larc wind observations with the validar doppler lidar grady j. koch 1, jeffrey y. beyon 2, bruce w....
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LaRC
Wind Observations with the VALIDAR Doppler Lidar
Grady J. Koch1, Jeffrey Y. Beyon2, Bruce W. Barnes1, and Michael J. Kavaya1
1NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
2California State University—Los Angeles, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Los Angeles, CA USA
LaRCObjectives
• System testbed for advanced high-energy lasers and opticalcomponents for future airborne and spaceborne Doppler lidars.
• Serve as ground-based test bed validation source for future airborne and spaceborne lidar measurements
• Test advanced receiver and processing components.
LaRCLidar Specifications
•Laser material: Ho:Tm:LuLiF•Pulse energy = 95 mJ•Pulse width = 180 ns•Pulse repetition rate = 5 Hz•Spectrum = single frequency•Wavelength = 2053.5 nm•Telescope aperture = 6 inches•Detector: InGaAs heterodyne•Digitization rate up to 2 Gs/s at 8 bits (500 Ms/s typical)•Beam scanning: hemispherical coverage
LaRCCoherent Lidar Design
telescopeλ/4
dual-balancedInGaAsphotodiodes
50/50 Coupler
Atmospheric Return
Outgoing pulse
Local Oscillatoracousto-opticmodulator
isolator
isolatorisolator
resonancedetector
Q-switch
Ho:Tm:YLFPZT
λ/2
λ/2
λ/2
λ/2
telescopeλ/4
dual-balancedInGaAsphotodiodes
50/50 Coupler
Atmospheric Return
Outgoing pulse
Local Oscillator
Atmospheric Return
Outgoing pulse
Local Oscillatoracousto-opticmodulator
isolator
isolatorisolator
resonancedetector
Q-switch
Ho:Tm:YLFPZT
λ/2
λ/2
λ/2
λ/2
cw laser
pulsed laser
LaRCVertical Wind Measurement—Clouds and Downdrafts
LaRCVertical Wind Measurement—Thunderstorm
LaRCHorizontal Wind Measurement—Nocturnal Jet
LaRC
Horizontal Wind Measurement—Cirrus in Jet Stream
LaRCFuture Work
•Incorporate higher energy lasers (600 mJ laserdemonstrated).
•Improve receiver efficiency.
•Implement advanced signal processing.
•Develop flight-hardened version.
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