Ground-based differential absorption lidar for water-vapor and temperature profiling: Development and specifications of a high-performance laser transmitter

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3804-3824

  Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FREQUENCY STABILITY; LASER APPLICATIONS; RADAR TRANSMITTERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECIFICATIONS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPORS; WATER;

DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDAR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LASER TRANSMITTER; TITANIUM SAPPHIRE RING LASER;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0032095151     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.003804     Document Type: Article

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