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Ground demonstration of planetary gas lidar based on optical parametric amplifier
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Li, Steve Kawa, Stephen R. Numata, Kenji Riris Sr., Haris Krainak, Michael Wu, Stewart Abshire Sr., James |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | We report on the development effort of a nanosecond-pulsed optical parametric amplifier (OPA) for remote trace gas measurements for Mars and Earth. The OPA output has high spectral purity and is widely tunable both at near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths, with an optical-optica1 conversion efficiency of up to approx 39 %. Using this laser source, we demonstrated open-path measurements of CH4 (3291 nm and 1651 nm), CO2 (1573 nm), H2O (1652 nm), and CO (4764 nm) on the ground. The simplicity, tunability. and power scalability of the OPA make it a strong candidate for general planetary lidar instruments, which will offer important information on the origins of the planet's geology, atmosphere, and potential for biology, |
| File Size | 2763501 |
| Page Count | 10 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120010214 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2d849w0q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Differential Absorption Lidar Parametric Amplifiers Laser Outputs Light Amplifiers Atmospheric Composition Power Amplifiers Trace Elements Infrared Spectra Laser Applications Remote Sensing Optical Radar Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |