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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-7049-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-7049-2024
Research article
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16 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 16 Dec 2024

Optimization of a direct-detection UV wind lidar architecture for 3D wind reconstruction at high altitude

Thibault Boulant, Tomline Michel, and Matthieu Valla

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This paper presents a design of a UV wind lidar, made with a UV fiber laser and a Quadri Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a spectral analyzer, used to measure the wind in front of future low-consumption aircraft. The article details the optimization of the different elements of the instrument with simulations. This paper also presents a method to optimize laser angles for determining wind direction and strength and shows a 50 % improvement over the current angles used.
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