Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments

LiDAR, as a novel detection system, has found extensive applications across diverse industries. However, when lasers propagate through the atmosphere, the energy undergoes significant attenuation due to various environmental factors, thereby impeding the performance of LiDAR systems. This paper focu...

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Main Authors: Xiaoce Yang, Chunyang Wang, Xuelian Liu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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description LiDAR, as a novel detection system, has found extensive applications across diverse industries. However, when lasers propagate through the atmosphere, the energy undergoes significant attenuation due to various environmental factors, thereby impeding the performance of LiDAR systems. This paper focuses on analyzing the distribution patterns of fog particles, haze particles, and typical aerosol particles within the atmospheric environment. By integrating Mie scattering theory, it delves into the absorption and scattering behaviors exhibited by different atmospheric constituents. Employing numerical simulation techniques, the attenuation characteristics of the 1064 nm working-wavelength laser under the influence of diverse particles are simulated and scrutinized. In conjunction with the LiDAR transmission equation, the attenuation law governing the transmission energy of the laser under varying atmospheric conditions is also analyzed. The results reveal that atmospheric pollutant particles such as fog particles, haze particles, dust particles, and bituminous coal particles all contribute to energy attenuation during laser transmission. Notably, bituminous coal particles induce the most severe attenuation.
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spelling doaj-art-5eccf4e5dd744c3da562bfe87529350c2025-08-20T03:12:01ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332025-02-0116221010.3390/atmos16020210Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric EnvironmentsXiaoce Yang0Chunyang Wang1Xuelian Liu2School of Opto-Electronical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, ChinaXi’an Key Laboratory of Active Photoelectric Imaging Detection Technology, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, ChinaXi’an Key Laboratory of Active Photoelectric Imaging Detection Technology, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, ChinaLiDAR, as a novel detection system, has found extensive applications across diverse industries. However, when lasers propagate through the atmosphere, the energy undergoes significant attenuation due to various environmental factors, thereby impeding the performance of LiDAR systems. This paper focuses on analyzing the distribution patterns of fog particles, haze particles, and typical aerosol particles within the atmospheric environment. By integrating Mie scattering theory, it delves into the absorption and scattering behaviors exhibited by different atmospheric constituents. Employing numerical simulation techniques, the attenuation characteristics of the 1064 nm working-wavelength laser under the influence of diverse particles are simulated and scrutinized. In conjunction with the LiDAR transmission equation, the attenuation law governing the transmission energy of the laser under varying atmospheric conditions is also analyzed. The results reveal that atmospheric pollutant particles such as fog particles, haze particles, dust particles, and bituminous coal particles all contribute to energy attenuation during laser transmission. Notably, bituminous coal particles induce the most severe attenuation.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/2/210laser atmospheric transmissionfog and hazetypical aerosolMie scattering theoryenergy attenuation
spellingShingle Xiaoce Yang
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Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments
Atmosphere
laser atmospheric transmission
fog and haze
typical aerosol
Mie scattering theory
energy attenuation
title Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments
title_full Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments
title_fullStr Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments
title_full_unstemmed Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments
title_short Research on the Attenuation Characteristics of LiDAR Transmission Energy in Different Atmospheric Environments
title_sort research on the attenuation characteristics of lidar transmission energy in different atmospheric environments
topic laser atmospheric transmission
fog and haze
typical aerosol
Mie scattering theory
energy attenuation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/2/210
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