Dr. Jean Lacoursière Profile

Dr. Jean Lacoursière

Optical Design Specialist/Consultant

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Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 14 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Development of a test bench for the assessment of digital processing efficiency in thermal imaging systems

Antoine Grégoire, Nathalie Roy, Michel Dupuis, Simon Potvin, Karl-Alexandre Jahjah, Jean-Claude Bouchard, Anne Martel, Jean Lacoursière

Proceedings Volume 12533, 125330U (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2663475

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Infrared imaging, Digital image processing, Image processing, Imaging systems, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

The optical alignment of the Gemini planet imager adaptive optics bench

John Pazder, Brian Bauman, Daren Dillon, Murray Fletcher, Jean Lacoursière, Vlad Reshetov

Proceedings Volume 8450, 845058 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925866

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Optical alignment, Gemini Planet Imager, Relays, Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Collimation, Gemini Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Study of the image quality and stray light in the critical design phase of the Compact Echelle Spectrograph for Aeronomical Research (CESAR)

Jean-François Lavigne, Michel Doucet, Min Wang, Jean Lacoursière, Martin Grill, Riccardo Melchiorri, Tom Slanger, Elizabeth Kendall

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773539 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857509

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Stray light, Spectrographs, Tolerancing, Diffraction, Mirrors, Image quality, Monte Carlo methods, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 December 2004 Paper

Advanced fiber coupling technologies for space and astronomical applications

Simon Thibault, Jean Lacoursière

Proceedings Volume 5578, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.567347

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Single mode fibers, Wavefronts, Optical spheres, Fiber couplers, Astronomy, Optical communications, Interferometers, Zemax, Apodization

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2004 Paper

Novel lightweight uncooled thermal weapon sight

Alain Bergeron, Hubert Jerominek, Jean Lacoursiere, Nichola Desnoyers, Christine Alain, Philips Laou

Proceedings Volume 5406, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543270

KEYWORDS: Objectives, Indium oxide, Thermography, Combined lens-mirror systems, Cameras, Thermal weapon sites, Thermal weapon sights, Detector arrays, Staring arrays, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2003 Paper

Optical design and tolerances of wide-field imagers for astronomical survey

Simon Thibault, Jean Lacoursiere, Michel Doucet, Min Wang, Jerome Reecht

Proceedings Volume 5173, 51730B (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504597

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Imaging systems, Tolerancing, Cameras, Infrared cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Space telescopes, Cryogenics, Silica, Optical design

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