Laser spectroscopy methods in the development of laser sensor elements for underwater robotics

• Published in: Atmospheric and oceanic optics Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 475 - 480
• Main Authors: Bukin, O. A., Mayor, A. Yu, Proschenko, D. Yu, Bukin, I. O., Bolotov, V. V., Chekhlenok, A. A., Mun, S. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-09-2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Chemical analysis; Environmental monitoring; Environmental testing; Fluorescence; Laser induced fluorescence; Laser spectroscopy; Lasers; Optical Devices; Optical Instrumentation; Optics; Organic matter; Photonics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Polar environments; Raman spectra; Remote sensors; Remotely operated vehicles; Robotics; Seawater; Sensors; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Water analysis; laser sensing; fluorometer; ROV; laser spectroscopy; laser induced fluorescence; chlorophyll A; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
• ISSN: 1024-8560; 2070-0393
• DOI: 10.1134/S1024856017050049

Laser technologies that are used for the development of sensor elements for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are presented, as well as the latest developments in underwater robotics where laser spectroscopy methods are applied to environmental monitoring. A submersible laser spectrometer unit intended for studying Raman scattering and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra is presented. The spectrometer was developed as an element of an ROV sensor system for remote detection and measurements of organic matter concentrations in sea water and underwater objects. The results of environmental tests of the submersible LIF spectrometer in various marine areas, including the Arctic, are described.