Fiber-optic scrambler reduces the bandpass range dependence of Fabry-Perot étalons used for spectral analysis of lidar backscatter

C J Grund; E W Eloranta

doi:10.1364/AO.30.002668

Fiber-optic scrambler reduces the bandpass range dependence of Fabry-Perot étalons used for spectral analysis of lidar backscatter

Appl Opt. 1991 Jul 1;30(19):2668-70. doi: 10.1364/AO.30.002668.

Authors

C J Grund, E W Eloranta

PMID: 20700258
DOI: 10.1364/AO.30.002668

Abstract

Lidar systems that analyze backscatter with Fabry-Perot étalons exhibit range-dependent spectral transmission functions. A fiber-optic scrambler is described that reduces this range dependence.