Effect of the differential geometric form factor on differential absorption lidar measurements with topographical targets

Authors
Bellecci, C De Donato, F
Citation
C. Bellecci et F. De Donato, Effect of the differential geometric form factor on differential absorption lidar measurements with topographical targets, APPL OPTICS, 38(24), 1999, pp. 5212-5217
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
24
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5212 - 5217
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(19990820)38:24<5212:EOTDGF>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
When the integrated differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique is used to perform concentration measurements over long distances, the alignment be tween on and off laser beams becomes important. Here, through analysis of a lignment error and of the corresponding differential geometric form factor, the effect of misalignment between off and on lines on performance of inte grated concentration measurements by a coaxial DIAL system is considered. ( C) 1999 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: 280.1910, 280.0280, 220.114 0, 280.1120.