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Spectral analysis of vibrational harmonic motion by use of a continuous-wave CO2 Doppler lidar

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Vibrational motion of a harmonic oscillator was investigated with a focused continuous-wave (cw) CO2 Doppler lidar at 9.1-μm wavelength. A continuum of frequencies along with many discrete, equally spaced, resonant frequency modes was observed. The frequency modes are similar in structure to the oscillatory longitudinal modes of a laser cavity and arise because of interference of the natural resonant frequency of the oscillator with specific frequencies within the continuum. Each consecutive resonant frequency mode occurred for a movement of the oscillator much less than the wavelength of incident lidar radiation. For vigorous vibration of the oscillator, the observed spectra may be indicating nonlinear motion.

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