Staff profile
Overview
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Dr. Cyril Bourgenot
Research Fellow

Affiliation | Room number | Telephone |
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Research Fellow in the Department of Physics | G3 | +44 (0) 191 33 44817 |
Member of the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation |
Research interests
- Astronomical optical instrumentation
- Single diamond point diamond turning
- Hyperspectral imaging
- Space optical instrumentation
Research groups
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Centre for Advanced Instrumentation
- Experimental structure and dynamics of biological soft matter
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Awarded Grants
- 2020: RF040685: STFC-NARIT: Towards Freeform Optics Manufacturing Capabilities in Thailand for Astronomy and Space Applications, STFC-Newton Fund, £119753.44, 2020-04-01 - 2022-03-31
- 2018: A compact novel, hyperspectral imager for more reliable and precise agriculture(£458839.00 from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
Publications
Chapter in book
Conference Paper
- Bourgenot, Cyril J., Calcines-Rosario, Ariadna Z., DubbelDam, Cornelis M., Sharples, Ray M., Diaz, Ruben & Stephens, Andrew W. (2022), The LR-IFU for GNIRS at Gemini North optical component manufacturing and metrology, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V. 178.
- Paenoi, Jitsupa, Bourgenot, Cyril J., Atkins, Carolyn, Snell, Robert M., Todd, Iain, White, Paul, Parkin, Kenneth, Ryder, David, Kotlewski, Richard, McPhee, Scott, Chanchaiworawit, Krittapas, Chartsiriwattana, Pearachad, Laoyang, Auychai, Kuha, Teerawat, Leckngam, Apichat, Buisset, Christophe, Rujopakarn, Wiphu & Poshyachinda, Saran (2022), Lightweight, aluminum, mirror design optimization for conventional and additive manufacturing processes, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V. 27.
- Skemer, Andrew J., Stelter, Richard, Sallum, Stephanie, MacDonald, Nicholas, Kupke, Renate, Ratliff, Christopher, Banyal, Ravinder, Hasan, Amirul, Varshney, Hari Mohan, Surya, Arun, Prakaesh, Ajin, Sivarani, Thirupathi, Sethuram, Ramya, K.V., Govinda, Fitzgerald, Michael P., Wang, Eric, Kassis, Marc, Absil, Olivier, Alvarez, Carlos, Batalha, Natasha, Boucher, Marc-André, Bourgenot, Cyril, Brandt, Timothy, Briesemeister, Zackery, de Kleer, Katherine, de Pater, Imke, Deich, Will Divakar, Devika Filion, Guillaume, Gauvin, Étienne, Gonzales, Michael, Greene, Thomas, Hinz, Philip, Jensen-Clem, Rebecca, Johnson, Christopher, Kain, Isabel, Kruglikov, Gabriel, Lach, Mackenzie, Landry, Jean-Thomas, Li, Jialin, Liu, Michael, Lyke, James E., Magnone, Kenneth, Marin, Eduardo, Martin, Emily, Martinez, Raquel, Mawet, Dimitri, Miles, Brittany, Sandford, Dale, Sheehan, Patrick, Sohn, Ji Man & Stone, Jordan (2022), Design of SCALES: a 2-5 micron coronagraphic integral field spectrograph for Keck Observatory, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. 18.
- Stelter, Richard, Skemer, Andrew J., Kupke, Renate, Bourgenot, Cyril, Martinez, Raquel A. & Sallum, Stephanie S. (2022), Weighing exo-atmospheres: a novel mid-resolution spectral mode for SCALES, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. 154.
- Stelter, R. Deno, Skemer, Andrew & Bourgenot, Cyril (2021), From colors to chemistry: a combined lenslet/slicer IFS for medium-resolution spectroscopy, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X. 14.
- Atkins, Carolyn, Brzozowski, William, Dobson, Naomi, Milanova, Maria, Todd, Stephen, Pearson, David, Bourgenot, Cyril J., Brooks, David, Snell, Robert M., Sun, Wenjuan, Cooper, Peter, Alcock, Simon G. & Nistea, Ioana-Theodora (2019), Additively manufactured mirrors for CubeSats, Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems II. 41.
- Atkins, Carolyn, Brzozowski, William, Dobson, Naomi, Milanova, Maria, Todd, Stephen, Pearson, David, Bourgenot, Cyril J., Brooks, David, Snell, Robert M., Sun, Wenjuan, Cooper, Peter, Alcock, Simon G. & Nistea, Ioana-Theodora (2019), Lightweighting design optimisation for additively manufactured mirrors, Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems II. 42.
- Bourgenot, Cyril, Calcines, Ariadna & Sharples, Ray M. (2018), New opportunities of freeform gratings using diamond machining, in Navarro, Ramón & Geyl, Roland eds, 10706: Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018. Austin, Texas, SPIE.
- Calcines, Ariadna, Bourgenot, Cyril & Sharples, Ray M. (2018), Design of freeform diffraction gratings: performance, limitations and potential applications, in Navarro, Ramón & Geyl, Roland eds, 10706: Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018. Austin, Texas, SPIE.
- Young, Laura, Robertson, David, Love, Gordon, Girkin, John, Cowie, Euan, Bourgenot, Cyril & Courtial, Johannes (2017), Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids, in Davis, Arthur J. Hahlweg, Cornelius F. & Mulley, Joseph R. eds, Proceedings of SPIE 10376: Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XX. San Diego, California, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, 103760I.
- Bourgenot, C., Crosby, D. N. & Robertson, D. J. (2017), Diamond machining of a single shot ellipsoidal focusing plasma mirror, in Kovacicinova, Jana eds, Proceedings of SPIE 10151: Optics and Measurement International Conference 2016. Liberec, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, 1015108.
- Cowie, Euan N., Bourgenot, Cyril, Robertson, David & Courtial, Johannes (2016), Resolution limits of pixellated optical components, in Davis, Arthur J. Hahlweg, Cornelius F. & Mulley, Joseph R. eds, Proceedings of SPIE 9948: Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XIX. San Diego, California, SPIE, 99480N.
- Bourgenot, C., Robertson, D. J., Stelter, D. & Eikenberry, S. (2016), Towards freeform curved blazed gratings using diamond machining, in Navarro, Ramón & Burge, James H. eds, Proceedings of SPIE 9912: Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II. Edinburgh, Scotland, SPIE, 99123M.
- Bharmal, Nazim A., Basden, Alastair G., Bourgenot, Cyril J., Black, Martin, Dubbeldam, Cornelis M., Henry, David M., Hölck-Santibanez, Daniel, Morris, Timothy J., Robertson, David J., Schmoll, Jürgen, Talbot, Robert G., Younger, Eddy J. & Myers, Richard M. (2016), CHOUGH: implementation and performance of a high-order 4m AO demonstrator, in Marchetti, Enrico, Close, Laird M. & Véran, Jean-Pierre eds, 9909: Adaptive Optics Systems V. Edinburgh, SPIE, 990948-990948-7.
- Cowie, Euan, Bourgenot, Cyril, Robertson, David J. & Courtial, Johannes K. (2015), Progress towards building pixelated transformation-optics devices, Frontiers in Optics 2015. San Jose, California, OSA, FM3E.5.
- Taylor, Jonathan M., Saunter, Christopher D., Bourgenot, Cyril, Girkin, John M. & Love, Gordon D. (2015), Realtime wavefront sensing in a SPIM microscope, and active aberration tracking, in Bifano, Thomas G. Kubby, Joel & Gigan, Sylvain eds, 9335: Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems. San Francisco, California, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington.
- Bourgenot C & Robertson DJ (2015), Tool offset optimisation for the machining of free-form optics with a non-zero gradient at the centre, in Kovacicinova, J & Vit, T eds, 9442: Optics and Measurement Conference 2014. Liberec, CZ, Liberec, 944206.
- Bourgenot, C., Taylor, J. M., Saunter, C. D., Girkin, J. M. & Love, G. D. (2013), Light sheet adaptive optics microscope for 3D live imaging, 8589: Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XX. 85890W.
- Bourgenot, cyril, Taylor, Jonathan M., Saunter, Christopher D., Girkin, John M. & Love, Gordon D. (2013), AO modal optimization in a live, beating zebrafish heart, Imaging and Applied Optics Postdeadline. OW4A.4.
- Saunter, Christopher D., Bourgenot, Cyril, Girkin, John M. & Love, Gordon D. (2012), Closed loop adaptive optics with a laser guide star for biological light microscopy, in Olivier, Scot S., Bifano, Thomas G. & Kubby, Joel eds, 8253: SPIE MOEMS-MEMS, 2012. San Francisco, CA, SPIE.
- Girkin, J M, Taylor, J M, Bourgenot, C, Saunter, C D & Love, G D (2012), Adaptive optical methods for in vivo imaging in developing Zebra fish, 2012 International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT 2012). Paris, IEEE.
- Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C. D., Girkin, J. M. & Love, G. D. (2011), Adaptive optics for wide-field microscopy, 7904: Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XVIII. San Francisco, CA, SPIE, 790414.
- Bourgenot, Cyril, Love, Gordon D., Saunter, Christopher D. & Girkin, John M. (2011), Wide field adaptive optics microscopy using both closed loop correction and image sharpness optimization, Imaging and Applied Optics. JTuA2.
Journal Article
- Graham, Christopher, Girkin, John M. & Bourgenot, Cyril (2022). Integrated fiber optic spectrally resolved downwelling irradiance sensor for pushbroom spectrometers. Optics Express 30(25): 45592-45598.
- Graham, Christopher, Girkin, John & Bourgenot, Cyril (2022). Spectral index selection method for remote moisture sensing under challenging illumination conditions. Scientific Reports 12(1): 14555.
- Graham, Christopher, Girkin, John M & Bourgenot, Cyril (2021). Freeform based hYperspectral imager for MOisture Sensing (FYMOS). Optics Express 29(11): 16007-16018.
- Downes, Lucy A., MacKellar, Andrew R., Whiting, Daniel J., Bourgenot, Cyril, Adams, Charles S. & Weatherill, Kevin J. (2020). Full-Field Terahertz Imaging at Kilohertz Frame Rates Using Atomic Vapor. Physical Review X 10(1): 011027.
- Wilson, Robbie, King, Martin, Gray, Ross, Carroll, David, Dance, Rachel, Butler, Nicholas, Armstrong, Chris, Hawkes, Steve, Clarke, Robert, Robertson, David, Bourgenot, Cyril, Neely, David & McKenna, Paul (2018). Development of Focusing Plasma Mirrors for Ultraintense Laser-Driven Particle and Radiation Sources. Quantum Beam Science 2(1): 1.
- Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C.D., Love, G.D. & Girkin, J.M. (2013). Comparison of closed loop and sensorless adaptive optics in widefield optical microscopy. Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications 8: 13027.
- Bourgenot, Cyril, Saunter, Christopher D., Taylor, Jonathan M., Girkin, John M. & Love, Gordon D. (2012). 3D adaptive optics in a light sheet microscope. Optics Express 20(12): 13252-13261.
Supervision students
Mr. Christopher Graham
PGR Student