Mr. Marc-André Boucher Profile

Marc-André Boucher

Senior Optomechanical Engineer at OMP inc.

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Military , Defence , Medical , Telecommunication , IR , Industrial

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Dimensional stability performance of a CFRP sandwich optical bench for microsatellite payload

N. Desnoyers, P. Goyette, B. Leduc, M.-A. Boucher

Proc. SPIE. 10372, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems III

KEYWORDS: Carbon, Optomechanical design, Telescopes, Electronic components, Space telescopes, Fiber reinforced polymers, Optical benches, Structural design, Optical mounts

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2017 Paper

Optomechanical design of TMT NFIRAOS Subsystems at INO

Frédéric Lamontagne, Nichola Desnoyers, Martin Grenier, Pierre Cottin, Mélanie Leclerc, Olivier Martin, Louis Buteau-Vaillancourt, Marc-André Boucher, Reston Nash, Olivier Lardière, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Alexis Hill, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proc. SPIE. 10371, Optomechanical Engineering 2017

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Infrared imaging, Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Finite element methods, Integrated optics, Large telescopes, Mirror mounts, Optical mounts

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

NFIRAOS beamsplitters subsystems optomechanical design

Frédéric Lamontagne, Nichola Desnoyers, Reston Nash, Marc-André Boucher, Olivier Martin, Louis Buteau-Vaillancourt, François Châteauneuf, Jenny Atwood, Alexis Hill, Peter W. Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proc. SPIE. 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Visible radiation, Beam splitters, Safety, Silica, Interfaces, Wavefronts, Finite element methods, Optical simulations, Adhesives

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Present opto-mechanical design status of NFIRAOS

Peter W. Byrnes, Jenny Atwood, Marc-André Boucher, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Alexis Hill, Glen Herriot, Paolo Spanò, Kei Szeto, Ivan Wevers

Proc. SPIE. 9148, Adaptive Optics Systems IV

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Cameras, Interfaces, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Finite element methods, Computer aided design, Solid modeling

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Proceedings Article | 24 June 2014 Paper

Vanadium oxide thin film with improved sheet resistance uniformity

Francis Généreux, Francis Provençal, Bruno Tremblay, Marc-André Boucher, Christian Julien, Christine Alain

Proc. SPIE. 9070, Infrared Technology and Applications XL

KEYWORDS: Microbolometers, Oxides, Vanadium, Thin films, Etching, Silicon, Resistance, Bridges, Semiconducting wafers, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2013 Paper

Design guidelines for high dimensional stability of CFRP optical bench

Nichola Desnoyers, Marc-André Boucher, Philippe Goyette

Proc. SPIE. 8836, Optomechanical Engineering 2013

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Interfaces, Thermal effects, Finite element methods, Aluminum, Optical benches, Adhesives, Tolerancing, Optical mounts

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

TMT adaptive optics program status report

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Arnaud Bastard, Yong Bo, Marc-Andre Boucher, Corinne Boyer, Peter W. Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Shanqiu Chen, Carlos Correia, Raphael Cousty, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, John Pazder, Hubert Pagès, Thomas Pfrommer, Vladimir Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Matthias Schoeck, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei, Ivan Wevers

Proc. SPIE. 8447, Adaptive Optics Systems III

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Electronics, Thirty Meter Telescope, Sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Prototyping, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

TMT NFIRAOS: adaptive optics system for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Marc-André Boucher, Corinne Boyer, Kris Caputa, Carlos Correia, Jennifer Dunn, Brent Ellerbroek, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, Dan Kerley, John Pazder, Vlad Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Ivan Wevers

Proc. SPIE. 8447, Adaptive Optics Systems III

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Thirty Meter Telescope, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Field programmable gate arrays, Space telescopes, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

Optomechanical design of a field-deployable thermal weapon sight

Marc-André Boucher, Nichola Desnoyers, Sophie Bernier, Alain Bergeron, Michel Doucet, François Lagacé, Philips Laou

Proc. SPIE. 6665, New Developments in Optomechanics

KEYWORDS: Thermal weapon sights, Thermography, Optomechanical design, Infrared imaging, Weapons, Mirrors, Infrared radiation, Aluminum, Infrared technology, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2006 Paper

Lightweight uncooled TWS equipped with catadioptric optics and microscan mechanism

A. Bergeron, H. Jerominek, M. Doucet, F. Lagacé, N. Desnoyers, S. Bernier, L. Mercier, M.-A. Boucher, M. Jacob, C. Alain, T. Pope, P. Laou

Proc. SPIE. 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Thermography, Infrared imaging, Electronics, Sensors, Objectives, Indium oxide, Prototyping, Combined lens-mirror systems, Thermal weapon sites

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A rugged lightweight thermal weapon sight (TWS) prototype was developed at INO in collaboration with DRDC-Valcartier. This TWS model is based on uncooled bolometer technology, ultralight catadioptric optics, ruggedized mechanics and electronics, and extensive onboard processing capabilities. The TWS prototype operates in a single 8-12 μm infrared (IR) band. It is equipped with a unique lightweight athermalized catadioptric objective and a bolometric IR imager with an INO focal plane array (FPA). Microscan technology allows the use of a 160 x 120 pixel FPA with a pitch of 50 μm to achieve a 320 × 240 pixel resolution image thereby avoiding the size (larger optics) and cost (expensive IR optical components) penalties associated with the use of larger format arrays. The TWS is equipped with a miniature shutter for automatic offset calibration. Based on the operation of the FPA at 100 frames per second (fps), real-time imaging with 320 x 240 pixel resolution at 25 fps is available. This TWS is also equipped with a high resolution (857 x 600 pixels) OLED color microdisplay and an integrated wireless digital RF link. The sight has an adjustable and selectable electronic reticule or crosshair (five possible reticules) and a manual focus from 5 m to infinity standoff distance. Processing capabilities are added to introduce specific functionalities such as image inversion (black hot and white hot), image enhancement, and pixel smoothing. This TWS prototype is very lightweight (~ 1100 grams) and compact (volume of 93 cubic inches). It offers human size target detection at 800 m and recognition at 200 m (Johnson criteria). With 6 Li AA batteries, it operates continuously for 5 hours and 20 minutes at room temperature. It can operate over the temperature range of -30^oC to +40^oC and its housing is completely sealed. The TWS is adapted to weaver or Picatinny rail mounting. The overall design of the TWS prototype is based on feedbacks of users to achieve improved user-friendly (e.g. no pull-down menus and no electronic focusing) and ergonomic (e.g. locations of buttons) features.

Proceedings Article | 17 May 2006 Paper

Dual-band dual field-of-view TVWS prototype

A. Bergeron, H. Jerominek, M. Doucet, F. Lagacé, N. Desnoyers, S. Bernier, L. Mercier, M.-A. Boucher, M. Jacob, C. Alain, T. Pope, P. Laou

Proc. SPIE. 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Infrared bolometers, Thermography, Infrared imaging, Visible radiation, Image resolution, Objectives, Image intensifiers, Prototyping, Combined lens-mirror systems

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