Open AccessPowerful Industrial Excimer Configured for High Altitude Water Vapor Measurements
Author(s) -
Delmdahl Ralph,
Emmerichs Ulrich,
Trickl Thomas,
Vogelmann Hannes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
photonicsviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2626-1308
pISSN - 2626-1294
DOI - 10.1002/phvs.201900010
Subject(s) - excimer laser , lidar , water vapor , ultraviolet , excimer , materials science , raman spectroscopy , environmental science , range (aeronautics) , sensitivity (control systems) , polarization (electrochemistry) , optics , laser , optoelectronics , remote sensing , meteorology , chemistry , physics , geology , engineering , electronic engineering , composite material
Abstract To improve the sensitivity and range of atmospheric water vapor measurements by ultraviolet Raman lidar, a powerful 308 nm industrial excimer laser was modified to deliver frequency‐stabilized, narrowline output with low divergence and linear polarization.