Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 31, Issue 1, 101004(2011)

Attenuation and Transmission of Laser Radiation at 532 nm and 1064 nm through Rain

Guo Jing*, Zhang He, and Wang Xiaofeng
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    Rainfall can bring serious attenuation to the laser signals, so it will take some influence to the laser detection system applied in the rain. The attenuation of laser beam propagating in the rain is lucubrated in the infrared range, but the attenuation of green laser in the rain has not been reported. Therefore, based on Fraunhofer diffraction and geometric optics theory, the attenuation model of laser radiation at 532 nm and 1064 nm by raindrops is founded, and the attenuation characteristics are contrasted and analyzed. Then, the veracity of attenuation model is validated by experiments. Theory analysis and experimental results indicate that the differences of the scattering loss between the two wavelengths are slight, but the absorption of the raindrops to the 1064 nm is obvious, so the transmittance of laser radiation at 1064 nm is lower than 532 nm. Attenuation and transmission characteristics of laser in rain provide theoretical basis for green laser applied in the detection system working in the rain.

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    Guo Jing, Zhang He, Wang Xiaofeng. Attenuation and Transmission of Laser Radiation at 532 nm and 1064 nm through Rain[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(1): 101004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jun. 21, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 31, 2010

    The Author Email: Jing Guo (sandyguo0826@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201131.0101004

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