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Analysis of a random modulation single photon counting differential absorption lidar system for space-borne atmospheric CO2 sensing

Ai, X. and Pérez-Serrano, A. and Quatrevalet, Mathieu and Nock, R.W. and Dahnoun, N. and Ehret, Gerhard and Esquivias, I. and Rarity, J. G. (2016) Analysis of a random modulation single photon counting differential absorption lidar system for space-borne atmospheric CO2 sensing. Optics Express, 24 (18), pp. 21119-21133. Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/OE.24.021119. ISSN 1094-4087.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.24.021119

Abstract

The ability to observe the Earth’s carbon cycles from space provides scientists an important tool to analyze climate change. Current proposed systems are mainly based on pulsed integrated path di�erential absorption lidar, in which two high energy pulses at di�erent wavelengths interrogate the atmosphere sequentially for its transmission properties and are back-scattered by the ground. In this work an alternative approach based on random modulation single photon counting is proposed and analyzed; this system can take advantage of a less power demanding semiconductor laser in intensity modulated continuous wave operation, benefiting from a better e�ciency, reliability and radiation hardness. Our approach is validated via numerical simulations considering current technological readiness, demonstrating its potential to obtain a 1.5 ppm retrieval precision for 50 km averaging with 2.5 W average power in a space-borne scenario. A major limiting factor is the ambient shot noise, if ultra-narrow band filtering technology could be applied, 0.5 ppm retrieval precision would be attainable.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/105665/
Document Type:Article
Title:Analysis of a random modulation single photon counting differential absorption lidar system for space-borne atmospheric CO2 sensing
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Ai, X.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pérez-Serrano, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Quatrevalet, MathieuDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nock, R.W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dahnoun, N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ehret, GerhardDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Esquivias, I.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rarity, J. G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:September 2016
Journal or Publication Title:Optics Express
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:24
DOI:10.1364/OE.24.021119
Page Range:pp. 21119-21133
Publisher:Optical Society of America
ISSN:1094-4087
Status:Published
Keywords:Lidar, CO2, Space borne, remote sensing
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - LIDAR research and development
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Lidar
Deposited By: Flierl, Susanne
Deposited On:06 Sep 2016 11:02
Last Modified:19 Nov 2021 20:43

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