Technologies of the 21th century, the optics and the lasers open in Aquitaine territory scopes in numerous sectors : aeronautics, space, health, energy, embarked systems, telecommunications.
The dynamics of this young industrial sector leans on:
- The Megajoule Laser (LMJ), one of the two biggest laser instruments in the world, the scientific equipment PETAL (Petawatt Aquitaine Laser) and LIL (prototype of the LMJ),
- Innovative SMI(SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRY) rapidly expanding, large companies, leaders on their markets,
- One of the strongest European concentration of researchers specialists in optics & lasers (LOMA, IOGS / LP2N, CELIA, ILP),
- A semipublic company, the SEML Route des Lasers, was dedicated to facilitate the establishment of optics & lasers companies,
- A structure of initial and continuous training, adapted to new needs: Institute of Optics of Aquitaine, Platform of continuous training in Optics & Lasers (PYLA).
La filière optique-laser
en Aquitaine c'est :
