Abstract
The laser transmitter is one of the key elements in a Lidar system. It has to produce a high-peak-power, single longitudinal mode (SLM) radiation, that can be tuned to the absorption lines of the species of interest, with a high beam quality. To fulfil such requirements, we have developed a compact semi-monolithic entangled-cavity doubly resonant OPO (ECOPO) to reach SLM operation [1],[2]. Thanks to its low oscillation threshold (less than 2 μJ), the ECOPO is pumped by use of a microchip lasers, allowing the development of very compact instruments. Here we make use of the performances of this laser transmitter to develop a portable 3.8-4.3 μm range Lidar system for remote gas leak detection.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
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