Equipment Info

Micro Pulse Lidar System (MPL)

Equipment Info

Equipment Code : 308562

Make : M/s Sigma Space Corp. USA:

Model : MPL-4B-IDS-532-AT

Institution : CSIR National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Panaji

Department :

Funding Agency Details : CSIR, Govt. of India

Pooling of Equipment slot :   No

AMC End Date (Valid Till) :  

PRISM Service Category (About PRISM) : D

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Post-Experiment Support (including result interpretation, data analysis and post-experimental reporting) :

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Description : Micro Pulse Lidar (MPL) is used to monitor the vertical profile of air column ( upto 25km). It operates at the wavelength of 532 nm with high pulse repletion frequency 2500 Hz with low pulse energy 6-8 µj and pulse length 9.3 ns. MPL consists of an optical transceiver unit, laser power supply and computer. The transceiver houses the laser transmitter, and the photon counting detection system. A telescope of 7-8 inches diameter with field of view 81.71 µrad is used for transmitting and receiving the laser pulses. The range resolved signal is collected and displayed in real time on the data acquisition computer. The transceiver is mounted on a swivel mechanism that is useful for the elevation adjustment for vertical or off-zenith measurements.

Usage Rate: (as indicated by the custodian/host institution)

S.No. Users Category Rate (unit hour) & (In Rupees)
1 Academic (External)*
2 Academic (Internal)***
3 Grassroot innovator
4 Industry User
5 National Research Lab User
6 Startup/MSME User


Accessories / Consumables / Spare parts / Testing modes

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