Education:
Ph.D. in Physics (2009-2015): Institut National d’Optique (INO) / Université Laval, “A differential optical absorption spectroscopy lidar for mid-infrared gaseous measurements”.

M.Sc. in Physics (2006-2008): Exfo Inc / Université Laval: “Development of a tunable SOA fiber ring laser under FM regime”.

B.Sc. in Engineering Physics (2001-2005): Université Laval

LinkedIn profile

Research Interests
Development of novel optical instruments in oceanography

Publications:

Refereed journals

[4] Girard, S. L., Allard, M., Piché, M., and Babin, F., (2015) Broadband and tunable Optical Parametric Generator for remote detection of gas molecules in the short and mid-infrared. Applied Optics. 54: 2594-2605

[3] Girard, S. L., Allard, M., Piché, M., and Babin, F., (2015) A differential optical absorption spectroscopy lidar for mid-infrared gaseous measurements. Applied Optics. 54: 1647-1656
 
[2] Girard, S. L., Piché, M., Chen, H., Schinn, G., Oh, W-Y., and Bouma, B. E., (2011) SOA Fiber Ring Lasers: Single- Versus Multiple-Mode Oscillation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 17(6): 1513-1520

[1] Girard, S. L., Chen, H., Schinn, G., and Piché, M. (2008) Frequency-modulated, tunable, semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based fiber ring laser for linewidth and line shape control. Optics Letters.  33: 1920-1922

Refereed Proceedings

[7] Girard, S. L., Babin, F., Allard, M., and Piché, M., (2013) Enhancement to INO's broadband SWIR/MWIR spectroscopic Lidar. Proc. SPIE. 8872: 88720K
 
[6] Babin, F., Forest, R., Bourliaguet, B., Cantin, D., Cottin, P., Pancrati, O., Turbide, S., Girard, S. L., Cayer, F., and Lemieux, D., (2013) Latest developments in active remote sensing at INO. Proc. SPIE.8515: 85150E

[5] Girard, S. L., Hô, N., Bourliaguet, B., Lemieux, D., Piché, M., and Babin, F., (2012) Broadband spectroscopic lidar for SWIR/MWIR detection of gaseous pollutants in air. Proc SPIE. 8534:853410

[4] Girard, S. L., Hô N., Bourliaguet, B., Paradis, P.-F., Piché, M., and Babin, F., (2012) Proposal for a standoff bio-agent detection SWIR/MWIR differential scattering lidar. Proc. SPIE. 8358:835805

[3] Girard, S. L., Sanz, A. C., Chen, H., Schinn, G. W., and Piché, M., (2009) Measurement of SOA a Factor using AM-induced FM Laser Operation in a Fiber Ring Cavity. Proc. SPIE 7386:738624

[2] Girard, S. L., Chen, H., Schinn, G. W., and Piché, M., (2007) FM laser operation in SOA-based fiber ring lasers. Proc. of OSA. JTuA66.

[1] Girard, S. L., Chen, H., Schinn, G. W., Champagne, A., and Piché, M., "FM laser oscillation in tunable SOA-based fiber ring lasers," (2007). Proc. SPIE 6796:67960Y