Vernier frequency sampling: a new tuning approach in spectroscopy-application to multi-wavelength integrated path DIAL

被引:20
作者
Hardy, B. [2 ]
Raybaut, M. [1 ,2 ]
Dherbecourt, J. B. [2 ]
Melkonian, J. M. [2 ]
Godard, A. [2 ]
Mohamed, A. K. [2 ]
Lefebvre, M. [2 ]
机构
[1] ONERA DMPH, F-91761 Palaiseau, France
[2] ONERA French Aerosp Lab, F-91761 Palaiseau, France
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2012年 / 107卷 / 03期
关键词
This work was partially supported by grants from Région Île-de-France;
D O I
10.1007/s00340-012-5039-0
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present novel frequency tuning methods for broadband mid-infrared spectroscopy that take advantage of the unique frequency sampling properties of our recently developed "nested dual-cavity doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator" (NesCOPO). These methods, referred to as Vernier frequency sampling, enable mode-hop tuning with an adjustable virtual-cavity intermode spacing. Both frequency resolution and span are widely adjustable and can be tailored to fulfill the requirements either for broadband spectroscopy (> 50 cm(-1) spectral coverage) at low resolution or for high resolution (< 0.01 cm(-1)) narrow band spectroscopy. The technique is applied to short-range (10 to 30 m) atmospheric CO2 measurements at 4.2 A mu m using integrated path differential absorption LIDAR.
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