Coherent lidar development for Doppler wind measurement from the International Space Station

Mark W. Phillips; Sammy W. Henderson; Mark Poling; Robert Milton Huffaker

doi:10.1117/12.417071

13 February 2001 Coherent lidar development for Doppler wind measurement from the International Space Station

Mark W. Phillips, Sammy W. Henderson, Mark Poling, Robert Milton Huffaker

Proceedings Volume 4153, Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environment Monitoring; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417071
Event: Second International Asia-Pacific Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space, 2000, Sendai, Japan

Abstract

This paper discusses the design and development of a 2J, 10Hz coherent Doppler wind lidar transmitter for global wind sensing from the International Space Station. This work is being performed in support of a proposal to operate such a lidar from the Japanese Experimental Module. The conceptual lidar transmitter design is complete and risk reduction measurements are currently underway to demonstrate the 2J, 10Hz operation using a 2 micron laser transmitter with a MOPA (master oscillator – power amplifier) configuration. The paper discusses the lidar performance requirements for global wind sensing from the Space Station, general design characteristics of the two micron lidar transmitter, and the current status of the risk reduction measurements.

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Mark W. Phillips, Sammy W. Henderson, Mark Poling, and Robert Milton Huffaker "Coherent lidar development for Doppler wind measurement from the International Space Station", Proc. SPIE 4153, Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environment Monitoring, (13 February 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417071

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