THIS: Next-generation infrared heterodyne spectrometer for remote sensing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5152, Issue , 2003, Pages 83-91

  Wirtz, Daniel ^a   Sonnabend, Guido ^b   Schieder, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BANDWIDTH; HETERODYNING; INFRARED RADIATION; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

HETERODYNES; HIGH-RESOLUTION; QUANTUM-CASCADE LASER; SOFIA;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2342563027     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.504170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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