Two-dimensional remote air-pollution monitoring via tomography

Opt Lett. 1979 Mar 1;4(3):75-7. doi: 10.1364/ol.4.000075.

Abstract

We propose to apply computerized tomography to measure a two-dimensional pollutant-concentration map over an area that may contain several potential sources of pollution. A tunable-laser source at the center of the area generates secondary or virtual light sources around the perimeter of the area that play the role of x rays in conventional computerized tomography of the human body.