List of Publications - Olivier Lai. Complete as of June 17th 2002
Refereed Journals
Invited Papers in Conferences
Oral Presentations in Conferences
Posters in Conferences
Proceedings of Conferences
Publications in non-refereed journals
Chapters in Books
Ph.D. Dissertation
Seminars
Ohana documents
PUEO NUI Documents
KAON: Keck Adaptive Optics Notes
Invited Papers in Conferences
- "Adaptive optics observations of Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies. (III) : J, H, K and narrow band imaging of NGC 7469", Lai, O., Rouan, D., Rigaut, F., Gendron, E., D. Le Mignant and P. Wizinowich, 2002, (in preparation)
- "Astronomy with adaptive optics", Menard, F., Lai, O., Dumas, C., 2002, submitted to Astron. & Astrophys. Suppl. Series.
- "Observations of Titan at 2mm with the W.M. Keck adaptive optics system", S.C. Gibbard, B.A. Macintosh, C.E. Max, I. de Pater, F. Marchis, H.G. Roe, D.S. Acton, O. Lai , P.L. Wizinowich, P. Stomski, E.F. Young and C.P. McKay, 2002, submitted to Astrohpys. J.
- "Cloud structures on Neptune observed with Keck Telescope Adaptive Optics", Max, C.E., Macintosh, B.A., Gibbard, S.G., Gavel, D.T., Roe, H.G., de Pater, I., Ghez, A.M., Acton, D.S., Lai, O. , Stomski, O., Wizinowich, P., 2002, submitted to Astrohpys. J.
- "GriF: The New Three-dimensional Spectroscopic Mode of PUEO, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Adaptive Optics Bonnette: First Observations in the Fabry-Perot Scanning Mode", Clenet, Y., Le Coarer, E., Joncas, G., Beuzit, J.-L., Rouan, D., Chalabaev, A., Rabou, P., Arsenault, R., Delage, C., Marlot, C., Vallee, P., Grundseth, B., Thomas, J.; Forveille, T., Lai, O ., Lacombe, F., 2002, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific , 114, 563.
- "Images of Titan at 1.3 and 1.6m m with Adaptive Optics at the CFHT", Coustenis, A., Gendron, E., Lai, O.,Veran, J-P., Woillez, J., Combes, M., Vapillon, L., Fusco, T., Mugnier, L., Rannou, P.,, 2001, Icarus , 154 , 501.
- "Keck diffraction-limited imaging of the young quadruple star system HD 98800", Prato, L., Ghez, A.M., Pi-a, R.K., Telesco, C.M., Fisher, R.S., Wizinowich, P., Lai, O. , Acton, D.S., Stomski, P., 2001, Astrophys. J.,549,590.
- "First Light adaptive optics images from the Keck II Telescope: a new era of high angular resolution imagery.", P. Wizinowich, D.S. Acton, O. Lai , C. Shelton, P. Stomski, J. Gathright, K. Ho, W. Lupton, K. Tsubota, C. Max, J. Brase, S. Olivier, D. Gavel, B. Macintosh, A. Ghez and J. Larkin, 2000, PASP, 112 , 315.
- "Adaptive optics observations of Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies. (II) : K imaging of Arp 299", Lai, O., Rouan, D., Rigaut, F., Doyon, R., and Gendron, E.,1999, A&A, 351 , 834.
- "Performance of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Adaptive Optics Bonnette", F. Rigaut, D. Salmon, R. Arsenault, J. Thomas, O. Lai , D. Rouan, J.P. Veran, P. Gigan, D. Crampton, J.M. Fletcher, J. Stilburn, C. Boyer and P. Jagourel, 1998, PASP, 110 , 152.
- "Adaptive optics observations of Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies. (I) : J, H, K images of Mkn 231", Lai, O. , Rouan, D., Rigaut, F., Arsenault, R., and Gendron, E., 1998, A&A, 334, 783.
- "Near-IR Images of the Torus and Micro-Spiral Structure in NGC 1068 using Adaptive Optics", D. Rouan, F. Rigaut, D. Alloin, R. Doyon, O. Lai , D. Crampton, E. Gendron, R. Arsenault, 1998, A&A, 339 , 687.
- "The power of adaptive optics: a close look at a molecular cloud in NGC 2023", D. Rouan, D. Field, J-L. Lemaire, O. Lai , G. Pineau des Forts, E. Falgarone, J-M. Deltorn. 1997, MNRAS, 284 , 395.
- "Spatially resolved images of Titan by means of adaptive optics", Combes, M., Vapillon, L., Gendron, E., Coustenis, A., Lai, O. , Wittemberg. R., Sirdey, R., 1997, Icarus, 129 :482-497
(First author)
- "`Ohana : un projet d'astronomie post-moderne ?", Rencontres du Centre de Recherche du Mont Megantic, 13-15 Mars 2002, Val David, Quebec, Canada.
- "`Ohana: Turning the Many into the One", AFOSR-sponsored Workshop on Advanced Topics in Situational Awareness, 15-17 January 2002, Maui High Performance Computing Center, Kihei, Maui, USA.
- "X-tragalactic Astronomy - the X-games of adaptive optics", review paper of extragalactic astronomy with adaptive optics, O. Lai , SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- Chairman of "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics II", SPIE 4007, Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
(other)
- "Lessons learned from Adaptive Optics on Mauna Kea", The Mauna Kea Adaptive Optics Group (P. Wizinowich, O. Lai, D. Le Mignant, S. Acton, W. Gaessler, H. Takami, B. Ellerbroek, M.Chun, D. O'Connor, G. Herriot), oral presentation (speaker : P. Wizinowich), Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics conference, held inVenice, on May 7-10 2001.
- "Performance of the Keck Adaptive Optics Facility: the first year at the telescope", P. L. Wizinowich, D.S. Acton, O. Lai , J. Gathright, W. Lupton, P.J. Stomski Jr., SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- "Ohana , the Optical Hawaiian Array for Nanoradian Astronomy", G. Perrin, O. Lai, J. Woillez, J. Guerin, P. Lena and V. Coude du Foresto, Annual meeting of the Societe Franaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Scientific Highlights 2002. Lyon, France, June 2001.
- , F. Lacombe, J-L. Lemaire and D. Field, Annual meeting of the Societe Franaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Scientific Highlights 2002. Lyon, France, June 2001. "First results of the CFHT GriF 3D spectrograph", Y. Clenet, E. Le Coarer, G. Joncas, J-L. Beuzit, D. Rouan, A. Chalabaev, P. Rabou, R. Arsenault, C. Delage, C. Marlot, P. Vallee, B. Grundseth, J. Thomas, T. Forveille, O. Lai
- "CFHT activities' report" presented by O. Lai , on behalf of G. Fahlman at the Mauna Kea User's Meeting, held in Waikoloa, 4-5 October 2001.
- "High contrast imaging with high order adaptive optics systems : application to star formation studies", O. Lai., F.Menard, C.Dougados, (speaker : F.Menard) at 2001 AAS, 198.7706
- "PSC4158+2805 : A young star with a large edge on disk and a bipolar jet !", F.Menard, C. Dougados, E. Magnier, J-C. Cuillandre, G. Fahlman, T. Forveille, O. Lai, N. Manset, P. Martin, C. Veillet, oral presentation at 2001 AAS, 198.4803
- "Lessons learned from Adaptive Optics on Mauna Kea", The Mauna Kea Adaptive Optics Group (P. Wizinowich, O. Lai, D. Le Mignant, S. Acton, W. Gaessler, H. Takami, B. Ellerbroek, M.Chun, D. O'Connor, G. Herriot), oral presentation (speaker : P. Wizinowich). Invited talk at Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics conference, held inVenice, on May 7-10 2001.
- "Performance of the W.M. Keck Observatory natural guide star adaptive optics facility: the first year at the telescope", P.L. Wizinowich, D.S. Acton, O. Lai, J. Gathright, W. Lupton, P. Stomski, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- "Neptune and Titan observed with the Keck telescope adaptive optics", C.E. Max, B.A. Macintosh, S. Gibbard, D.T. Gavel, H. Roe, I. De Pater, A.M. Ghez, S. Acton, O. Lai , P. Wiziniwoich, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- "The Keck Natural Guide Star Adaptive Optics Facility: capabilities and early science", D.S. Acton, P. Wizinowich, O. Lai , P. Stomski, J. Gathright, W. Lupton, C. Shelton, E. Johansson, American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, Atlanta, December 1999, 93.01.
- "Adaptive Optics Imaging of Neptune and Titan with the W.M. Keck Telescope", C. Max, B. Macintosh, S. Gibbard, H. Roe, I. de Pater, A. Ghez, S. Acton, P. Wizinowich, O. Lai, American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, Atlanta, December 1999, 93.02.
- "Keck Adaptive Optics Observations of Seyfert Nuclei", A. Quirrenbach, O.Lai, J. Larkin, G. Neugebauer, A. Weinberger, P. Wizinowich, American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, Atlanta, December 1999, 93.04
- "Diffraction Limited Images of Faint Field Galaxies", J.E. Larkin, T.M. Glassman, P.Wizinowich, O. Lai , American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, Atlanta, December 1999, 93.05.
- "Warm Circumstellar Dust in the HD 98800 Quadruple Star System", L. Prato, A.M. Ghez, R.K. Pina, C.M. Telesco, R.S. Fisher, P. Wizinowich, O. Lai , D.S. Acton, P. Stomski, American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, Atlanta, December 1999, 78.11.
- "Adaptive Optics Imaging of Neptune with the W.M. Keck Telescope", B. Macintosh, C.E. Max, H. Roe, S. Gibbard, D. Gavel, S. Acton, O. Lai, P. Wizinowich, I. de Pater, A. Ghez, K. Baines, American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 31, Padova, September 1999, 65.06.
- "Imaging Titan at 1.3 and 1.6 mm with adaptive optics at the CFHT", A. Coustenis, E. Gendron, O. Lai , J.-P. Veran, M. Combes, American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 31, Padova, September 1999, 41.03 .
- "Luminous IR galaxies: the acute view of Adaptive Optics", D. Rouan, Y. Clenet, O. Lai, in "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics", Sonthofen - ESO/OSA topical meeting, September 1998.
- "Mirror Cleaning News at the CFHT", B. Magrath, O. Lai , Telescope Mirror Coating and Cleaning Conference, Kohala Coast, November 1997.
- "A close look at NGC1068 with adaptive optics: dust torus and micro-spiral structure", D. Rouan, O. Lai , D. Alloin, F. Rigaut. 184th symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan. August 1997.
- "First Results of the CFHT Adaptive Optics Bonnette on the telescope", F. Rigaut, D. Salmon, R. Arsenault, S. McArthur, J. Thomas, O. Lai , D. Rouan, P. Gigan, J-P Veran, D. Crampton, J.M. Fletcher, J. Stillburn, B. Leckie, S. Roberts, R. Woof, C. Boyer, P. Jagourel, J-P Gaffard, Topical Meeting on Adaptive Optics, OSA, Maui, July 1996.
- "Adaptive optics observations of starburst galaxies" O. Lai, D. Rouan, E. Gendron, F. Rigaut, in "Science with VLTI", Garching bei Munchen, June 1996.
- "CFHT Adaptive Optics: First results at the Telescope", O. Lai , J-P. Veran, F. Rigaut,, D. Rouan, P. Gigan, F. Lacombe, P. Lena, R. Arsenault, D.A. Salmon, J. Thomas, D. Crampton, J.M. Fletcher, J.R. Stillburn, C. Boyer, P. Jagourel, SPIE Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow, May 1996, presented by Pierre Lena.
- "High order curvature adaptive optics revisited", O. Lai, Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics Conference, 2001, 7-10 March 2001, Venice.
- "Pupil amplitude control as a tool for high dynamic range imaging", O. Lai, J. Kuhn, F. Marchis, Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics Conference, 2001, 7-10 March 2001, Venice.
- "MANO - The Modal Analysis and Noise Optimisation program for the W.M. Keck Observatory adaptive optics system", O. Lai , P. Stomski, E. Gendron, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- "Fibered large interferometer on top of Mauna Kea", G. Perrin, O. Lai , P.J. Lena, V. Coude du Foresto, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- "GRiF: an infrared 3D spectroscopic mode for KIR/PUEO", Y. Clenet, D. Rouan, R. Arsenault, F. Lacombe, C. Delage, S. Pau, A. Chabalaev, E. Le Coarer, P. Rabou, J.-L. Beuzit, D. Le Mignant, G. Joncas, O. Lai , SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich.
- "Initial performance of the Keck AO wavefront controller system", Johansson, E.M., Acton, D.S., An, J.R., Avicola, K., Beeman, B.V., Brase, J.M., Carrano, C.J., Gathright, J., Gavel, D.T., Hurd, R.L., Lai, O., Lupton, W., Macintosh, B.A., Max, C.E., Olivier, S.S., Shelton, J.C., Stomski, P.J., Tsubota, K., Waltjen, K.E., Watson, J.A., Wizinowich, P.L., 2000, SPIE 4007.
- "QuickLook Data Reduction Pipeline - Keck Adaptive Optics real time data reduction software", O. Lai , P. Wizinowich, J. Gathright, ADASS IX, October 1999, Kona.
- "Adaptive Optics spectro-imaging of starburst galaxies", Lai O. , Rouan D., Alloin D., in "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics", Sonthofen - ESO/OSA topical meeting, September 1998.
- "Pre-observing Keck Adaptive optics update", O. Lai , P. Wizinowich, S. Acton, C. Shelton, E. Lefloc'h, in "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics", Sonthofen - ESO/OSA topical meeting, September 1998.
- "An analytical model for Shack-Hartmann-based adaptive optics systems", F. Rigaut, J-P. Veran, O. Lai , Kona, March 1998, SPIE 3353.
- "Laboratory Calibration of the W.M. Keck Observatory adaptive optics facility", D.S. Acton, P.L. Wizinowich, P.J. Stomski, J.C. Shelton, O. Lai , J.M. Brase, Kona, March 1998, SPIE 3353, pp.125-131.
- "High Angular Observations of Active Nuclei using PUEO, the CFHT Adaptive Optics System", D. Rouan, O. Lai , F. Rigaut, D. Alloin, Kona, March 1998, SPIE 3353.
- "CFHT adaptive optics and ADONIS observations of starburst galaxies" O. Lai, D. Rouan, F. Rigaut, E. Gendron, J-P. Veran, Topical Meeting on Adaptive Optics, OSA, Maui, July 1996.
- "Integration and characterization of the CFHT adaptive optics bonnette", O. Lai, R. Arsenault, F. Rigaut, D. Salmon, J. Thomas, P. Gigan, D. Rouan, D. Crampton, J.M. Fletcher, J. Stillburn, C. Boyer, P. Jagourel, Topical Meetings on Adaptive Optics, OSA/ESO, Garching bei MYnchen, October 1995.
(First author)
- "High order curvature adaptive optics revisited", O. Lai, Proceedings of Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics conference, held inVenice, on May 7-10 2001, Eds Roberto Ragazzoni, Norbert Hubin and Simone Esposito, to be published by European Southern Observatory.
- "Pupil amplitude control as a tool for high dynamic range imaging", O. Lai, J. Kuhn, F. Marchis, Proceedings of Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics conference, held inVenice, on May 7-10 2001, Eds Roberto Ragazzoni, Norbert Hubin and Simone Esposito, to be published by European Southern Observatory.
- "X-tragalactic Astronomy - the X-games of adaptive optics", O. Lai, Proceedings of SPIE 4007 Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich, P. Wizinowich Ed, 773.
- "MANO - The Modal Analysis and Noise Optimisation program for the W.M. Keck Observatory adaptive optics system", O. Lai , P. Stomski, E. Gendron, Proceedings of SPIE 4007 Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, 27-31 March 2000, Munich, P. Wizinowich Ed, 620.
- "QuickLook Data Reduction Pipeline - Keck Adaptive Optics real time data reduction software", O. Lai , P. Wizinowich, J. Gathright, Proceedings of ADASS IX, Octobre 1999, Kona, 369.
- "Pre-observing Keck Adaptive optics update", O. Lai , P. Wizinowich, S. Acton, C. Shelton, E. Lefloc'h, Proceedings of "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics", Sonthofen - ESO/OSA topical meeting, September 1998, pp. 565-574, D. Bonaccini, Ed.
- "Adaptive Optics spectro-imaging of starburst galaxies", Lai O. , Rouan D., Alloin D., Proceedings of "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics", Sonthofen - ESO/OSA topical meeting, September 1998, pp. 555-563., D. Bonaccini, Ed.
- "CFHT Adaptive Optics: First results at the Telescope", O. Lai , J-P. Veran, F. Rigaut,, D. Rouan, P. Gigan, F. Lacombe, P. Lena, R. Arsenault, D.A. Salmon, J. Thomas, D. Crampton, J.M. Fletcher, J.R. Stillburn, C. Boyer, P. Jagourel, Proceedings SPIE Vol 2871, pp 859-870, Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow, Arne L. Ardeberg, Ed.
- "CFHT adaptive optics and ADONIS observations of starburst galaxies" O. Lai, D. Rouan, F. Rigaut, E. Gendron, J-P. Veran, Technical digest of Topical Meeting on Adaptive Optics, OSA, Maui, July 1996.
- "Adaptive optics observations of starburst galaxies" O. Lai, D. Rouan, E. Gendron, F. Rigaut, Proc. Science with VLTI, Garching bei Munchen, June 1996, pp.119-120 F. Paresce, Ed.
- "Integration and characterization of the CFHT adaptive optics bonnette", O. Lai, R. Arsenault, F. Rigaut, D. Salmon, J. Thomas, P. Gigan, D. Rouan, D. Crampton, J.M. Fletcher, J. Stillburn, C. Boyer, P. Jagourel, Topical Meetings on Adaptive Optics, OSA/ESO, Garching bei MYnchen, October 1995, pp. 491-496, M. Cullum, Ed.
(other)Publications in non-refereed journals
- "Ohana , the Optical Hawaiian Array for Nanoradian Astronomy", G. Perrin, O. Lai, J. Woillez, J. Guerin, P. Lena and V. Coude du Foresto, Proceedings of Scientific Highlights 2001 of the Societe Franaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, EDP Sciences, 573.
- "First results of the CFHT GriF 3D spectrograph", Y. Clenet, E. Le Coarer, G. Joncas, J-L. Beuzit, D. Rouan, A. Chalabaev, P. Rabou, R. Arsenault, C. Delage, C. Marlot, P. Vallee, B. Grundseth, J. Thomas, T. Forveille, O. Lai, F. Lacombe, J-L. Lemaire and D. Field, Proceedings of Scientific Highlights 2001 of the Societe Franaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, EDP Sciences, 603.
- "Lessons learned from Adaptive Optics on Mauna Kea", The Mauna Kea Adaptive Optics Group (P. Wizinowich, O. Lai, D. Le Mignant, S. Acton, W. Gaessler, H. Takami, B. Ellerbroek, M.Chun, D. O'Connor, G. Herriot). Proceedings of Beyond Conventional Adaptive Optics conference, held inVenice, on May 7-10 2001, Eds Roberto Ragazzoni, Norbert Hubin and Simone Esposito, to be published by European Southern Observatory.
- "Fibered large interferometer on top of Mauna Kea", G. Perrin, O. Lai , P.J. Lena, V. Coude du Foresto, 2000, SPIE 4006, 708.
- "Performance of the W.M. Keck Observatory natural guide star adaptive optics facility: the first year at the telescope", P.L. Wizinowich, D.S. Acton, O. Lai, J. Gathright, W. Lupton, P. Stomski, 2000, SPIE 4007, 2.
- "Initial performance of the Keck AO wavefront controller system", Johansson, E.M., Acton, D.S., An, J.R., Avicola, K., Beeman, B.V., Brase, J.M., Carrano, C.J., Gathright, J., Gavel, D.T., Hurd, R.L., Lai, O., Lupton, W., Macintosh, B.A., Max, C.E., Olivier, S.S., Shelton, J.C., Stomski, P.J., Tsubota, K., Waltjen, K.E., Watson, J.A., Wizinowich, P.L., 2000, SPIE 4007, 600.
- "GRiF: an infrared 3D spectroscopic mode for KIR/PUEO", Y. Clenet, D. Rouan, R. Arsenault, F. Lacombe, C. Delage, S. Pau, A. Chabalaev, E. Le Coarer, P. Rabou, J.-L. Beuzit, D. Le Mignant, G. Joncas, O. Lai , 2000, SPIE 4007, 942.
- "Neptune and Titan observed with the Keck telescope adaptive optics", C.E. Max, B.A. Macintosh, S. Gibbard, D.T. Gavel, H. Roe, I. De Pater, A.M. Ghez, S. Acton, O. Lai, P. Wiziniwoich, 2000, SPIE 4007, 803.
- "Luminous IR galaxies: the acute view of Adaptive Optics", D. Rouan, Y. Clenet, O. Lai, Proceedings of "Astronomy with Adaptive Optics", Sonthofen - ESO/OSA topical meeting, September 1998, pp. 411-419, D. Bonaccini, Ed.
- "A close look at NGC1068 with adaptive optics: dust torus and micro-spiral structure", D. Rouan, O. Lai , D. Alloin, F. Rigaut. Proceedings of the 184th symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan. Ed, Yoshiaki Sofue, 1998.
- "Laboratory Calibration of the W.M. Keck Observatory adaptive optics facility", D.S. Acton, P.L. Wizinowich, P.J. Stomski, J.C. Shelton, O. Lai , J.M. Brase, Kona, March 1998, SPIE 3353, pp.125-131.
- "High Angular Observations of Active Nuclei using PUEO, the CFHT Adaptive Optics System", D. Rouan, O. Lai , F. Rigaut, D. Alloin, Kona, March 1998, SPIE 3353, pp.463-466.
- "An analytical model for Shack-Hartmann-based adaptive optics systems", F. Rigaut, J-P. Veran, O. Lai , Kona, March 1998, SPIE 3353, pp.1038-1048.
- "Mirror Cleaning News at the CFHT", B. Magrath, O. Lai , Proceedings of the 1997 Telescope Mirror Coating and Cleaning Conference, Kohala Coast, November 1997, pp. 1-9, B. Magrath, Ed.
- "Performance analysis from the CFHT AO Bonnette data", F. Rigaut, O. Lai , J-P Veran, R. Arsenault, D. Salmon, S. McArthur, G. Barrick, J. Thomas, R. Doyon, D. Nadeau, Technical digest of Topical Meeting on Adaptive Optics, OSA, Maui, July 1996.
- "L'hydrogne moleculaire dans les nebuleuses par reflexion", G. Pineau des Forts, D. Field, J-L. Lemaire, D. Rouan, O. Lai , J-M. Deltorn, E. Falgarone, M-Y. Gerin, F. Rostas, S. Leach. Journees de Spectroscopie Moleculaire DIAM, Bourges, July 1996.
- "Molecular Hydrogen in reflection nebul¾", D. Rouan, D. Field, J-L. Lemaire, G. Pineau des Forts, O. Lai, E. Falgarone, M-Y. Gerin, J-M. Deltorn, F. Rostas, S. Leach, IAU Colloqium 178: Molecules in Astrophysics, Leiden, July 1996.
- "Images of Titan's surface in the near-infrared with ADONIS", M. Combes, A. Coustenis, L. Vapillon, E. Gendron, R. Wittemberg, O. Lai , R. Sirdey, B.A.A.S. 28, October 1996.
- "Spatially resolved imagery of Titan in the near infrared", M. Combes, L. Vapillon, E. Gendron, A. Coustenis, O. Lai , B.A.A.S 27, p.52, October 1995.
- "Spatially resolved imagery of Titan by means of adaptive optics", M. Combes, L. Vapillon, E. Gendron, A. Coustenis, O. Lai , PSG/Cassini Meeting, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, May 1995.
Chapters in books
- "PUEO NUI : clearing the path for direct planet detection", O. Lai& F. Menard, 2001, Bull. CFH, 43 , 19.
- "First results from a CFH12K survey for low mass objects in Taurus", Dougados, C., Menard, F., Magnier, E., Cuillandre, J-C., Lai, O.,Manset, N., Fahlman, G., Martin, E.L., Bouvier, J., Veillet, C., Martin, P., Forveille, T., 2001, Bull. CFH, 43 , 12.
- "`Ohana: Dream or Reality?", O. Lai , & G. Perrin, 2000, Bull. CFH , 42, 22.
- "L'avenir de la Haute Resolution angulaire au TCFH", O. Lai ,, 2000, Bull. CFH, 41 , 9.
- "2 micron images of Titan by means of adaptive optics", M. Combes, L. Vapillon, E. Gendron, A. Coustenis, O. Lai , March 1996, The Messenger, 83 :40-42.
- "Contribution of the ESO adaptive optics program to astronomy: a first review", J-L, Beuzit, B. Brandl, M. Combes, A. Eckart, M. Faucherre, M. Heydari-Malayeri, N. Hubin, O. Lai, P. Lena, C. Perrier, G. Perrin, A. Quirrenbach, D. Rouan, B. Sams, P. Thebault, 1994, The Messenger, 75:33-37.
Ph.D. Dissertation
- Chapter 14, "Observing with adaptive optics" and chapter 15, "Astronomical results", Pierre Lena et Olivier Lai , in "Adaptive Optics in Astronomy", Franois Roddier, Ed. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- "L'optique adaptative du Telescope Canada-France-Hawaii et son utilisation pour l'etude des coeurs de galaxies a flambee d'etoiles", Thse de Doctorat de l'Universite de Paris VII. 1996.
- "`Ohana : un projet d'astronomie post-moderne ?", Rencontre du Centre de Recherches du Mont Megantic, March 2002, Val David, Quebec, Canada.
- "`Ohana : turning the Many into the One ", AFOSR-sponsored Workshop on Advnaced Topics in Situational Awareness, January 2002, Maui High Performance Computing Center, Kihei, Maui, USA.
- "`Ohana & PUEO NUI progress report", Presentation to the CFHT Board of Directors (with the participation of Jim Beletic and Jean Charles Cuillandre), CFHT, 14 December 2001
- "`Ohana : the Optical Hawaiian Array for Nanoradian Astronomy", The Universe tonight, 1 December 2001, Public lecture, Mauna Kea Visitor Center, Hale Pohoaku, Hawaii, USA.
- "CFHT infrared instruments status and PUEO NUI", SAC presentation, CFHT, 16 November 2001.
- "CFHT : status report" Mauna Kea User's Meeting, on behald of G. Fahlman, 5 October 2001.
- "`Ohana : turning the Mauna Kea Telescopes into a giant interferometer", June 2001, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii - Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- "`Ohana : turning the Mauna Kea Telescopes into a giant interferometer", May 2001, Joint Optics and Astronomy Seminar, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London, England.
- "`Ohana : turning the Mauna Kea Telescopes into a giant interferometer", March 2001, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Hertzberg Institute for Astrophysics, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- "Diffraction and apodization for extremely large telescopes", Center for Adaptive Optics Workshop, March 2001, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA.
- "`Ohana : turning the Mauna Kea Telescopes into a giant interferometer", CFHT Seminar, February 2001.
- "`Ohana : operational issues" , Second `Ohana meeting, 17 December 2000, Waimea, Hawaii, USA.
- "STAR aWARrds - PUEO : CFHT strikes back or how I stopped to worry and loved AO", Presentation en duo avec Franois Rigaut, pour l'anniversaire des 21 ans du TCFH. 2 December 2000.
- "Science goals for the OHANA array", OHANA meeting, March 2000.
- "PUEO NUI: an upgrade for PUEO", CFHT Board of Directors, December 1999.
- "Keck II adaptive optics First Light, First results", AO workshop, Pleasanton, May 1999.
- "Optique adaptive du telescope W.M. Keck: premire lumire". Seminaire exceptionnel du DESPA, April 1999.
- "Keck II adaptive optics First Light, First results", CFHT seminar, March 1999.
- "Optique adaptative: Passe, present et futur". Seminaire exceptionnel du DESPA, September 1998.
- "Adaptive Optics: Past, Present and Future", Waikoloa Science Project, July 1998.
- "Adaptive Optics: Past, Present and Future", CFHT Seminar, July 1998.
- "The Canada-France-Hawaii adaptive optics system and its use in the study of the innermost regions of starburst galaxies", WMKO Seminar, August 1997.
- "The Canada-France-Hawaii adaptive optics system and its use in the study of the innermost regions of starburst galaxies", CFHT Seminar, August 1997.
- "L'optique adaptative du Telescope Canada-France-Hawaii et son utilisation pour l'etude des coeurs de galaxies a flambee d'etoiles", dissertation defense, public hearing, Observatoire de Meudon, December 1996.
- "Optique adaptative et galaxies a flambee d'etoiles", Seminaire du DESPA, Meudon, May 1995.
- "Noyaux actifs de galaxies a flambee d'etoiles" 2eme Journee d'optique adaptative, Observatoire de Paris, March 1995.
- "Une galaxie a flambee d'etoiles: NGC 7469", 1ere Journee d'optique adaptative, Observatoire de Paris, January 1994.
- "First results of adaptive optics on NGC 7469", Journee en l'honneur de Trin Xuan Thuan, DAEC, Meudon, December 1993.
- "`Ohana : examples of potential science cases". Contributors : Xavier Delfosse, Catherine Dougados, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Olivier Guyon, Regis Lachaume, Olivier Lai, Eugene Magnier, Fabien Malbet, Franois Menard, Denis Mourard, Guy Perrin, Steve Ridgway, Helne Sol, Stephen Warren, Julien Woillez, Editors : Olivier Lai, Steve Ridgway.
- Summary of the `Ohana videoconference, December 17th/18th 2001
- Summary of the second `Ohana meeting, December 18th & 19 th 2000
- Summary of the first `Ohana meeting, March 16th & 17 th 2000
- "`Ohana : Optical Hawaiian Array for Nanoradian Astronomy. Implementation of phases I & II", O. Lai , G. Perrin, J. Guerin, J. Woillez, Document for CFHT's SAC meeting, November 2001.
- "`Ohana : Optical Hawaiian Array for Nanoradian Astronomy", O. Lai , Document for CFHT's SAC meeting, November 2000.
- "The upgrade of PUEO: a detailed analysis...", O. Lai , F. Menard, Document for CFHT's SAC meeting, November 2001.
- "Modal Control: a primer", O. Lai , KAON 164, July 1998.
- " Engineering Science with Keck AO", O. Lai , KAON 156, May 1998.