A Micropulse eye-safe all-fiber molecular backscatter coherent temperature lidar

  • Cyrus F. Abari
  • , Xinzhao Chu
  • , Jakob Mann
  • , Scott Spuler

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we analyze the performance of an all-fiber, micropulse, 1.5 μm coherent lidar for remote sensing of atmospheric temperature. The proposed system benefits from the recent advances in optics/electronics technology, especially an all-fiber image-reject homodyne receiver, where a high resolution spectrum in the baseband can be acquired. Due to the presence of a structured spectra resulting from the spontaneous Rayleigh-Brillouine scattering, associated with the relevant operating regimes, an accurate estimation of the temperature can be carried out. One of the main advantages of this system is the removal of the contaminating Mie backscatter signal by electronic filters at the baseband (before signal conditioning and amplification). The paper presents the basic concepts as well as a Monte-Carlo system simulation as the proof of concept.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number25005
    JournalE P J Web of Conferences
    Volume119
    Number of pages4
    ISSN2100-014X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Event27th International Laser Radar Conference - New York City, United States
    Duration: 5 Jul 201510 Jul 2015
    Conference number: 27

    Conference

    Conference27th International Laser Radar Conference
    Number27
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityNew York City
    Period05/07/201510/07/2015

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    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Keywords

    • Physics and Astronomy (all)

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