Performance analysis of direct detection spectrally sliced receivers using Fabry-Perot filters

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Leeson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Fabry Perot

scholarly journals Retrieval of atmospheric backscatter and extinction profiles with the aladin airborne demonstrator (A2D)

2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 02021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Geiss ◽  
Uwe Marksteiner ◽  
Oliver Lux ◽  
Christian Lemmerz ◽  
Oliver Reitebuch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Detection ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Detection Scheme ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
Lidar Ratio ◽  
Wind Lidar ◽  
Wind Retrievals ◽  
Atmospheric Backscatter

By the end of 2017, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Atmospheric laser Doppler instrument (ALADIN), a direct detection Doppler wind lidar operating at 355 nm. An important tool for the validation and optimization of ALADIN’s hardware and data processors for wind retrievals with real atmospheric signals is the ALADIN airborne demonstrator A2D. In order to be able to validate and test aerosol retrieval algorithms from ALADIN, an algorithm for the retrieval of atmospheric backscatter and extinction profiles from A2D is necessary. The A2D is utilizing a direct detection scheme by using a dual Fabry-Pérot interferometer to measure molecular Rayleigh signals and a Fizeau interferometer to measure aerosol Mie returns. Signals are captured by accumulation charge coupled devices (ACCD). These specifications make different steps in the signal preprocessing necessary. In this paper, the required steps to retrieve aerosol optical products, i. e. particle backscatter coefficient βp, particle extinction coefficient αp and lidar ratio Sp from A2D raw signals are described.

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