
The Centre for Optics, Photonics and Laser (COPL) is a strategic network of research teams located in 8 universities in Quebec. Funded by the Fonds de recherche québécois en nature et technologies (FRQNT), COPL contributes to the evolution of knowledge and technologies in optics-photonics and to the training of a new generation of high quality scientists. Already well established and structured for more than three decades, COPL is in a unique position to coordinate and lead university research activities in this fast-growing sector throughout Quebec.