Under CopyrightLöhring, J.J.LöhringLuttmann, J.J.LuttmannKasemann, R.R.KasemannSchlösser, M.M.SchlösserKlein, J.J.KleinHoffmann, H.-D.H.-D.HoffmannAmediek, A.A.AmediekBüdenbender, C.C.BüdenbenderFix, A.A.FixWirth, M.M.WirthQuatrevalet, M.M.QuatrevaletEhret, GGEhret2022-03-125.6.20142014https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/38391610.1117/12.204176310.24406/publica-r-3839162-s2.0-84900834908For the CO2 and CH4 IPDA lidar CHARM-F two single frequency Nd:YAG based MOPA systems were developed. Both lasers are used for OPO/OPA-pumping in order to generate laser radiation at 1645 nm for CH4 detection and 1572 nm for CO2 detection. By the use of a Q-switched, injection seeded and actively length-stabilized oscillator and a one-stage INNOSLAB amplifier about 85 mJ pulse energy could be generated for the CH4 system. For the CO2 system the energy was boosted in second INNOSLAB-stage to about 150 mJ. Both lasers emit laser pulses of about 30 ns pulse duration at a repetition rate of 100 Hz.enLIDARmethanecarbon dioxideamplifiersoptical parametric oscillatorsQ switchingradiation621conference paper