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2011-08-24
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This manuscript outlines a continuing effort to validate and verify the performance of an airborne autonomous wavemeter for tuning solid state lasers to a desired wavelength. The application is measuring the vertical profiles of atmospheric water vapor using a differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique. Improved wavemeter performance data for varying ambient temperatures are presented. This resulted when the electronic grounding and shielding were improved. The results with short pulse duration lasers are also included. These lasers show that similar performance could be obtained with lasers operating in the continuous and the pulsed domains.
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INSTRUMENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY
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In: Laser interferometry IV: Computer-aided interferometry; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 22-24, 1991 (A93-44185 18-35); p. 110-116.
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