Prof. Gary R. Swenson Profile

Prof. Gary R. Swenson

at Univ of Illinois

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 22 February 2008 Paper

High power Yb-doped fiber laser-based LIDAR for space weather

C. Carlson, P. Dragic, B. Graf, R. Price, J. Coleman, G. Swenson

Proceedings Volume 6873, 68730K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764982

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Amplifiers, Transmitters, Signal to noise ratio, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber amplifiers, Fiber lasers, Receivers, Earth's atmosphere

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2007 Paper

Optical sensing of atmospheric emissions with Cubesats and Nanosats

Gary Swenson, Purvesh Thakker, Farzad Kamalabadi, Mathew Frank, Victoria Coverstone, Hank Voss

Proceedings Volume 6555, 655506 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.722662

KEYWORDS: Photometry, Satellites, Remote sensing, Sensors, Imaging systems, Aerospace engineering, Airglow, Space operations, CCD cameras, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 2005 Paper

Methods of deducing intrinsic measurements of high frequency Atmospheric Gravity Waves (AGWs)

Gary Swenson, Jing Tang, Farzad Kamalabadi, Steve Franke

Proceedings Volume 5979, 59790V (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.626144

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Airglow, Wave propagation, Atmospheric propagation, Tomography, Image processing, Multilayers, Sensors, Atmospheric propagation engineering, Phase shift keying

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 2005 Paper

Maui mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MALT) Na lidar enterprise

Chad Carlson, Gary Swenson, Peter Dragic, Alan Liu

Proceedings Volume 5979, 59790W (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.625889

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Sodium, Telescopes, Transmitters, Sensors, Receivers, Photons, Optical fibers, Mesosphere, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2003 Paper

Annual mesospheric midnight winds observed with a lidar at Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico

Zhen Zeng, Xiong Hu, Xinzhao Chu, Chester Gardner, Alan Liu, Gary Swenson

Proceedings Volume 4893, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466135

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Radar, Sodium, Mesosphere, Climatology, Physics, Mathematics, Remote sensing, Environmental sensing, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2003 Paper

Propagation directions of the mesospheric monochromatic inertial gravity waves observed with a lidar at Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico

Xiong Hu, Chester Gardner, Alan Liu, Gary Swenson

Proceedings Volume 4893, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466108

KEYWORDS: Wave propagation, Atmospheric propagation, LIDAR, Sodium, Wind measurement, Radar, Mesosphere, Temperature metrology, Polarization, Airglow

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2002 Paper

Sublimb CO2 4200 nm measurements of small-scale internal gravity wave (GW) sources and their propagation and effects on the OH airglow

John Kumer, John Mergenthaler, Richard Rairden, Aidan Roche, Gary Swenson, Alan Liu, M. Joan Alexander, David Fritts

Proceedings Volume 4539, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454466

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Airglow, Atmospheric propagation, Wave propagation, Optical filters, Sensors, Stratosphere, Signal to noise ratio, Mirrors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2001 Paper

Performance of short wave cutoff MBE HgCdTe 2D arrays: spaceborne application for sensing OH airglow wave structure

John Kumer, Richard Rairden, Gary Swenson, Neil Rowlands, William Gault, William Ward

Proceedings Volume 4306, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.426969

KEYWORDS: Airglow, Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Multiplexers, Quantum efficiency, Optical filters, Cryogenics, Signal to noise ratio, Detector arrays, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 1994 Paper

Atmospheric airglow imaging with CCDs

Gary Swenson, Stephen Mende

Proceedings Volume 2266, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187547

KEYWORDS: Airglow, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Image filtering, Atmospheric optics, Modulation, Sodium, Information operations, Contamination, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 1994 Paper

Multiwavelength imaging photometer for the topside observation of gravity waves

Stephen Mende, Gary Swenson, James Hecht

Proceedings Volume 2266, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187582

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Signal to noise ratio, Temperature metrology, Imaging systems, Airglow, Modulation, Image filtering, CCD cameras, Satellites, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 1994 Paper

New imaging spectrometer for auroral research

Richard Rairden, Gary Swenson

Proceedings Volume 2266, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187558

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Auroras, Radar, CCD cameras, Spectral resolution, Calibration, CCD image sensors

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