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Development of an OPO system at 1.57 μm for integrated path DIAL measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide

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Active remote sensing is a promising technique to close the gaps that exist in global measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide sources, sinks and fluxes. Several approaches are currently under development. Here, an experimental setup of an integrated path differential absorption lidar (IPDA) is presented, operating at 1.57 μm using direct detection. An injection seeded KTP-OPO system pumped by a Nd:YAG laser serves as the transmitter. The seed laser is actively stabilized by means of a CO2 reference cell. The line-narrowed OPO radiation yields a high spectral purity, which is measured by means of a long path absorption cell. First measurements of diurnal variations of the atmospheric CO2 mixing ratio using a topographic target were performed and show good agreement compared to simultaneously taken measurements of an in situ device. A further result is that the required power reference measurement of each laser pulse in combination with the spatial beam quality is a critical point of this method. The system described can serve as a testbed for further investigations of special features of the IPDA technique.

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Amediek, A., Fix, A., Wirth, M. et al. Development of an OPO system at 1.57 μm for integrated path DIAL measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Appl. Phys. B 92, 295–302 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3075-6

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