Staff profile

• Astronomical optical instrumentation
• Hyperspectral imaging
• Single diamond point diamond turning
• Space optical instrumentation

Chapter in book

• Optical Imaging Resources for Crop Phenotyping and Stress Detection
  Waiphara, P., Bourgenot, C., Compton, L. J., & Prashar, A. Optical Imaging Resources for Crop Phenotyping and Stress Detection. In Environmental Responses in Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2297-1_18

Conference Paper

• The LR-IFU for GNIRS at Gemini North : optical component manufacturing and metrology
  Bourgenot, C. J., Calcines-Rosario, A. Z., DubbelDam, C. M., Sharples, R. M., Diaz, R., & Stephens, A. W. (2022, December). The LR-IFU for GNIRS at Gemini North : optical component manufacturing and metrology. Presented at Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V
• From colors to chemistry: a combined lenslet/slicer IFS for medium-resolution spectroscopy
  Stelter, R. D., Skemer, A., & Bourgenot, C. (2021, December). From colors to chemistry: a combined lenslet/slicer IFS for medium-resolution spectroscopy. Presented at Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X
• Weighing exo-atmospheres: a novel mid-resolution spectral mode for SCALES
  Stelter, R., Skemer, A. J., Kupke, R., Bourgenot, C., Martinez, R. A., & Sallum, S. S. (2022, December). Weighing exo-atmospheres: a novel mid-resolution spectral mode for SCALES. Presented at Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
• Lightweight, aluminum, mirror design optimization for conventional and additive manufacturing processes
  Paenoi, J., Bourgenot, C. J., Atkins, C., Snell, R. M., Todd, I., White, P., Parkin, K., Ryder, D., Kotlewski, R., McPhee, S., Chanchaiworawit, K., Chartsiriwattana, P., Laoyang, A., Kuha, T., Leckngam, A., Buisset, C., Rujopakarn, W., & Poshyachinda, S. (2022, December). Lightweight, aluminum, mirror design optimization for conventional and additive manufacturing processes. Presented at Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V
• Lightweighting design optimisation for additively manufactured mirrors
  Atkins, C., Brzozowski, W., Dobson, N., Milanova, M., Todd, S., Pearson, D., Bourgenot, C. J., Brooks, D., Snell, R. M., Sun, W., Cooper, P., Alcock, S. G., & Nistea, I.-T. (2019, December). Lightweighting design optimisation for additively manufactured mirrors. Presented at Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems II
• Design of SCALES: a 2-5 micron coronagraphic integral field spectrograph for Keck Observatory
  Skemer, A. J., Stelter, R., Sallum, S., MacDonald, N., Kupke, R., Ratliff, C., Banyal, R., Hasan, A., Varshney, H. M., Surya, A., Prakaesh, A., Sivarani, T., Sethuram, R., K.v., G., Fitzgerald, M. P., Wang, E., Kassis, M., Absil, O., Alvarez, C., Batalha, N., …Stone, J. (2022, December). Design of SCALES: a 2-5 micron coronagraphic integral field spectrograph for Keck Observatory. Presented at Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
• Additively manufactured mirrors for CubeSats
  Atkins, C., Brzozowski, W., Dobson, N., Milanova, M., Todd, S., Pearson, D., Bourgenot, C. J., Brooks, D., Snell, R. M., Sun, W., Cooper, P., Alcock, S. G., & Nistea, I.-T. (2019, December). Additively manufactured mirrors for CubeSats. Presented at Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems II
• New opportunities of freeform gratings using diamond machining
  Bourgenot, C., Calcines, A., & Sharples, R. M. (2018, December). New opportunities of freeform gratings using diamond machining. Presented at Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018, Austin, Texas
• Design of freeform diffraction gratings: performance, limitations and potential applications
  Calcines, A., Bourgenot, C., & Sharples, R. M. (2018, June). Design of freeform diffraction gratings: performance, limitations and potential applications. Presented at Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018, Austin, Texas
• Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids
  Young, L., Robertson, D., Love, G., Girkin, J., Cowie, E., Bourgenot, C., & Courtial, J. (2017, November). Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids. Presented at Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XX, San Diego, California
• Diamond machining of a single shot ellipsoidal focusing plasma mirror
  Bourgenot, C., Crosby, D., & Robertson, D. (2017, January). Diamond machining of a single shot ellipsoidal focusing plasma mirror. Presented at Optics and Measurement International Conference 2016, Liberec
• Towards freeform curved blazed gratings using diamond machining
  Bourgenot, C., Robertson, D., Stelter, D., & Eikenberry, S. (2016, October). Towards freeform curved blazed gratings using diamond machining. Presented at Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Resolution limits of pixellated optical components
  Cowie, E. N., Bourgenot, C., Robertson, D., & Courtial, J. (2016, December). Resolution limits of pixellated optical components. Presented at Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XIX, San Diego, California
• CHOUGH: implementation and performance of a high-order 4m AO demonstrator
  Bharmal, N. A., Basden, A. G., Bourgenot, C. J., Black, M., Dubbeldam, C. M., Henry, D. M., Hölck-Santibanez, D., Morris, T. J., Robertson, D. J., Schmoll, J., Talbot, R. G., Younger, E. J., & Myers, R. M. (2016, July). CHOUGH: implementation and performance of a high-order 4m AO demonstrator. Presented at Adaptive Optics Systems V, Edinburgh
• Tool offset optimisation for the machining of free-form optics with a non-zero gradient at the centre
  Bourgenot, C., & Robertson, D. (2015, December). Tool offset optimisation for the machining of free-form optics with a non-zero gradient at the centre. Presented at Optics and Measurement Conference 2014, Liberec, CZ
• Realtime wavefront sensing in a SPIM microscope, and active aberration tracking
  Taylor, J. M., Saunter, C. D., Bourgenot, C., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2015, February). Realtime wavefront sensing in a SPIM microscope, and active aberration tracking. Presented at Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems, San Francisco, CA
• Progress towards building pixelated transformation-optics devices
  Cowie, E., Bourgenot, C., Robertson, D. J., & Courtial, J. K. (2015, December). Progress towards building pixelated transformation-optics devices. Presented at Frontiers in Optics 2015, San Jose, California
• Light sheet adaptive optics microscope for 3D live imaging
  Bourgenot, C., Taylor, J., Saunter, C., Girkin, J., & Love, G. (2013, February). Light sheet adaptive optics microscope for 3D live imaging. Presented at Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XX, San Francisco, California, USA
• AO modal optimization in a live, beating zebrafish heart
  Bourgenot, C., Taylor, J. M., Saunter, C. D., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2013, June). AO modal optimization in a live, beating zebrafish heart. Presented at Imaging and Applied Optics Postdeadline, Arlington, Virginia, United States
• Adaptive optical methods for in vivo imaging in developing Zebra fish
  Girkin, J., Taylor, J., Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C., & Love, G. (2012, December). Adaptive optical methods for in vivo imaging in developing Zebra fish. Presented at 2012 International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT 2012), Paris
• Closed loop adaptive optics with a laser guide star for biological light microscopy
  Saunter, C. D., Bourgenot, C., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2012, January). Closed loop adaptive optics with a laser guide star for biological light microscopy. Presented at MEMS Adaptive Optics VI, San Francisco, CA
• Adaptive optics for wide-field microscopy
  Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C., Girkin, J., & Love, G. (2011, January). Adaptive optics for wide-field microscopy. Presented at Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XVIII, San Francisco, CA
• Wide field adaptive optics microscopy using both closed loop correction and image sharpness optimization
  Bourgenot, C., Love, G. D., Saunter, C. D., & Girkin, J. M. (2011, July). Wide field adaptive optics microscopy using both closed loop correction and image sharpness optimization. Presented at Imaging and Applied Optics, Toronto, Canada

Journal Article

• Ultra-high precision NiP mirror fabrication using ion beam figuring for space applications
  Pradhan, P., Shurvinton, R., Bourgenot, C., Wang, H., & Sawhney, K. (2025). Ultra-high precision NiP mirror fabrication using ion beam figuring for space applications. Optics Express, 33(8), 17721-17734. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.549555
• Overview of Space-Based Laser Communication Missions and Payloads: Insights from the Autonomous Laser Inter-Satellite Gigabit Network (ALIGN)
  Younus, O. I., Riaz, A., Binns, R., Scullion, E., Wicks, R., Vernon, J., Graham, C., Bramall, D., Schmoll, J., & Bourgenot, C. (2024). Overview of Space-Based Laser Communication Missions and Payloads: Insights from the Autonomous Laser Inter-Satellite Gigabit Network (ALIGN). Aerospace, 11(11), Article 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11110907
• Steering Mirror System with Closed-Loop Feedback for Free-Space Optical Communication Terminals
  Graham, C., Bramall, D., Younus, O., Riaz, A., Binns, R., Scullion, E., Wicks, R. T., & Bourgenot, C. (2024). Steering Mirror System with Closed-Loop Feedback for Free-Space Optical Communication Terminals. Aerospace, 11(5), Article 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11050330
• Topology Optimization of a Single-Point Diamond-Turning Fixture for a Deployable Primary Mirror Telescope
  Bourgenot, C., Krumins, V., Bramall, D. G., & Haque, A. M. (2024). Topology Optimization of a Single-Point Diamond-Turning Fixture for a Deployable Primary Mirror Telescope. Aerospace, 11(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11010050
• Integrated fiber optic spectrally resolved downwelling irradiance sensor for pushbroom spectrometers
  Graham, C., Girkin, J. M., & Bourgenot, C. (2022). Integrated fiber optic spectrally resolved downwelling irradiance sensor for pushbroom spectrometers. Optics Express, 30(25), 45592-45598. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.477699
• Spectral index selection method for remote moisture sensing under challenging illumination conditions
  Graham, C., Girkin, J., & Bourgenot, C. (2022). Spectral index selection method for remote moisture sensing under challenging illumination conditions. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 14555. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18801-9
• Freeform based hYperspectral imager for MOisture Sensing (FYMOS)
  Graham, C., Girkin, J. M., & Bourgenot, C. (2021). Freeform based hYperspectral imager for MOisture Sensing (FYMOS). Optics Express, 29(11), 16007-16018. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.425660
• Full-Field Terahertz Imaging at Kilohertz Frame Rates Using Atomic Vapor
  Downes, L. A., MacKellar, A. R., Whiting, D. J., Bourgenot, C., Adams, C. S., & Weatherill, K. J. (2020). Full-Field Terahertz Imaging at Kilohertz Frame Rates Using Atomic Vapor. Physical Review X, 10(1), Article 011027. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.10.011027
• Development of Focusing Plasma Mirrors for Ultraintense Laser-Driven Particle and Radiation Sources
  Wilson, R., King, M., Gray, R., Carroll, D., Dance, R., Butler, N., Armstrong, C., Hawkes, S., Clarke, R., Robertson, D., Bourgenot, C., Neely, D., & McKenna, P. (2018). Development of Focusing Plasma Mirrors for Ultraintense Laser-Driven Particle and Radiation Sources. Quantum Beam Science, 2(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs2010001
• Comparison of closed loop and sensorless adaptive optics in widefield optical microscopy
  Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C., Love, G., & Girkin, J. (2013). Comparison of closed loop and sensorless adaptive optics in widefield optical microscopy. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 8, Article 13027. https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2013.13027
• 3D adaptive optics in a light sheet microscope
  Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C. D., Taylor, J. M., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2012). 3D adaptive optics in a light sheet microscope. Optics Express, 20(12), 13252-13261. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.20.013252