What Amplitude does

Amplitude (operating as Amplitude Laser Group and Amplitude Technologies) is a France-headquartered designer and manufacturer of high-performance ultrafast laser systems founded in 2001 and headquartered in Évry. Its product portfolio is organized around three families: femtosecond lasers (including industry- and science-grade platforms, OPA/OPCPA wavelength-extension units, and instrumentation), nanosecond lasers (flashlamp-pumped and diode-pumped variants), and supporting add-ons (metrology, pulse management, wavelength conversion). A wholly-owned subsidiary, Fastlite, supplies complementary ultrafast laser instrumentation. Technical differentiators include proprietary fiber-based architectures (notably the Focus 920 operating at 920 nm for two-photon imaging), high-beam-quality diode-pumped nanosecond platforms, OPA/OPCPA modules, and a kilojoule-class high-energy laser program in co-development for laser fusion with Focused Energy.

The business model is anchored on direct enterprise sales of capital laser equipment to three end-markets: industrial customers (consumer electronics, flat-panel display, micro-processing, semiconductor fabrication), medical customers (ophthalmology, medical-device manufacturing, proton therapy), and scientific-research institutions (proton/neutron generation, ultrafast electron microscopy, TR-ARPES, plasma diagnostics). Public list pricing is not disclosed; quotations are tailored to specification. Geographic reach spans France, the United States, Germany, Korea, and Japan, supported by an enterprise field-sales motion and a public product-finder specification tool. Recurring revenue is layered on via the Laser 4.0 digital service platform for ongoing system management. Marquee customer relationships include Focused Energy (laser fusion facility build-out) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR, joint research lab). Capital backing includes a $39 million 2012 growth round from Auriga Partners, Cathay Capital, CDC Enterprises, and Mérieux Equity Partners, plus ongoing support from the European Regional Development Fund and Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The company employed 51-100 people as of the most recent disclosed period.

Name

Amplitude

Legal name

Amplitude Laser

Website

https://amplitude-technologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Amplitude is a France-based designer and manufacturer of ultrafast (femtosecond and nanosecond) laser systems serving industrial, medical, and scientific-research customers globally through direct enterprise sales, with subsidiary Fastlite providing complementary ultrafast laser instrumentation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Laser Systems

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL)

Keywords

• Ultrafast laser systems
• Femtosecond lasers
• Nanosecond lasers
• Industrial laser manufacturing
• Laser fusion systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Évry

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laser Hardware Sales: Sale of femtosecond and nanosecond laser systems and add-on components to industrial, scientific, and medical customers
2. Laser 4.0 Services: Service offerings including the Laser 4.0 program and platform for ongoing customer support and system management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Amplitude designs, manufactures and sells ultrafast laser systems, principally femtosecond and nanosecond lasers, along with OPA/OPCPA products and fiber-based laser units. The products are sold to industrial manufacturers (consumer electronics, semiconductors, flat panel displays), scientific research institutions (proton/neutron generation, electron microscopy, plasma diagnostics), and medical customers (ophthalmology, proton therapy, medical device manufacturing).

Product overview

Amplitude is a laser manufacturing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of innovative and reliable laser solutions organized into three main product lines: Femtosecond Lasers (including Lasers for Industry, Lasers for Science, OPA and OPCPA Products, and Instrumentation), Nanosecond Lasers (including Flashlamps-pumped Lasers and Diode-pumped Lasers), and Add-ons (including Metrology, Pulse Management, and Wavelength accessories). The company also provides a Laser 4.0 Platform for digital laser system management. The product portfolio serves three primary market segments: Industry (consumer electronics, flat panel displays, micro-processing, semiconductors), Medical (ophthalmology, optical solutions, proton therapy), and Science (proton/neutron generation, ultrafast electron microscopy, TR-ARPES, plasma diagnostics). The company offers a Product Finder tool that enables customers to search and filter laser solutions based on technical specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Laser 4.0: Service platform for laser systems including program and digital platform for laser equipment management.

Products and services

• Femtosecond Lasers High-precision ultrafast lasers emitting pulses in the femtosecond range, used by industrial customers (consumer electronics, semiconductors, micro-processing), scientific researchers (electron microscopy, plasma diagnostics, proton/neutron generation), and in two-photon imaging setups.
• Nanosecond Lasers Lasers with pulse durations in the nanosecond range, available as flashlamp-pumped and diode-pumped variants, used in industrial and scientific applications requiring precision pulsed output.
• Focus 920 Fiber-Based Femtosecond Laser A fiber-based femtosecond laser operating at 920 nm, positioned as the gold standard wavelength for two-photon imaging, for multiphoton microscopy and neuroscience research applications.
• Laser 4.0 Program and Platform A service program and digital platform for management, monitoring and optimization of installed Amplitude laser systems.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LumibirdminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2024Amplitude Laser Group signed a definitive agreement with Lumibird for the sale of its nanosecond laser product line in the U.S. market, effective October 2024. This represents a strategic divestiture of a specific product line to a specialized laser company.
• Focused EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmplitude will develop two kilojoule-class high-energy, high-repetition rate laser systems to be installed at laser fusion company Focused Energy's facility. This is a significant development partnership for next-generation laser fusion technology.
• Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmplitude Laser Group and HZDR strengthened their collaboration with a new joint research lab focused on next-generation lasers for pioneering research. This represents an ongoing strategic research partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coherent Corp: One of the world's largest photonics companies, offering ultrafast (femtosecond/picosecond) lasers alongside a broad industrial laser portfolio directly competing with Amplitude across scientific and industrial applications.
• MKS Instruments (Spectra-Physics): Through its Spectra-Physics brand, MKS sells femtosecond and picosecond lasers for scientific research and OEM applications, directly competing with Amplitude in multiphoton microscopy, OPA/OPCPA, and ultrafast science.
• Lumibird: French laser specialist and Amplitude's channel partner following the October 2024 sale of Amplitude's U.S. nanosecond line; Lumibird also develops pulsed and solid-state lasers for science, defense, and medical markets overlapping with Amplitude.
• NKT Photonics: Danish ultrafast fiber-laser and supercontinuum specialist directly comparable to Amplitude's Focus 920 and other fiber-based femtosecond platforms used in multiphoton microscopy and biophotonics.
• Light Conversion: Lithuanian manufacturer of femtosecond lasers, OPA/OPCPA systems, and harmonic generators serving scientific and industrial customers with a product range closely mirroring Amplitude's ultrafast portfolio.
• EKSPLA: Lithuanian producer of picosecond and nanosecond lasers, OPO/OPA systems, and scientific laser instrumentation, serving the same scientific and industrial research customers as Amplitude.

Broad incumbents

• TRUMPF: German industrial laser and machine tool giant with a broad portfolio that includes ultrafast lasers for micro-processing and electronics manufacturing, overlapping Amplitude's industrial customer base at much larger scale.
• IPG Photonics: Dominant fiber-laser manufacturer with growing ultrafast and green-laser product lines serving industrial micro-processing and display applications that overlap with Amplitude's industrial segment.
• Thales (Thales Laser): Through its laser business, Thales develops high-energy and high-peak-power laser systems for defense, science, and inertial confinement fusion, intersecting with Amplitude's kilojoule-class and scientific customer space.

Emerging players

• Class 5 Photonics: German specialist in high-power ultrafast (few-cycle, OPCPA) laser systems for attosecond science and HHG, competing in a subset of Amplitude's scientific and OPCPA product overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/amplitude_tech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amplitude-technologies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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