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Simultaneous remote monitoring of atmospheric methane and water vapor using an integrated path DIAL instrument based on a widely tunable optical parametric source

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We report on the remote sensing capability of an integrated path differential absorption lidar (IPDIAL) instrument, for multi-species gas detection and monitoring in the 3.3–3.7 µm range. This instrument is based on an optical parametric source composed of a master oscillator-power amplifier scheme—whose core building block is a nested cavity optical parametric oscillator—emitting up to 10 µJ at 3.3 µm. Optical pumping is realized with an innovative single-frequency, 2-kHz repetition rate, nanosecond microchip laser, amplified up to 200 µJ per pulse in a single-crystal fiber amplifier. Simultaneous monitoring of mean atmospheric water vapor and methane concentrations was performed over several days by use of a topographic target, and water vapor concentration measurements show good agreement compared with an in situ hygrometer measurement. Performances of the IPDIAL instrument are assessed in terms of concentration measurement uncertainties and maximum remote achievable range.

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This work was partially supported by grants from Région Ile-de-France and Le Triangle de la Physique.

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  1. ONERA/DMPH the French Aerospace Lab, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761, Palaiseau Cedex, France

    Jessica Barrientos Barria, Alexandre Dobroc, Hélène Coudert-Alteirac, Myriam Raybaut, Nicolas Cézard, Jean-Baptiste Dherbecourt, Thomas Schmid, Jean-Michel Melkonian, Antoine Godard & Michel Lefebvre

  2. TeemPhotonics, 61 Chemin du vieux chêne, 38246, Meylan, France

    Basile Faure & Grégoire Souhaité

  3. LATMOS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, France

    Jacques Pelon

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Barrientos Barria, J., Dobroc, A., Coudert-Alteirac, H. et al. Simultaneous remote monitoring of atmospheric methane and water vapor using an integrated path DIAL instrument based on a widely tunable optical parametric source. Appl. Phys. B 117, 509–518 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-014-5862-6

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