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Yong Yang¹, Xuewu Cheng, Faquan Li

¹State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Wuhan 430071, China.

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Area of Science:

Atmospheric Physics
Optical Engineering
Spectroscopy

Background:

Sodium lidar systems require highly selective optical filters to isolate the sodium emission line.
Traditional ultranarrowband Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filters (FADOFs) can be sensitive to laser frequency fluctuations, impacting data quality.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and characterize a flat spectral Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter (FS-FADOF) for sodium lidar applications.
To achieve a 3.5 GHz flat spectral transmission function for enhanced filter performance.

Main Methods:

Investigated the physical and technical considerations for designing a FS-FADOF.
Characterized the spectral transmission function and effective transmission of the developed FS-FADOF.

Main Results:

Successfully obtained a FS-FADOF with a 3.5 GHz flat spectral transmission function.
The FS-FADOF demonstrated significantly higher effective transmission (>94%) compared to ultranarrowband FADOFs.
The filter exhibited improved uniformity in transmission, leading to reduced sensitivity to laser-frequency drift.

Conclusions:

The developed FS-FADOF offers superior performance for sodium lidar compared to existing filters.
This advancement can lead to substantial improvements in lidar efficiency and measurement precision.