Erbium Lidar Cloud Base measuring System.

Abstract

Results of development and testing of an Erbium Doped Glass Laser Ceilometer are presented and discussed. Various cloud returns, corresponding to differing weather conditions are shown. The rain, snow, or fog detector is discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031201

Entities

People

  • Joseph Segre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Attenuation
  • Bandwidth
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Dynamic Range
  • Frequency
  • Gain
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Repetition Rate
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy