A narrow-linewidth, Yb fiber-amplifier-based upper atmospheric Doppler temperature lidar

Chad G. Carlson; Peter D. Dragic; R. Kirk Price; J. J. Coleman; Gary R. Swenson

doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2012403

A narrow-linewidth, Yb fiber-amplifier-based upper atmospheric Doppler temperature lidar

Chad G. Carlson, Peter D. Dragic, R. Kirk Price, J. J. Coleman, Gary R. Swenson

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Abstract

A compelling use for high-power, narrow-linewidth fiber lasers and amplifiers is atmospheric Doppler lidars. Such systems require high power, good beam quality, a broad tuning range, and ruggedness. In this paper, we present a ground-based diode-seeded, high-power, narrow-linewidth Yb fiber-amplifier-based Doppler temperature lidar operating at 1083 nm for measuring temperature and density of the neutral atmosphere from 300 to 1000 km. Principles of Doppler resonance fluorescence lidar will be introduced. The current state of the fiber-based lidar system will be addressed, as well as ongoing work to increase SNR through power scaling and improvement of spatial resolution and wind measurement capability via pulsed operation.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	4806044
Pages (from-to)	451-461
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2012403
State	Published - Mar 2009

Keywords

Atmospheric measurements
Laser radar
Optical fiber amplifiers

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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