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Optical Systems Design for a Stratospheric Lidar SystemThe optical systems for the transmitter and receiver of a high-power lidar for stratospheric measurements have been designed and analyzed. The system requirements and design results are presented and explained. An important and driving factor of this design was the requirement for a small image diameter in the plane of an optical chopper to allow the high-intensity lidar returns from the lower atmosphere to be shielded from the detection system. Some results relevant to the optical performance of the system are presented. The resulting system has been constructed and is now in operation at the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, and is making regular measurements of stratospheric ozone, temperature, and aerosol profiles.
Document ID
19990113155
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
McDermid, I. Stuart
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Wrightwood, CA United States)
Walsh, T. Daniel
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Wrightwood, CA United States)
Deslis, Apostolos
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
White, Mary
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
September 20, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Publisher: Optical Society of America
Volume: 34
Issue: 27
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Optics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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