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Andrey A Ionin1, Igor O Kinyaevskiy1, Andrey A Kotkov1
1124203Lebedev Physical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
Based on our experimental study of spectral characteristics of an improved compact CO laser system, the prospects of using such a laser system for solving urgent problems of atmospheric sounding were demonstrated. An increase in the number of laser lines due to intracavity generation of the second harmonic and sum-frequencies in a nonlinear zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP2) crystal enriches capabilities of the laser. It was shown that such a CO laser system with frequency conversion in ZnGeP2 crystal can be used for detection and measuring concentration of at least 14 minor natural and pollution gases components of the atmosphere. The advantages and disadvantages of various laser operation modes, and the prospects for using its radiation for atmospheric remote sensing in various spectral ranges are discussed.
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