Time-dependent attenuator for dynamic range reduction of lidar signals

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 3469-3474

  Lehmann, Stefan ^a   Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a   Bösenberg, Jens ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential absorption lidar; Dynamic range reduction; Electro optic switch; Lidar; Variable attenuator

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010227406     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.003469     Document Type: Article

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