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Laser Remote Sensing

Laser Remote Sensing (LRS) combines the advantages of laser's ability to excite atoms and molecules and radar's ability for remote sensing. LRS relies on the "fingerprints" induced by laser excitation, absorption and ablation of the elements or chemicals for detection. There are many types of LRS, e.g. Differential Absorption LIDAR (DIAL), Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF), and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and etc. LRS has found its application in environmental characterization, global atmospherical monitoring, geological survey, oceanographic mapping, and potential in Homeland security.

AEC scientists will help users to identify and design laser and sensor technology as well as interfacing AEC's software for their application:

Remote sensing of toxic vapor chemicals, polluted soils and contaminated surface for environmental monitoring and homeland security.

Minute and rare samples for Paleo-astronomy and archeological applications.

Real-time geological survey and Mars exploration

Remote and real-time sensing for radioactive materials in nuclear industry and homeland security.

AEC has successfully interfaced and integrated an array of laser and sensors which include:

UV/VIS spectrometer (Varian),

Laser induced optogalvanic calibration unit (Laser Analytic, Inc.),

FTIR (NASA -remote sensor),

Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) detector (AEC),

Laser induced emission detector (AEC),

Laser induced breakdown (LIB) spectrometer (LANL) and optical fiber based optical emission spectrometer (Chromex, Inc.)

Hand-held optical fiber optics spectrometer (Ocean Optics).

Laser induced breakdown spectrometer (Airgun, Chicago, 2L).

You are welcome to download a presentation on Laser Remote Sensing and three publications:

AEC's products and services have been demonstrated successfully in the following areas of application: publication and demonstration.

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