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Remote detection and identification of biological aerosols using a femtosecond terawatt lidar system

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We demonstrate experimentally the first range-resolved detection and identification of biological aerosols in the air by non-linear lidar. Ultra-short terawatt laser pulses are used to induce two-photon-excited fluorescence (2PEF) in riboflavin-containing particles at a remote location. We show that, in the case of amino acid detection, 2PEF-lidar should be more efficient than linear 1PEF-lidar beyond a typical distance of 2 km, because it takes advantage of the higher atmospheric transmission at the excitation wavelengths. 2PEF-lidar moreover allows size measurement by pump–probe schemes, and pulse shaping may improve the detection selectivity.

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  1. Teramobile Project, LASIM, UMR CNRS 5579, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 , 43 bd. du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

    G. Méjean, J. Kasparian, J. Yu, S. Frey, E. Salmon & J.-P. Wolf

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Méjean, G., Kasparian, J., Yu, J. et al. Remote detection and identification of biological aerosols using a femtosecond terawatt lidar system. Appl Phys B 78, 535–537 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-004-1466-x

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