A tunable diode laser absorption system for long path atmospheric transmission and high energy laser applications

Christopher A. Rice; Glen Perram

doi:10.1117/12.874929

10 February 2011 A tunable diode laser absorption system for long path atmospheric transmission and high energy laser applications

Christopher A. Rice, Glen Perram

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Proceedings Volume 7924, Atmospheric and Oceanic Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves V; 79240K (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874929
Event: SPIE LASE, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

An open-path Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) system composed of narrow band (~300 kHz) diodes fiber coupled to a 12" Ritchey-Chrétien transmit telescope has been developed to study atmospheric transmission of key High Energy Laser wavelengths. The ruggedized system has been field deployed and tested for propagation distances of greater than 1 km. Initial experiments were performed in the vicinity of molecular oxygen X³Σ-_g to b¹Σ+_gelectronic transition lines near 760 nm. The potassium version of the Diode Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) operates in between two of the sharp oxygen rotational features in the PP and the PQ branches. By scanning across many laser free spectral ranges and monitoring the laser frequency with a very precise wavemeter, the full structure of the oxygen molecular feature is observed. The device can also be used to observe rotational temperatures, oxygen concentrations, and total atmospheric pressure.

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Christopher A. Rice and Glen Perram "A tunable diode laser absorption system for long path atmospheric transmission and high energy laser applications", Proc. SPIE 7924, Atmospheric and Oceanic Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves V, 79240K (10 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874929

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