What Amplitude Laser does

Amplitude Laser Group is a French privately-held laser manufacturer (Société Anonyme, headquartered in Pessac, France) that designs and produces ultrafast laser systems for scientific, medical, and industrial customers. Founded in 2001, the company specializes in femtosecond and nanosecond lasers, optical parametric amplifiers (OPA), optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA), titanium-sapphire platforms, and high-energy petawatt-class systems under brands such as Satsuma, Tangor, ARCO, DRACO, VEGA, and FOCUS 920. Its underlying technology spans both fiber-based and Ti:Sapphire architectures, with proprietary control software (CCM) and a digital service platform (Laser 4.0) for fleet management and optimization.

The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in the USA (Amplitude Laser Inc., Milpitas, formed from the 2022 merger of Continuum Electro-Optics and Amplitude's prior US presence), Korea, and China, plus a joint research laboratory with Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf in Dresden (extended in 2025). It is the seller of record on flagship scientific instruments such as the DRACO Ti:Sapphire laser at HZDR, the VEGA petawatt laser at CLPU Salamanca, and a 700TW/10Hz system at ELI ALPS in Hungary. In October 2024 it divested its nanosecond-laser (Continuum) product line to Lumibird to refocus on femtosecond and high-energy solutions.

Revenue mechanics rest on custom, quote-based hardware sales of high-value laser systems and modules (metrology, pulse management, wavelength add-ons) and associated professional services, sold via direct enterprise sales teams and a global distributor network covering Japan, India, Australia, Brazil, and Asia-Pacific. Customer segments are organized vertically into Industry (consumer electronics, flat panel displays, micro-processing, semiconductors), Medical (ophthalmology, medical device manufacturing, proton therapy), and Science (proton/neutron generation, ultrafast electron microscopy, TR-ARPES, plasma diagnostics), with named references including HZDR, CELIA, CLPU, ELI ALPS, INMED, Focused Energy, DOE/NREL, Clarios, and Liminal Insights.

Name

Amplitude Laser

Legal name

AMPLITUDE

Website

https://amplitude-laser.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Amplitude Laser is a French privately-held manufacturer of ultrafast femtosecond and high-energy laser systems serving scientific research (HZDR, ELI ALPS, Focused Energy), medical (ophthalmology, proton therapy), and industrial (semiconductors, micro-processing, batteries) customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Refractive Surgery Systems (Excimer/Femtosecond Lasers, Phakic IOL Systems, Wavefront/Guidance) (HLAHAJAG), Energy-Based Surgical Devices (Electrosurgery, RF, Ultrasonic, Laser) (HLAHADAC), Quantum Photonics & Quantum Imaging (Single-Photon, Lidar, Ghost Imaging) (HDAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Ultrafast laser manufacturing
• Femtosecond laser systems
• Nanosecond laser systems
• Titanium-sapphire lasers
• Petawatt laser systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Pessac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laser Hardware Sales: Sale of femtosecond and nanosecond laser systems, including Ti:Sapphire lasers, fiber lasers, and high-energy laser platforms for scientific, industrial, and medical applications. The company also sells add-on components including metrology, pulse management, and wavelength products.
2. Professional Services: Service business associated with laser products including maintenance, support, and potentially consulting for laser integration and optimization

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amplitude Laser designs and manufactures ultrafast laser systems, primarily femtosecond and nanosecond lasers based on Ti:Sapphire, fiber, and diode-pumped architectures, plus optical parametric amplifiers (OPA/OPCPA) and petawatt-class platforms. The company sells these systems and associated add-on modules (metrology, pulse management, wavelength) to research institutions, industrial manufacturers, and medical facilities for scientific physics, micro-processing, ophthalmology, proton therapy, and battery manufacturing applications.

Product overview

Amplitude Laser is a laser manufacturing company that designs and manufactures innovative and reliable laser solutions for industry, science, and medical sectors. The product portfolio includes femtosecond lasers (with sub-categories for industry and science applications, OPA/OPCPA products, and instrumentation), nanosecond lasers (flashlamps-pumped and diode-pumped), and add-on modules (metrology, pulse management, wavelength). Key products include the FOCUS 920 multiphoton imaging laser, the VEGA petawatt laser, and the DRACO Ti:Sapphire laser system. The company also offers a Laser 4.0® service program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Continuum: Nanosecond laser product line (sold to Lumibird in October 2024)
• Fastlite
• Laser 4.0

Products and services

• FOCUS 920 Fiber-based femtosecond laser designed for multiphoton microscopy and neuroscience applications, operating at 920 nm to enable optimal excitation for fluorescence, SHG, and THG with deep tissue penetration and excellent signal-to-noise ratio. For biomedical research institutes and neuroscience imaging facilities.
• ARCO Ti:Sapphire Laser Ultrafast Ti:Sapphire amplifier laser system used by scientific research groups for high-energy femtosecond pulses and plasma diagnostics.
• VEGA Petawatt Laser Petawatt-class laser developed by Amplitude Laser, used in scientific research for laser-driven production of medical radioisotopes and high-energy physics applications at facilities such as CLPU. For international research consortia and high-energy physics groups.
• DRACO Ti:Sapphire Laser System Titanium-sapphire laser acceleration source (DRACO) installed at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf for relativistic laser plasma physics, electron and proton acceleration, and secondary radiation research. For national research laboratories and accelerator facilities.
• Satsuma X Satsuma X femtosecond laser product line distributed to scientific and industrial customers via regional distributors such as Marubun in Japan for advanced photonics applications.
• Tangor Tangor laser product distributed through Japanese channel partners such as Marubun and Japan Laser Corporation, supporting ultrafast laser applications.
• Laser 4.0® Program and Platform Digital services platform branded Laser 4.0®, providing laser system management, optimization, and digital services for installed bases across industry. For industrial customers operating installed Amplitude laser fleets.

Named customers9 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

Feature7 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Deep 18-year collaboration strengthened with launch of joint research laboratory in Dresden. Focus on next-generation titanium-sapphire laser technologies, electron and proton acceleration, and secondary radiation sources. Amplitude provides R&D resources from its Lisses facility and funds PhD positions at HZDR.
• Hi-Acts (Helmholtz Innovation Platform)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Hi-Acts innovation platform combines expertise from five Helmholtz centers (DESY, HZDR, GSI, Hereon, Berlin) to make accelerator-based technologies accessible for industry and medicine. Amplitude-HZDR partnership strengthens the network.
• Focused EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partnership to develop two kilojoule-class high-energy, high-repetition rate laser systems for Focused Energy's laser fusion facility. Targets inertial confinement fusion research and commercial energy applications.
• HELMHOLTZ-Zentrum HereonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Hi-Acts platform along with other Helmholtz centers.
• HELMHOLTZ-Zentrum BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Hi-Acts platform along with other Helmholtz centers.
• DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Hi-Acts platform for accelerator-based technologies.
• GSI Helmholtzzentrum für SchwerionenforschungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Hi-Acts platform for accelerator-based technologies.
• ClarioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BatMan project funded by DOE's Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office. Successfully demonstrated novel laser-patterning process for battery electrode microstructure improvement. Clarios assembled commercially relevant 27-Ah batteries showing faster and more uniform wetting.
• Liminal InsightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BatMan project for battery manufacturing process development. Contributed to laser-patterning process demonstration for improving battery electrode performance.
• U.S. Department of Energy / NRELcoreOthersDOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory leads BatMan project, funded by DOE's Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office. Project successfully demonstrated roll-to-roll laser-patterning processing 700 meters of electrode material.
• QT-ScienceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrazilian partnership announced in 2023. QT-Science is a leading scientific provider of optical equipment and solutions in Brazil.
• MarubunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapanese distributor for Amplitude laser products including Satsuma X and Tangor lasers. Exhibits at Photonix Japan events.
• Japan Laser CorporationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for Ytterbium laser technology discussions and Amplitude's industrial-grade ultrafast laser products in Japan.
• Advanced PhotonicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndian distributor representing Amplitude at Laser World of Photonics India events.
• RaymaxminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian distributor presenting Amplitude products at Australian Manufacturing Week.
• COHPROSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAsia-Pacific distributor for Amplitude products, present at ACUP conference.
• FastlitecoreTechnology or IntegrationSubsidiary company producing measurement instruments including Dazzler for ultrafast pulse shaping. Integrated into Amplitude's product ecosystem.
• EPIC (European Photonics Industry Consortium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmplitude is a member of EPIC and participates in consortium activities, delegations, and events.
• EuPRAXIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in EuPRAXIA preparatory phase activities for European plasma accelerator infrastructure.
• CELIA laboratory at University of BordeauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational team led by CELIA used Amplitude's VEGA petawatt laser for laser-driven medical radioisotope production research, successfully producing scandium-44 for PET imaging.
• CLPU (Centro de Láseres Pulsados)coreTechnology or IntegrationHosts Amplitude's VEGA petawatt laser at facility in Salamanca, Spain for scientific research applications.
• ELI ALPS Research InstitutecoreTechnology or IntegrationAmplitude successfully installed 700TW/10Hz 22fs Ti:Sapphire laser system at ELI ALPS in Hungary, Szeged.
• LaserLab-EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in LaserLab-Europe AISBL annual meetings and joint activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Light Conversion: Lithuanian specialist in ultrafast femtosecond lasers, OPA/OPCPA systems, and parametric amplifiers. Highly comparable product portfolio to Amplitude's Lasers for Science and OPA/OPCPA lines.
• MKS Instruments (Spectra-Physics): Operates the Spectra-Physics brand, a long-established ultrafast and Ti:Sapphire laser franchise serving scientific research, life sciences imaging, and industrial customers. Direct competitor in femtosecond and multiphoton imaging systems.
• Coherent Corp. One of the world's largest laser manufacturers with overlapping ultrafast (Ti:Sapphire, fibre) and high-energy laser product lines serving scientific, industrial, and medical customers. Closest direct competitor in femtosecond and petawatt-class segments.
• Ekspla: Lithuanian manufacturer of femtosecond, picosecond, and nanosecond lasers as well as OPA systems. Competes head-on with Amplitude in scientific and industrial ultrafast laser markets.
• EdgeWave: German maker of innovative femtosecond and picosecond lasers for industrial micro-machining and scientific research. Comparable technology focus and European OEM positioning.

Broad incumbents

• IPG Photonics: Dominant fibre-laser manufacturer increasingly active in ultrafast and high-energy segments. Competes with Amplitude in industrial micro-processing and precision manufacturing applications.
• Trumpf: German industrial laser leader with a strong ultrafast (TruMicro) portfolio for micro-processing and scientific applications. Serves similar industrial and science end markets as Amplitude but at much larger scale and across a broader product set.
• Lumibird: French laser group that acquired Amplitude's Continuum nanosecond product line in 2024. Competes with Amplitude across nanosecond and pulsed-laser segments and is an adjacent incumbent in scientific/industrial lasers.
• Lumentum: Diversified photonics company with industrial and scientific laser exposure. Overlaps with Amplitude in industrial laser-based manufacturing and adjacent photonics components.

Emerging players

• KMLabs (Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories): US-based ultrafast laser specialist focused on Ti:Sapphire systems for attosecond science and EUV applications. Direct competitor in high-end femtosecond and extreme-ultraviolet scientific lasers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmplitudeLaser

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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