NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Langley Research Center
1988 Phase I / 1989-1992 Phase II

Multiwavelength Scanning Lidar System

Science and Technology Corporation

Hampton, VA

INNOVATION
    Multipurpose atmospheric lidar that combines the capabilities of many lidar systems within a single unit
Main lidar system and scanning subsystem support structure.  Photograph taken after installationNASA/LaRC
Main lidar system and scanning subsystem
support structure. Photograph taken
after installation NASA/LaRC

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Construction of a small, multwave- lenght lidar system that combines the capabilities of many lidar systems within a single unit
Combination of the following within a single system:
  • Multiwavelength Operation
  • Polarization Diversity
  • Fast All-Sky Scanning
  • Synchronization of the Laser Firing with a Video Subsystem
  • High Data Rate Acquisition
  • Shuttering of Optical Receiver
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Advertisement of the official website www.stcnet.com
  • Marketing at technical exhibitions, conferences, the American Meteorological Society, Chemical Biological Defense, and the Army Joint avionics, Weapons and Systems
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Development of validation experiments for SAGE II and SAGE III
  • Study of cirrus clouds, aerosols, and other phenomena in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere routine monitoring of the stratospheric aerosol
  • Ground correlative measurements in conjunction with the 1994 LITE mission
  • Study of the dispersion and entrainment of jet aircraft exhaust plumes as part of NASA/AEAP
  • Data acquisition in conjunction with the SAM II and SAGE II programs
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