This is huge news for Canadian and Quebec research and development ecosystems in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced photonics. The Institut national d'optique (INO) and the Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM) announce the creation of Luqia, an...
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COPL - Regroupement stratégique des experts québécois de l'optique et de la photonique
The STRATEGIC CLUSTER of experts in optics, photonics and lasers in Quebec
COPL : your Quebec strategic cluster for the development of research and the training of graduate students in optics, photonics and lasers.
Our mission:
Explore and exploit the full potential of optics and photonics science and technology by mobilizing and strengthening Quebec’s research community.
INO et CRIM s’associent pour créer Luqia
20 February 2026
Une immense nouvelle pour les écosystèmes de recherche et développement canadiens et québécois en intelligence artificielle, quantique et photonique avancée. L’Institut national d’optique (INO) et le Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM) annoncent la création de Luqia, un laboratoire...
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Roberto Morandotti wins Max Born Prize
19 February 2026
COPL member and distinguished professor at INRS-ÉMT. Roberto Morandotti becomes the first Canadian to receive this international recognition. As co-scientific director of the Laboratory for Ultrafast Light Beam Manipulation and the QUALITY (Quantum and Artificial Intelligence Light Infrastructure for Tomorrow...
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Grâce aux dispositifs innovants de détection des cellules cancéreuses du professeur Frédéric Leblond, l’ablation des tumeurs franchit un nouveau cap!
18 November 2025
Le professeur Frédéric Leblond, Polytechnique Montréal et membre du COPL, se retrouve régulièrement sous les projecteurs pour ses avancées majeures dans le développement de dispositifs de détection de cellules cancéreuses par spectroscopie Raman. Lauréat du prix « Découverte scientifique de...
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Researchers
500
Graduate Students
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Member Universities
2
Member Colleges
23
Research Chairs
456
Annual scientific publications (average)
20
20 startups in 10 years
Research axes
Biophotonics
The development of analytical tools, imaging and diagnostic, therapeutic and interventional methods for applications in medicine.
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Optical fibers and devices
Innovation in specialty optical fibers, fiber components and waveguides for applications in information technology and biophotonics.
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Lasers-matter interaction
The physics of laser-matter interaction in the high intensity regime in order to innovate by developing applications that can be transposed to several fields of activity.
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Photonic Materials
The properties of ceramics and vitreous materials, nanoparticles and nanostructured films as well as functional materials in order to develop new fiber profiles that can be exploited in a variety of projects.
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Quantum Photonics
Quantum sources, detectors and devices; quantum communications and interconnections; and quantum photonic sensors for scientific advances in telecommunications, computing and sensors.
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Photonic systems and microsystems
Metrology and its applications, optoelectronic microsystems, optical systems and imaging as well as sensors and hybrid integration.
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Optical Communications
The development of devices, protocols and communication network architectures for the transmission of information over optical fibers.
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Opportunities
A multitude of opportunities are available for students who wish to undertake master's or doctoral studies, as well as for newly graduated doctoral students looking for an internship.
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21 June 2026
30th International Liquid Crystal Conference
Centre des Congrès de Québec
June 21-26, 2026
From June 21 to 26, 2026, take part in the 30th International Liquid Crystal Conference.
Program and registration: https://ilcc2026.org/en
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The COPL brings together talented scientists who are distinguished by the excellence of their research and by their dedication to the training of the next generation of highly qualified personnel in optics-photonics.
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