Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics. Vol. 30, No. 5, Pages 475-480, 2017

O. A. Bukin^a^, *, A. Yu. Mayor^b^, **, D. Yu. Proschenko^a^, ***, I. O. Bukin^a, V. V. Bolotov^a, A. A. Chekhlenok^a, and S. A. Mun^a
Translated by I. Ptashnik

^bInstitute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: o_bukin@mail.ru
Correspondence to: **e-mails: mayor@iacp.dvo.ru
Correspondence to: ***e-mails: dima.prsk@mail.ru

Abstract—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.

Keywords: laser spectroscopy, laser sensing, laser induced fluorescence, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, chlorophyll A, fluorometer, ROV

Laser Spectroscopy Methods in the Development of Laser Sensor Elements for Underwater Robotics