Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 24, 2428001(2023)

New Rayleigh Doppler Lidar Based on Iodine Molecular Absorption Cell

Zhiqiang Tan1,2, Lingbing Bu1,2、*, and Bin Yang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of China Meteorological Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
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    Design of Rayleigh Doppler wind measurement lidar system. (a) Optical design of system; (b) principle of transmitting optical path channel switching in time-division multiplexing; (c) timing control of transmitting optical path channel switching in time-division multiplexing
    Components of seed source direct amplification laser. (a) Frequency-stabilized seed laser unit; (b) solid-state power amplifier unit
    Principle of single-edge Doppler frequency detection of iodine molecular absorption spectral lines
    Response of iodine cell discriminator in measurement range. (a) Relative transmittance; (b) sensitivity
    Simulation atmospheric model. (a) Backscatter coefficient profile; (b) extinction coefficient profile
    Simulation of atmospheric echo signal of single pulse laser. (a) Photon count rate; (b) signal-to-noise ratio
    Simulation of system measurement error under different integration times. (a) Atmospheric temperature; (b) horizontal wind speed in meridional and zonal directions
    Measurement time series result of atmospheric temperature and meridional/zonal horizontal wind speed and measurement uncertainty profile on October 15, 2022. (a) Atmospheric temperature; (b) meridional horizontal wind; (c) zonal horizontal wind
    Laser atmospheric echo measured at 00:07 on October16, 2022. (a) Photon count rate; (b) signal-to-noise ratio
    Comparison and deviation among observation results, atmospheric models and satellite products on October 15, 2022. (a) Profiles of atmospheric model, satellite and observation; (b) deviation profile
    • Table 1. Main configuration parameters of Rayleigh Doppler lidar system

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      Table 1. Main configuration parameters of Rayleigh Doppler lidar system

      DeviceParameterValue
      LaserWavelength /nm532.259
      Average power /W60
      Pulse repetition frequency /Hz200
      Pulse Width /ns7
      Pulse energy /mJ300 @532 nm
      Pulse laser linewidth /MHz185
      1064 nm seed laser frequency stability /MHzERMS<1.5 @16 h
      ReceiverDiameter of telescope /mm1000
      Field of view /mrad0.4
      Diameter of optic fiber /mm0.6
      Numerical aperture of optic fiber0.37
      Time-division multiplexing systemTransmission efficiency /%95
      Channel switch transition time /s5
      Iodine doppler spectrometer systemTransmission efficiency /%30
      3-in-1 fiber efficiency /%90
      Band width(FWHM)of narrowband filter /nm0.15
      Maximum efficiency of narrowband filter /%80
      Quantum efficiency of PMT /%40(H7422)
      Iodine cell length /cm10
      I2 cell temperature control accuracy /℃±0.01
      Maximum acquisition sampling rate /MHz800
      Sampling raw range resolution /m150
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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Feb. 3, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 12, 2023

    The Author Email: Bu Lingbing (lingbingbu@nuist.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230500

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