• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 7, Issue 7, 07593 (2009)
Fahua Shen1, Hyunki Cha2, Jihui Dong1, Dukhyeon Kim3, Dongsong Sun1, and Sung Ok2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 2Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, 305-353, Korea
  • 3Hanbat National University, Daejeon, 305-719, Korea
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL20090707.0593 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Fahua Shen, Hyunki Cha, Jihui Dong, Dukhyeon Kim, Dongsong Sun, Sung Ok. Design and performance simulation of a molecular Doppler wind lidar[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(7): 07593 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A mobile molecular Doppler wind lidar at an eye-safe wavelength of 355 nm based on double-edge technique is being built in Hefei (China) for wind measurement from 10-to 40-km altitude. The structure of this lidar system is described. A triple Fabry-Perot etalon is employed as a frequency discriminator whose parameters are optimized. The receiver system is designed to achieve compactness and stability by putting in a standard 19-inch socket bench. Simulation results show that within the wind speed dynamic range of +-100 m/s, the horizontal wind errors due to noise are less than 1 m/s below 20-km altitude for 100-m vertical resolution, and less than 5.5 m/s from 20 km up to 40 km for 500-m vertical resolution with 400-mJ laser energy, 30-min temporal resolution, and a 45-cm aperture telescope.
    Fahua Shen, Hyunki Cha, Jihui Dong, Dukhyeon Kim, Dongsong Sun, Sung Ok. Design and performance simulation of a molecular Doppler wind lidar[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(7): 07593
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