Orbiting and In-Situ Lidars for Earth and Planetary Applications.
Anthony W YuElisavet TroupakiSteven X LiD Barry CoylePaul StysleyKenji NumataMolly E FaheyMark A StephenJeffrey R ChenGuangning YangFrankie MicalizziScott A MerrittRobert LafonStewart WuAaron YevickHua JiaoDemetrios PouliosMatthew MullinYing Xin BaiJane LeeOleg KonoplevAleksey VasilyevPublished in: IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing (2021)
At NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, we have been developing spaceborne lidar instruments for space sciences. We have successfully flown several missions in the past based on mature diode pumped solid-state laser transmitters. In recent years, we have been developing advanced laser technologies for applications such as laser spectroscopy, laser communications, and interferometry. In this article, we will discuss recent experimental progress on these systems and instrument prototypes for ongoing development.