscopy; laser beams; optical radar; visible spectroscopy; 100 fs; 5 TW; Lidar measurements; Teramobile laser; femtosecond beam imaging; infrared region; mobile integrated system; spectroscopic measurements; ultrashort laser pulses propagation; visible region; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser beams; Laser radar; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313532