Towards a supercontinuum-based infrared lidar

G. Méjean; J. Kasparian; E. Salmon; J. Yu; J. P. Wolf; R. Bourayou; R. Sauerbrey; M. Rodriguez; L. Wöste; H. Lehmann; B. Stecklum; U. Laux; J. Eislöffel; A. Scholz; A. P. Hatzes

doi:10.1007/s00340-003-1183-x

Towards a supercontinuum-based infrared lidar

G. Méjean, J. Kasparian, E. Salmon, J. Yu, J. P. Wolf, R. Bourayou, R. Sauerbrey, M. Rodriguez, L. Wöste, H. Lehmann, B. Stecklum, U. Laux, J. Eislöffel, A. Scholz, A. P. Hatzes

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Lidar signals were obtained for the first time in the near-infrared using the supercontinuum generated by the terawatt femtosecond laser of the Teramobile system. A signal up to 4 km in altitude, in the band 1-1.7 μm, was collected using a 2 m astronomical telescope. We observed a 10-fold enhancement of the infrared signal backscattered from the atmosphere compared with that expected using a previously measured laboratory spectrum. This suggests a more efficient frequency conversion into the infrared (typically 7% into the 1-1.5 μm band) under long-distance propagation conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	357-359
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	77
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1183-x
State	Published - Sep 2003
Externally published	Yes

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