Prof. Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez Profile

Prof. Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez

Associate Professor at Univ Politècnica de Catalunya

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Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 22 November 2024 Presentation

Introducing TURBO: a 24-hour continuous turbulence monitor in Barcelona

Lily Beesley, Ryan Griffiths, James Osborn, Kathryn Hartley, Ollie Farley, Florian Quatresooz, Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez, Adolfo Comerón, David Alaluf

Proceedings Volume 13194, 1319403 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3031672

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Optical turbulence, Telecommunications, Free space optical communications, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Poster

TURBO: an automatic 24-hour turbulence monitoring station in Barcelona

Ryan Griffiths, Kathryn Hartley, James Osborn, Oliver Farley, Richard Wilson, Matt Townson, Lily Beesley, Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez, Adolfo Comeron-Tejero, David Alaluf

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309749 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018443

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Robotics, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Optical turbulence, Infrared telescopes, Data modeling, Astronomy, Adaptive optics, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Analysis of atmospheric aerosol properties using lidar measurements and their impact on radiative budget in Barcelona over the past 20 years

Simone Lolli, Michaël Sicard, Adolfo Comerón, Cristina Gil-Díaz, Daniel Camilo Dos Santos Oliveira, Tony Landi, Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez, Constantino Munoz-Porcar, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Federico Dios

Proceedings Volume 12730, 1273007 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2685167

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, LIDAR, Atmospheric particles, Backscatter, Climatology, Atmospheric modeling, Environmental sensing, Clouds, Air quality, Raman spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 October 2022 Presentation + Paper

Use of pure rotational Raman channels for lidar measurement of aerosol extinction coefficient: the EARLINET/ACTRIS Barcelona station experience

Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez, Constantino Muñoz-Porcar, José-Alex Zenteno-Hernández, Adolfo Comerón, Federico Dios, Michaël Sicard, Cristina Gil-Díaz, Daniel Camilo F. Oliveira, Charly Mandal

Proceedings Volume 12265, 1226507 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2636427

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, LIDAR, Aerosols, Backscatter, Signal detection, Interference filters, Signal attenuation, Ultraviolet radiation, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2010 Paper

Aperture averaging in a laser Gaussian beam: simulations and experiments

Ricardo Barrios, Federico Dios, Jaume Recolons, Alejandro Rodriguez

Proceedings Volume 7814, 78140C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860194

KEYWORDS: Optical simulations, Scintillation, Receivers, Turbulence, Gaussian beams, Sensors, Numerical simulations, Atmospheric propagation, Refractive index, Free space optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2009 Paper

Aerosol stratification characterization of an astronomical site by means of a backscatter lidar at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

M. Sicard, S. Tomás, M. N. Md Reba, A. Comerón, O. Batet, C. Muñoz-Porcar, A. Rodriguez, F. Rocadenbosch, C. Muñoz-Tunon, J. Fuensalida

Proceedings Volume 7475, 74750P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.833707

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, LIDAR, Telescopes, Mass attenuation coefficient, Atmospheric particles, Astronomy, Observatories, Atmospheric optics, Backscatter, Large telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 December 2008

One-wavelength two-component laser Doppler velocimeter system for surface displacement monitoring

David García-Vizcaíno, Federico Dios, Jaume Recolons, Alejandro Rodriguez, Adolfo Comeron

OE, Vol. 47, Issue 12, 123606, (December 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3050421

KEYWORDS: Doppler effect, Velocity measurements, Data acquisition, Laser Doppler velocimetry, Laser systems engineering, Signal to noise ratio, Particles, Error analysis, Optical engineering, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 30 October 2007 Paper

Phase compensation considerations on coherent free-space laser communications system

Aniceto Belmonte, Alejandro Rodríguez, Federico Dios, Adolfo Comerón

Proceedings Volume 6736, 67361A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740276

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric optics, Telecommunications, Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Heterodyning, Optical communications, Laser systems engineering, Scintillation

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 2007 Paper

EARLINET correlative measurements for CALIPSO

Ina Mattis, Lucia Mona, Detlef Müller, Gelsomina Pappalardo, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Giuseppe D'Amico, Aldo Amodeo, Arnoud Apituley, José Maria Baldasano, Christine Böckmann, Jens Bösenberg, Anatoli Chaikovsky, Adolfo Comeron, Elina Giannakaki, Ivan Grigorov, Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado, Ove Gustafsson, Marco Iarlori, Holger Linne, Valentin Mitev, Francisco Molero Menendez, Doina Nicolae, Alexandros Papayannis, Carlos Perez Garcia-Pando, Maria Rita Perrone, Aleksander Pietruczuk, Jean-Philippe Putaud, Francois Ravetta, Alejandro Rodríguez, Patric Seifert, Michaël Sicard, Valentin Simeonov, Piotr Sobolewski, Nicola Spinelli, Kerstin Stebel, Andreas Stohl, Matthias Tesche, Thomas Trickl, Xuan Wang, Matthias Wiegner

Proceedings Volume 6750, 67500Z (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738090

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Aerosols, Backscatter, Raman spectroscopy, Atmospheric particles, Climatology, Satellites, Clouds, Atmospheric modeling, Data centers

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 2006 Paper

Performance evaluation of an adaptive optics free-space laser communications system from simulation of beam propagation

Aniceto Belmonte, Alejandro Rodríguez, Federico Dios, Adolfo Comerón

Proceedings Volume 6399, 639905 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.689685

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Adaptive optics, Telecommunications, Atmospheric optics, Turbulence, Atmospheric propagation, Signal to noise ratio, Optical communications, Sensors, Free space optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2005 Paper

Ground-to-space optical communication characterization

Marcos Reyes, Angel Alonso, Sergio Chueca, Jesus Fuensalida, Zoran Sodnik, Virginie Cessa, Aneurin Bird, Adolfo Comeron, Alejandro Rodriguez, V. Federico Dios, Juan Rubio

Proceedings Volume 5892, 589202 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619205

KEYWORDS: Scintillation, Satellites, Optical communications, Atmospheric turbulence, Turbulence, Observatories, Telescopes, Space operations, Space telescopes, Satellite communications

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2005 Paper

Modeling of power fluctuations induced by refractive turbulence in a multiple-beam ground-to-satellite optical uplink

Adolfo Comeron, Federico Dios, Alejandro Rodriguez, Juan Antonio Rubio, Marcos Reyes, Angel Alonso

Proceedings Volume 5892, 58920O (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617219

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Satellites, Scintillation, Atmospheric propagation, Optical communications, Atmospheric optics, Satellite communications, Space operations, Receivers, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 22 April 2005 Paper

Lidar techniques for remote sensing of the atmosphere

Adolfo Comeron, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Alejandro Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Lopez, Constantino Munoz, David Garcia Vizcaino, Michael Sicard

Proceedings Volume 5830, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618854

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Atmospheric particles, Backscatter, Atmospheric sensing, Atmospheric optics, Aerosols, Atmospheric laser remote sensing, Molecules, Doppler effect, Raman spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 January 2004 Paper

Ground-to-satellite bidirectional laser links for validation of atmospheric turbulence model

Marcos Reyes, Adolfo Comeron, Angel Alonso, Alejandro Rodriguez, Juan Rubio, Victor Dios, Sergio Chueca, Zoran Sodnik

Proceedings Volume 5160, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506738

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Satellites, Data modeling, Atmospheric turbulence, Scintillation, Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Atmospheric optics, Performance modeling, Laser beam propagation

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2004 Paper

Statistical considerations on the Raman inversion algorithm: data inversion and error assessment

Francesc Rocadenbosch, Michael Sicard, Albert Ansmann, Ulla Wandinger, Volker Matthias, Gelsomina Pappalardo, Christine Bockmann, Adolfo Comeron, Alejandro Rodriguez, Constantino Munoz, Miguel Lopez, David Garcia

Proceedings Volume 5240, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509641

KEYWORDS: Error analysis, Raman spectroscopy, LIDAR, Signal to noise ratio, Atmospheric optics, Aerosols, Backscatter, Atmospheric particles, Signal attenuation, Nickel

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2004 Paper

Doppler lidar prototype for speed measurements

Constantino Munoz, Alejandro Rodríguez, Adolfo Comeron, Gilbert Bourdet, Francesc Rocadenbosch

Proceedings Volume 5240, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511089

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Optical filters, Doppler effect, Interferometers, Prototyping, Signal detection, Receivers, Wind measurement, Fabry–Perot interferometry, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2004 Paper

Optimization and performance assessment of a self-aligned heterodyne laser radar system for surface displacement monitoring

Alejandro Rodríguez, David Garcia, Adolfo Comeron, Federico Dios

Proceedings Volume 5240, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510694

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Avalanche photodetectors, Signal detection, Doppler effect, Heterodyning, LIDAR, Bragg cells, Interference (communication), Oscillators, Helium neon lasers

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2003 Paper

Characterization of aerosol backscatter-to-extinction ratio from multiwavelength and multi-angular lidar profiles

Michael Sicard, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Miguel Lopez, Adolfo Comeron, Alejandro Rodriguez, Constantino Munoz, David Garcia-Vizcaino

Proceedings Volume 4882, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477560

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, LIDAR, Backscatter, Atmospheric particles, Signal to noise ratio, Atmospheric optics, Optical properties, Pollution, Earth's atmosphere, Clouds

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 December 2001

Performance assessment of a homodyne laser radar for surface displacement monitoring

Alejandro Rodriguez, Adolfo Comeron, Eloy Mesalles

OE, Vol. 40, Issue 12, (December 2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1419189

KEYWORDS: Doppler effect, Signal detection, Signal to noise ratio, Target detection, LIDAR, Homodyne detection, Tolerancing, Prototyping, Spectrum analysis, Optical engineering

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2001

Homodyne laser radar system for surface displacement monitoring

Alejandro Rodriguez, Adolfo Comeron, David Garcia

OE, Vol. 40, Issue 03, (March 2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1347031

KEYWORDS: Doppler effect, LIDAR, Homodyne detection, Laser systems engineering, Tolerancing, Oscillators, Prototyping, Signal attenuation, Avalanche photodetectors, Signal detection

Proceedings Article | 31 January 2001 Paper

Self-aligned heterodyne laser radar system for surface displacement monitoring

Alejandro Rodriguez, David Garcia, Adolfo Comeron, Federico Dios, Francesc Rocadenbosch

Proceedings Volume 4167, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.413830

KEYWORDS: Doppler effect, Prototyping, LIDAR, Bragg cells, Tolerancing, Oscillators, Heterodyning, Laser systems engineering, Signal detection, Helium neon lasers

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2001 Paper

3D scanning portable backscatter lidar platform for atmospheric remote sensing: performance and architecture overview

Francesc Rocadenbosch, Cecilia Soriano, Adolfo Comeron, Jose Baldasano, Alejandro Rodriguez, Constantino Munoz, David Garcia-Vizcaino

Proceedings Volume 4168, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.413859

KEYWORDS: Receivers, LIDAR, Calibration, 3D scanning, Backscatter, Optoelectronics, Control systems, Avalanche photodetectors, Telescopes, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2001 Paper

Barcelona atmospheric monitoring with lidar: first measurements with the UPC's scanning portable lidar

Cecilia Soriano, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Alejandro Rodriguez, Constantino Munoz, David Garcia-Vizcaino, Jose Baldasano, Adolfo Comeron

Proceedings Volume 4168, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.413860

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Humidity, Aerosols, Atmospheric particles, Backscatter, Data acquisition, Temperature metrology, Wind measurement, Environmental monitoring, Atmospheric sciences

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 1998 Paper

Confirmation of a multilayer arrangement of aerosols in the Barcelona air basin using two independent lidar systems

Cecilia Soriano, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Carles Puente, Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez, Jose Baldasano, Adolfo Comeron

Proceedings Volume 3493, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332654

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Aerosols, Atmospheric particles, Backscatter, Meteorology, Data acquisition, Atmospheric monitoring, Solar radiation, Thermal effects, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 1998 Paper

Inversion of atmospheric optical parameters from elastic-backscatter lidar returns using a Kalman filter

Francesc Rocadenbosch, Adolfo Comeron, Gregori Vazquez, Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez, Cecilia Soriano, Jose Baldasano

Proceedings Volume 3494, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332423

KEYWORDS: Backscatter, Atmospheric modeling, LIDAR, Atmospheric optics, Signal to noise ratio, Error analysis, Filtering (signal processing), Optical filters, Calibration, Modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 1995 Paper

Low-cost low-power laser Doppler velocimetry with applications to traffic monitoring

Alejandro Rodriguez, Adolfo Comeron, Enrique Gonzalez, Jose Montesino-Espartero, Gabino Rodriguez

Proceedings Volume 2511, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.219595

KEYWORDS: Laser Doppler velocimetry, Doppler effect, Signal to noise ratio, Prototyping, Velocity measurements, Heterodyning, Microwave radiation, Oscillators, Michelson interferometers, Photodetectors

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