Abstract
A compact, lightweight, and efficient fiber laser lidar system has been developed to measure water vapor profiles in the lower atmosphere of Earth or Mars. The line narrowed laser consist of a Tm:germanate fiber pumped by two diode arrays. The fiber laser transmits Q- switched pulses at and can be tuned to water vapor lines near with linewidth of . A lightweight lidar receiver telescope was constructed of carbon epoxy fiber with a Fresnel lens and an advanced HgCdTe APD detector. This system has made preliminary atmospheric measurements.
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