Pascal Voluer

Oxxius SA designs and manufactures diode pumped solid state lasers and laser diode modules. It develops laser modules applications in bio-photonics, metrology, spectroscopy and other instrumentation applications for both research and industrial customers. The firm's products are used in fluorescence analysis applications such as flow cytometry, microscopy, imaging, microarrays, contamination analysis, and food and beverage quality control, interferometry applications, including laser doppler velocimetry, holography, and metrology, and raman spectroscopy, non destructive testing, and metrology applications. The company was founded in 2002 by Thierry Georges and Raymond Le Bras and is headquartered in Lannion, France.

KEOPSYS SA develops and manufactures optical fibre amplifiers and lasers. It offers CW amplifier, pulsed amplifier, CW laser, pulsed laser, and technical support. The firm's products are used in Light Detection and Ranging, defence, scientific, and aerospace applications. The company was founded by Marc Le Flohic and Jean-Marc Delavaux in 1997 and is headquartered in Lannion, France.

AMS Technologies AG operates as a solution provider and distributor for optical, power and thermal management technologies. It serves the medical, industrial, renewable energies, research and scientific, defense and aerospace, telecom and datacom industries. The company was founded by Eric V. Protiva in 1982 and is headquartered in Martinsried, Germany.

Quantel SA engages engages in the provision of solid-state lasers. Its activities include designing, development, and marketing of medical specialized lasers for ophthalmology, dermatology, and esthetics. The firm also manufactures products for scientific and industrial applications in research laboratories, industrial cleaning, tracking, and measurement apparatuses. The company was founded by Georges Bret on July 3, 1970 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Spectra-Physics, Inc. used to manufacture semiconductor based lasers and laser optics, which was used for everything from inspecting microchips and etching holograms to welding metals and plastics. It was engaged in making of related optical and optoelectronic products such as crystals, diffraction gratings and thin film interference filters as well as sells others photonics components through its Oriel catalog. The company was founded in 1961 and was located in Mountain View, CA.