Infrared DIAL system for remote sensing of hazardous chemical agents

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5613, Issue , 2004, Pages 21-28

  Vaicikauskas, V ^a   Kabelka, V ^a   Kuprionis, Z ^b   Svedas, V ^a   Kaucikas, M ^b   Maldutis, E ^c  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b EKSPLA LTD   (Lithuania)

^c Lithuanian Military   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

DIAL; Remote sensing; Tunable infrared laser, explosives

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EXPLOSIVES; IMPURITIES; INFRARED DEVICES; LASER TUNING; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SPECTROMETRY;

DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDAR (DIAL); MONONITROTOLUEON; STANDOFF SURVEILLANCE; TUNABLE INFRARED LASER;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 17644400495     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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