Tunable ultraviolet lidar

Michael Scott DeSha; Thomas M. Dolash; Brad B. Ross

doi:10.1117/12.394069

28 July 2000 Tunable ultraviolet lidar

Michael Scott DeSha, Thomas M. Dolash, Brad B. Ross

Proceedings Volume 4036, Chemical and Biological Sensing; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394069
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Here we describe the development of a tunable ultraviolet LIDAR we use as an exploratory tool for fluorescence data acquisition and performance modeling of standoff bio- sensors. The system was developed around a Continuum model ND 6000 dye laser. The laser has a pulse repetition frequency of 10 Hertz and is tunable from 276 to 292 nanometers with a peak fluence of 75 milliJoules per pulse. The receiver consists of a 16-inch Dall-Kirkham telescope optically coupled, in free space mode, to two photomultipliers. The photomultipliers detect direct laser scatter and the resulting fluorescence. We will also describe the results of field trials conducted at Battelle's West Jefferson facility and chamber trials conducted at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

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Michael Scott DeSha, Thomas M. Dolash, and Brad B. Ross "Tunable ultraviolet lidar", Proc. SPIE 4036, Chemical and Biological Sensing, (28 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394069

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