Advances in high-energy solid-state 2-micron laser transmitter development for ground and airborne wind and CO2 measurements

Upendra N. Singh; Jirong Yu; Mulugeta Petros; Songsheng Chen; Michael J. Kavaya; Bo Trieu; Yingxin Bai; Paul Petzar; Edward A. Modlin; Grady Koch; Jeffrey Beyon

doi:10.1117/12.865853

17 November 2010 Advances in high-energy solid-state 2-micron laser transmitter development for ground and airborne wind and CO₂ measurements

Upendra N. Singh, Jirong Yu, Mulugeta Petros, Songsheng Chen, Michael J. Kavaya, Bo Trieu, Yingxin Bai, Paul Petzar, Edward A. Modlin, Grady Koch, Jeffrey Beyon

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Proceedings Volume 7832, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing VI; 783202 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865853
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2010, Toulouse, France

Abstract

Sustained research efforts at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) during last fifteen years have resulted in a significant advancement in 2-micron diode-pumped, solid-state laser transmitter for wind and carbon dioxide measurement from ground, air and space-borne platform. Solid-state 2-micron laser is a key subsystem for a coherent Doppler lidar that measures the horizontal and vertical wind velocities with high precision and resolution. The same laser, after a few modifications, can also be used in a Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system for measuring atmospheric CO2 concentration profiles. Researchers at NASA Langley Research Center have developed a compact, flight capable, high energy, injection seeded, 2-micron laser transmitter for ground and airborne wind and carbon dioxide measurements. It is capable of producing 250 mJ at 10 Hz by an oscillator and one amplifier. This compact laser transmitter was integrated into a mobile trailer based coherent Doppler wind and CO2 DIAL system and was deployed during field measurement campaigns. This paper will give an overview of 2- micron solid-state laser technology development and discuss results from recent ground-based field measurements.

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Upendra N. Singh, Jirong Yu, Mulugeta Petros, Songsheng Chen, Michael J. Kavaya, Bo Trieu, Yingxin Bai, Paul Petzar, Edward A. Modlin, Grady Koch, and Jeffrey Beyon "Advances in high-energy solid-state 2-micron laser transmitter development for ground and airborne wind and CO₂ measurements", Proc. SPIE 7832, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing VI, 783202 (17 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865853

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