Arecibo Observatory – 31 May 2013 LIDAR at Arecibo Observatory and The Puerto Rico Photonics Institute Jonathan Friedman Shikha Raizada Craig Tepley Raul.

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LIDAR at Arecibo ObservatoryLIDAR at Arecibo Observatoryandand

The Puerto Rico Photonics The Puerto Rico Photonics InstituteInstitute

Jonathan FriedmanJonathan Friedman

Shikha RaizadaShikha Raizada

Craig TepleyCraig Tepley

Raul Garcia Raul Garcia

Freddy Perez and Joseph SerranoFreddy Perez and Joseph Serrano

What is LIDAR?What is LIDAR?

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Why Different Colors?Why Different Colors?

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Arecibo Observatory – 31 May 2013

Atmospheric Structure and LIDARAtmospheric Structure and LIDAR

MeteorRegion

What is the added value of lidar What is the added value of lidar for Arecibo Observatory?for Arecibo Observatory?

• The ISR is sensitive to ions• The lidar is sensitive to neutral atoms and

molecules, and one specific ion can be studied – Ca+

• Airglow can study specific height ranges, lidar can probe inside and outside those ranges.

• Under certain circumstances, lidar and radar, lidar and airglow, or all three can study the same parameters. This allows confirmation (or not) of measurements.

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What do we study with lidar?What do we study with lidar?

• Atmospheric Dynamics• Atmospheric Chemistry• Global Change• Sun-Earth Interactions• Also …– Sahara dust– Cirrus clouds– Water vapor

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Temperatures, Neutral, and IonsTemperatures, Neutral, and IonsDelgado et al., 2012

The Puerto Rico Photonics InstituteThe Puerto Rico Photonics Institute

• The only center for photonics research, development, education and training in Puerto Rico.

• A magnet for industry• A partner for research and education

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What is PhotonicsWhat is Photonics

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• Photonics is the manipulation of light for technology development, science, and other applications.

• It is used in Communications, navigation, displays, remote sensing, biotech, medical devices, defense, security, energy, astronomy, space weather, computing, lighting, materials processing, environment, transportation, entertainment, computer-aided design…

What tools does Photonics What tools does Photonics Employ?Employ?

• Lasers of all types (from DVD players to welding)

• Fiber optics• Sensors, such as CCDs (a gift from

astronomy)• Electronics, to connect optical signals to

devices• Optical components (lenses, mirrors, etc.)

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Photonics as a CareerPhotonics as a Career

• Fast-growing technologies ⇒ Workforce needs

• Fascinating work ⇒ Lasers, sensors, meta-materials, holograms, fibers, spectrum generation …

• High salaries ⇒ Orlando, FL photonics companies pay >$40k/year for technicians with AAS degrees & little experience

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What is the Puerto Rico Photonics What is the Puerto Rico Photonics Institute (PRPI)?Institute (PRPI)?

• The only center for photonics research, development, education and training in Puerto Rico.

• A magnet for industry• A partner for research and education• Links: http://prpi.suagm.edu•

http://www.facebook.com/PRPhotonics• Twitter: @PRPhotonics

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Education and TrainingEducation and Training

• Certificates• Associate Degrees• Master’s Degrees• Lasers, Fibers, Laser Gyros, Spectroscopy,

Optical Design, Remote Sensing• All courses will be taught in English• All degrees and certificates will require

research participation

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ResearchResearch

• Current– Remote Sensing ⇒ LIDAR at Arecibo, elsewhere– Aerospace Photonics ⇒ Laser gyroscopes for

navigation and sensors

• Future– Space Weather ⇒ Monitoring stations,

prediction center– High power lasers– Biophotonics ⇒ A hot field. We will look to add

this to our research portfolio.– …

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PRPI is supported by grants from PRPI is supported by grants from ……

• SUAGM $1.5M• The Puerto Rico Science, Research, and

Technology Trust $210K• The Puerto Rico Industrial Development

Company $273K• MIT Draper Laboratory $65K ($130K)• The National Science Foundation $660K

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Arecibo Observatory – 31 May 2013

Photo: Chris Photo: Chris GunnGunn

Photo ©Tachi Laboratory, U. Tokyo

Photo: J. Friedman,Arecibo

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Twitter: @PRPhotonicsTwitter: @PRPhotonics