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Optical Surfaces Ltd. (www.optisurf.com) have been selected to supply key optics for an advanced Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) instrument** that is being developed for
the world renowned UK National Physical Laboratory.

The DIAL instrument will be set-up to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community. The new downward facing DIAL instrument is intended to allow measurement of vertical profiles of ozone, water vapour and particulates above and below the aircraft. Based upon a Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain telescope design, Optical Surfaces Ltd. has been contracted to produce the principal light collecting optics for the return beam of the LIDAR system. The compact f-2 optics will be of 410mm diameter and have cone-shaped backs to reduce weight.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. was selected as the supplier for the LIDAR optics due to its technical excellence and experience in producing high tolerance, lightweight cassegranian optics for a growing number of leading international remote sensing and environmental monitoring projects.

Optical Surfaces Ltd's facilities are approved to ISO9001:2000 and optics / optical systems are supplied with test interferograms and analysis showing wavefront accuracy & measured data. For more information on high precision optics for LIDAR systems please contact Optical Surfaces Ltd.

** The DIAL instrument forms part of a Joint Infrastructure Fund/NERC award to the UK’s University of Cambridge and University of Manchester. The National Physical Laboratory is carrying out the overall design, development and integration of the system.

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