The relationship between basic research and industries is one of the key factors driving technological breakthroughs.
The "Optics Valley" regroups most of the French optical competencies with famous corporations such as Alcatel, Corning, Sagem, Thales... and large research institutions such as CEA, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut d'Optique, Onera...
Fastlite location, within the Ecole Polytechnique campus in Palaiseau near Paris, lies in the heart of the French "Optics Valley", thus easing the connections with the neighboring research laboratories.
Fastlite benefits from this high-tech research environment and keeps pace with the latest developments in research and requirements in the field of ultrafast lasers and their applications.