What Lumibird does

Lumibird SA is a French public limited company headquartered in Lannion, France, listed on Euronext Paris (ticker: LBIRD, ISIN FR0000038242) and operating as a specialized designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high-performance laser systems for industrial, scientific, defense, environmental, and medical applications. The group was created through the October 2017 merger of Keopsys (fiber lasers, founded 1997) and Quantel (solid-state lasers, founded 1970) and rebranded to Lumibird in May 2018; it subsequently built scale through acquisitions of Saab's defense rangefinder business (2022), Innoptics (2022), Convergent Photonics (2023), and the Continuum nanosecond laser line (2024). It operates through two divisions: Photonics (defense/security, industrial/scientific, and environmental sensing via the Keopsys, Quantel, Convergent, SensUp, and Halo Photonics brands) and Medical (ophthalmology solutions via Quantel Medical, Ellex, and Optotek Medical).

Name

Lumibird

Legal name

LUMIBIRD SA

Website

https://lumibird.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Lumibird SA designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance laser systems for defense, industrial, scientific, environmental sensing, and ophthalmology applications. It serves defense primes, government agencies, and industrial/medical customers via two divisions (Photonics and Medical) and global direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Laser Technology

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Ophthalmic Goods (3851), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refractive Surgery Systems (Excimer/Femtosecond Lasers, Phakic IOL Systems, Wavefront/Guidance) (HLAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Solid-state lasers
• Fiber laser systems
• Laser rangefinders
• Doppler wind LiDAR
• Ophthalmic medical lasers

Headquarters

HQ city

Lannion

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laser and System Sales: Sale of high-performance lasers including solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, laser diodes, and complete systems. Revenue is generated through direct sales of products to defense, industrial, scientific, and medical customers.
2. Maintenance and Repair Services: Maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance services for own and third-party lasers. Includes maintenance and repair training services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lumibird designs, manufactures and markets high-performance lasers (solid-state, fiber and diode/semiconductor) and complete laser-based systems for defense, industrial, scientific, environmental and medical markets. Its Photonics division supplies military laser rangefinders, LiDAR systems and high-power lasers for industry and science, while its Medical division delivers ophthalmic diagnostic and treatment laser equipment under the Quantel Medical, Ellex and Optotek Medical brands. The company operates 12 R&D sites, 10 production sites and 12 commercial subsidiaries worldwide.

Product overview

Lumibird is a European laser technology leader formed from the 2017 merger of Keopsys (fiber lasers) and Quantel (solid-state lasers). The company operates through two divisions: Photonics (Keopsys, Quantel, Convergent, SensUp, Halo Photonics) offering solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, laser diodes, LiDAR systems (Doppler wind and time-of-flight), and military laser rangefinders (VIDAR, ODIPRO, HILDUR); and Medical (Lumibird Medical, Quantel Medical, Ellex, Optotek Medical) providing ophthalmological laser solutions from diagnosis to treatment. The product portfolio spans defense applications (laser rangefinders integrated into naval, land, and air defense systems like Skyranger 30), industrial manufacturing (high-power fiber lasers), environmental sensing (wind LiDAR), and medical/ophthalmology (diagnostic and therapeutic laser systems).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Keopsys: Fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers
• Quantel
• Convergent
• SensUp
• Halo Photonics
• Quantel Medical
• Ellex
• Optotek Medical
• VIDAR
• ODIPRO
• HILDUR

Products and services

• VIDAR laser rangefinder Long-range eyesafe 1.5 µm laser rangefinder for naval and ground-based air defence applications, with compact design and high repetition rate; effective against small cross-section targets such as UAVs. Sold to defense primes (Rheinmetall, Saab, Thales) and government agencies (DALO).
• ODIPRO laser rangefinder Laser rangefinder specifically designed for armored vehicle applications, offering excellent performance against ground and aircraft threats with active receiver protection, short minimum range, high availability and low life-cycle cost. Supplied for CV90 combat vehicle platforms to Swedish and Danish armed forces.
• HILDUR laser rangefinder Compact laser rangefinder designed to fill the capability gap between the long-range VIDAR family and the medium-range fiber and diode laser rangefinders; miniaturized form factor for vehicle-mount and similar integrations.
• C-UAS counter-UAV modules Off-the-shelf laser modules sold to system integrators for building counter-UAS (counter-UAV/drone) systems, addressing drone threats with customizable integration options; aligned with Thales C-UAS partnerships.
• Fiber lasers and amplifiers (Keopsys) Fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers for industrial, telecommunications and medical-sector applications, sold under the Keopsys brand.
• Solid-state lasers and laser diodes (Quantel) Solid-state lasers, laser diodes and components for scientific, industrial and medical markets, sold under the Quantel brand.
• High-power fiber lasers (Convergent) High-power fiber lasers and semiconductor lasers for industrial material processing and semiconductor applications, acquired from Prima Industrie in 2023 and sold under the Convergent brand.
• Time-of-flight LiDAR and rangefinder systems (SensUp) Fiber-based electro-optical systems for ranging, telemetry and time-of-flight LiDAR applications, sold under the SensUp brand.
• Doppler wind LiDAR systems (Halo Photonics) Coherent Doppler wind LiDAR systems for atmospheric wind-field measurement, environmental monitoring and safety applications, including the pioneering autonomous all-sky scanning pulsed Doppler LiDAR; sold under the Halo Photonics brand.
• Ophthalmic medical laser solutions (Quantel Medical / Ellex / Optotek Medical) Medical and ophthalmological laser devices and ultrasound systems covering diagnosis and laser treatment, sold under the Quantel Medical (French), Ellex (Australian, acquired 2020) and Optotek Medical (Slovenian, acquired 2019) brands within the Lumibird Medical division. Customers are ophthalmology clinics and hospitals.
• C.DIAG dry-eye diagnostic platform CE-marked diagnostic-support platform for dry eye disease, offered within the Lumibird Medical division for ophthalmology clinics and hospitals.
• Maintenance, repair and training services for lasers Aftermarket maintenance, preventive maintenance and repair services covering Lumibird-manufactured and third-party lasers, plus maintenance and repair training services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 5000+ long-range laser rangefinders to over 30 countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rheinmetall Air DefencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2026Lumibird Photonics Sweden supplies VIDAR laser rangefinders integrated into the Skyranger 30 air defence system delivered to the Netherlands. Follows continued orders since 2025, demonstrating recurring and long-term participation in the Skyranger program.
• Saab ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Lumibird Photonics Sweden supplies VIDAR laser rangefinders to Saab for integration into Danish Royal Navy frigate fire control systems (CEROS). Also supplies ODIPRO rangefinders for CV90 combat vehicle platforms in Sweden and Denmark.
• DALO (Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025DALO contracted 57 VIDAR laser rangefinders from Lumibird via Saab for Royal Danish Navy frigates, scheduled for delivery 2025-2026.
• ThalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2025Lumibird Photonics Sweden is Thales' most important European supplier by volume for laser solutions. Awarded Global Supplier Award for Operational Excellence in October 2024. Partnership includes Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) modules integration.
• Prima Industrie (Convergent Photonics)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2023Acquisition of Convergent Photonics (Turin, Italy) and Convergent assets in Boston, USA, from Prima Industrie in August 2023. Adds high-power laser and semiconductor capabilities.
• Saab GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 31 May 2022Acquisition of Saab's defence laser rangefinder business (now Lumibird Photonics Sweden) in May 2022. Added 60+ years experience in military laser rangefinder manufacturing.
• Ellex MedicalcoreTechnology or Integration · 30 June 2020Acquisition of Ellex's laser and ultrasound activities for A$100 million (~€62M) in June 2020. Expanded medical division portfolio.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hensoldt: German defense electronics prime specializing in sensors, optronics, and radar. Adjacent competitor to Lumibird's defense rangefinder business, with overlapping naval and land platform customer relationships and broader system integration capability.
• MKS Instruments: U.S.-headquartered provider of photonics, laser, and electronic instrumentation (owner of Newport). Comparable to Lumibird in photonics components and laser-based instrumentation, though serving broader industrial/semiconductor markets at much larger scale.
• Coherent Corp: Large diversified photonics and laser platform (formerly II-VI/Coherent merger) spanning materials, networking, and lasers. Broad incumbent competing with Lumibird in solid-state, fiber, and diode laser components, but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Trumpf: German industrial laser and machine tool giant with deep presence in high-power fiber lasers for materials processing. Broad incumbent overlapping with Lumibird's industrial/scientific segment, though significantly larger and more vertically integrated.
• Leonardo: Italian-headquartered global defense and aerospace prime with significant electro-optics and laser subsystem operations. Competes with Lumibird in European defense markets (rangefinders, directed energy, optronics), with substantially greater scale and program footprint.

Direct peers

• nLIGHT: U.S.-based manufacturer of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers serving industrial, defense, and medical markets. Comparable to Lumibird in fiber laser technology and defense/aerospace customer overlap, with similar scale and product breadth.
• Jenoptik: German photonics group with lasers, optical systems, and defense divisions. Closely comparable to Lumibird as a European mid-cap photonics platform serving industrial, medical, and defense customers, with similar acquisition-driven growth strategy.
• IPG Photonics: Global leader in fiber lasers for industrial, scientific, and defense applications. Direct competitor to Lumibird's Keopsys/Convergent fiber laser portfolio, with overlapping customers in materials processing and similar high-power technology positioning.
• Excelitas Technologies: U.S.-headquartered photonics and defense electronics provider (owned by AEA Investors). Competes with Lumibird across defense laser rangefinders, lidar, and electro-optical systems with similar Tier-1 defense customer base.
• CILAS: French subsidiary of ArianeGroup specializing in laser technologies for defense, space, and metrology. Direct competitor to Lumibird Photonics in French/European defense laser rangefinders, lidar, and directed-energy applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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