Large scale laser radar for measuring aerosol distribution over a wide area
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 24 (5) , 617-626
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.24.000617
Abstract
A large scale laser radar was constructed to measure aerosol distribution over a wide area. It is composed of a high-power YAG laser with an average output energy of 30 W (at 1.064 μm) and 10 W (at 532 nm) a 25-pps repetition rate, and a large (effective diameter 1.5 m) receiving telescope. Three problems which degrade the accuracy of the measurement are noted, and a discussion of how to improve the accuracy of the system is included. Noise analysis shows that this system works within theoretical limits.Keywords
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