Lidar tuning with a Na lamp

Ralph F. Wuerker; A. Y. Wong; Martin D. Simon; Tetsuo Fukuchi

doi:10.1117/1.601596

1 January 1997 Lidar tuning with a Na lamp

Ralph F. Wuerker, A. Y. Wong, Martin D. Simon, Tetsuo Fukuchi

Optical Engineering, Vol. 36, Issue 1, (January 1997). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601596

A Na mesospheric density lidar or ‘‘guide star’’ illuminator can be tuned by visually observing the pattern of laser-induced fluorescence inside a Na illumination lamp soon after it has been turned off. Optimum tuning occurs when the fluorescence is trapped inside the lamp and appears to fill the bulb as a whole.

Citation Download Citation

Ralph F. Wuerker, A. Y. Wong, Martin D. Simon, and Tetsuo Fukuchi "Lidar tuning with a Na lamp," Optical Engineering 36(1), (1 January 1997). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601596

Published: 1 January 1997

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available