Environmental monitoring using optical techniques

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Abstract

An overview of optical techniques for environmental monitoring is presented. Range-resolved measurements of atmospheric pollutants can be performed using the differential absorption lidar technique. Fluorescence lidar allows assessment of vegetation status and also the conditions of the facades of historical buildings. Diode lasers provide particularly realistic schemes for atmospheric gas analysis, where certain wavelength ranges, which are not easily directly assessed, can be reached by sum- and difference frequency generation. Finally, the gas correlation principle can be used for real-time imaging of hydrocarbons. Several types of such optical environmental monitoring are illustrated with examples from research at the Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSPIE
Pages234-237
Volume5226
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Event12th International School on Quantum Electronics Laser Physics and Applications - Varna, Bulgaria
Duration: 2002 Sept 232002 Sept 27

Publication series

Name
Volume5226
ISSN (Print)1996-756X
ISSN (Electronic)0277-786X

Conference

Conference12th International School on Quantum Electronics Laser Physics and Applications
Country/TerritoryBulgaria
CityVarna
Period2002/09/232002/09/27

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Free keywords

  • Differential absorption lidar (DIAL)
  • Diode laser spectroscopy
  • Gas correlation
  • Laser-induced fluorescence

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