Reference laser source for the IASI interferometer

Mathematics – Logic

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Scientific paper

12 IASI is a key instrument of the payload on METOP, a European meteorological platform. METOP will provide meteorology with atmosphere emission spectra, allowing to set atmosphere temperature and moisture profiles with high accuracy. In order to achieve these specifications, several new and innovative technologies and technical answers have had to be developed. Among them, the reference laser of IASI presents challenging concepts and widely uses the last commercial developments of telecommunication technologies. The reference laser is frequency locked onto a molecular reference absorption line providing a very stable frequency behavior over the several year duration of the instrument life. The principle is well known for atomic clocks and has been adapted to the commercial availability of reliable telecommunication lasers. Semiconductor laser modules, optical fibers and fibered components are used to achieve a compact and reliable subsystem. The availability of such space compliant frequency stabilized laser sources opens new opportunities in the field of optical metrology such as interferometry and multi- aperture telescope co-phasing.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Reference laser source for the IASI interferometer does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Reference laser source for the IASI interferometer, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Reference laser source for the IASI interferometer will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1217720

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.