Optical design and engineering service
Examples of past designs:
- Ultra-compact catadioptric zoom;
- Catadioptric infrared objective (for 8 - 12 microns);
- Afocal zooms for laser diode beams;
- Power monitor for laser diode matrix;
- Target projector for spatial resolution measurement of intensified CCD cameras;
- Telecentric lens to qualitatively monitor the status of emitters in a laser diode matrix;
- Achromatic Risley prisms;
- Laser line generator for an industrial vision system;
- Laser diode collimators;
- Sunload sensor (US Patent 6,888,120);
- Fingerprint imager;
- Echelle spectrometer CESAR (in collaboration with INO);
- Infrared Fourier transform spectrometer;
- Light baffles (stray light suppression).
Employments in research and development:
Degrees:
- Ph.D. Physics (1995, université Paris XI): Photoionization of atoms and molecules by combining laser and synchrotron radiation;
- M.Sc. Physics (1991, université Laval): Development of an experimental setup for laser induced fluorescence of a fast ion beam: application to N2+ and CO2+;
- B.Sc. Physics (1988, université Laval).