Abstract

We are currently developing a high-average-power wavelength flexible, UV laser system for lidar use. High-average-power UV laser sources are needed for many remote sensing applications such as Raman, fluorescence, and differential absorption lidars. While the high pulse energy, high-average-power, and UV spectral output offered by excimer lasers makes them an excellent choice in most cases, the particular wavelengths covered by these lasers (248, 308, and 351 nm) are too restrictive for many missions of current importance.

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