Dr. Luc R. Bissonnette Profile

Dr. Luc R. Bissonnette

Group Head at Defence Research and Development Canada

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Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005

Lidar depolarization asymmetry measurements and its relation with the optical depth

Nathalie Roy, Gilles Roy, Luc Bissonnette, Jean-Robert Simard

Proc. SPIE. 5829, 13th International Workshop on Lidar Multiple Scattering Experiments

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Scattering, Cameras, LIDAR, Particles, Light scattering, Laser scattering, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Mass attenuation coefficient

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2005

Lidar-retrieved cloud and precipitation parameters

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy, Nathalie Roy

Proc. SPIE. 5653, Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environmental Monitoring V

KEYWORDS: Scattering, LIDAR, Signal attenuation, Particles, Receivers, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Solids, Mass attenuation coefficient, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2004

Ground-based lidar measurement of liquid water content and effective droplet diameter in water clouds: instrumentation, retrieval method, and results

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy, Nathalie Roy

Proc. SPIE. 5235, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Scattering, LIDAR, Laser scattering, Receivers, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Monte Carlo methods, Mass attenuation coefficient, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2002

Lidar monitoring of clouds

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy, Stewart Cober, George Isaac

Proc. SPIE. 4539, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VI

KEYWORDS: Backscatter, LIDAR, Sensors, In situ metrology, Remote sensing, Spectrometers, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Mass attenuation coefficient, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2000

Retrieval of cloud liquid water content and effective droplet diameter from multiply scattered lidar returns

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy, Gilles Vallee, Sylvain Cantin

Proc. SPIE. 4087, Applications of Photonic Technology 4

KEYWORDS: Scattering, LIDAR, Sensors, Particles, Crystals, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Mass attenuation coefficient, Rubidium, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2000

Monitoring of tropospheric clouds and precipitation with a dual-polarization scanning lidar

Gilles Roy, Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Vallee, Sylvain Cantin

Proc. SPIE. 4087, Applications of Photonic Technology 4

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Mirrors, Polarization, Fiber optic gyroscopes, LIDAR, Sensors, Clouds, Solids, Spherical lenses, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 1999

Lidar characterization of cloud liquid water content and effective droplet diameter

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy

Proc. SPIE. 3865, Laser Radar Ranging and Atmospheric Lidar Techniques II

KEYWORDS: Radar, Backscatter, Scattering, LIDAR, Sensors, Receivers, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Mass attenuation coefficient, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 1998

Multiple scattering in lidar remote sensing: nuisance and benefit

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy, Shiv Pal

Proc. SPIE. 3494, Atmospheric Propagation, Adaptive Systems, and Lidar Techniques for Remote Sensing II

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Aerosols, Remote sensing, Numerical simulations, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Mass attenuation coefficient, Ozone, Scatter measurement, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 1998

Lidar monitoring of infrared target detection ranges through adverse weather

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy, Jean-Marc Theriault

Proc. SPIE. 3433, Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere II

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Imaging systems, Scattering, LIDAR, Clouds, Far infrared, Infrared radiation, Missiles, Atmospheric modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 December 1997

Estimation of cloud droplet size density distribution from multiple-field-of-view lidar returns

Gilles Roy, Luc Bissonnette, Christian Bastille, Gilles Vallee

OE Vol. 36 Issue 12

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Particles, Clouds, Scattering, Geometrical optics, Multiple scattering, Diffraction, Aerosols, Atmospheric particles, Optical engineering

Proceedings Article | 22 May 1997

Monitoring cloud parameters using a ground-based FTIR system

Jean-Marc Theriault, Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy

Proc. SPIE. 3106, Spectroscopic Atmospheric Monitoring Techniques

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Spectroscopy, Clouds, Humidity, Transmittance, Ozone, Barium, Atmospheric modeling, Temperature metrology, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 6 January 1997

Retrieval of extinction coefficient and effective droplet diameter from multiply scattered ground-based lidar returns

Luc Bissonnette, Gilles Roy

Proc. SPIE. 2956, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation, Adaptive Systems, and Lidar Techniques for Remote Sensing

KEYWORDS: Backscatter, Scattering, LIDAR, Signal attenuation, Aerosols, Calibration, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Mass attenuation coefficient, Atmospheric modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1997

Comparison of lidar and transmissometer measurements

Luc Bissonnette, Gerard Kunz, Karin Weiss-Wrana

OE Vol. 36 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Clouds, Transmittance, Gas lasers, Receivers, Scattering, Aerosols, Carbon monoxide, Nd:YAG lasers, Sensors

Proceedings Article | 14 October 1996

Comparison of lidar and transmissometer measurements through clouds

Luc Bissonnette, Gerard Kunz, Karin Weiss-Wrana

Proc. SPIE. 2828, Image Propagation through the Atmosphere

KEYWORDS: Scattering, LIDAR, Sensors, Aerosols, Nd:YAG lasers, Carbon dioxide lasers, Receivers, Clouds, Transmittance, Chlorine

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 1995

Lidar remote sensing of cloud and fog properties

Luc Bissonnette, Daniel Hutt

Proc. SPIE. 2506, Air Pollution and Visibility Measurements

KEYWORDS: Visible radiation, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Scattering, LIDAR, Particles, Laser scattering, Receivers, Clouds, Multiple scattering, Atmospheric modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 1992

Imaging through fog and rain

Luc Bissonnette

OE Vol. 31 Issue 05

KEYWORDS: Fiber optic gyroscopes, Point spread functions, Atmospheric particles, Modulation transfer functions, Particles, Aerosols, Atmospheric modeling, Scattering, Receivers, Mass attenuation coefficient

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1991

Multiscattered lidar returns from atmospheric aerosols

Daniel Hutt, Luc Bissonnette, Louis-Gilles Durand

Proc. SPIE. 1487, Propagation Engineering: Fourth in a Series

KEYWORDS: Fiber optic gyroscopes, Backscatter, LIDAR, Sensors, Signal attenuation, Aerosols, Air contamination, Laser scattering, Clouds, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1991

Blurring effect of aerosols on imaging systems

Luc Bissonnette

Proc. SPIE. 1487, Propagation Engineering: Fourth in a Series

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Imaging systems, Scattering, Aerosols, Air contamination, Particles, Mass attenuation coefficient, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1991

Forward-looking IR and lidar atmospheric propagation in the infrared field program

George Koenig, Luc Bissonnette

Proc. SPIE. 1487, Propagation Engineering: Fourth in a Series

KEYWORDS: Visibility through fog, Data modeling, Fiber optic gyroscopes, LIDAR, Aerosols, Particles, Forward looking infrared, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric modeling, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1990

Calculation method of the modulation transfer function in aerosol media

Luc Bissonnette

Proc. SPIE. 1312, Propagation Engineering: Third in a Series

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Spatial frequencies, Scattering, Aerosols, Receivers, Clouds, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric modeling, Information operations

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