Wei Shi has been elected to the College of Emerging Researchers and Creators in Arts and Science, a division of the Royal Society of Canada. A recognized expert in integrated photonics, Professor Shi is renowned for his groundbreaking work on ultra-wideband integrated photonic circuits and on-chip sensing technologies. His research has garnered significant media attention, notably with a discovery selected as one of the “Top 10 Discoveries of 2025” by Québec Science, followin

Professor Leslie Ann Rusch will be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – Academy of Sciences for her outstanding contributions to the advancement of photonics, including ultra-wideband technologies, optical communications, and wireless communications. The orbital angular momentum records achieved by her team in optical fibers and silicon photonics are among the landmark achievements that have fostered the deployment and maturation of the discipline. Furthermore, t

COPL wishes its entire community—faculty member, students, technical staff, and researchers—a spectacular start to the fall 2026 semester! May this new semester be a time of success, collaboration, discovery, and personal growth for each and every one of you. This photo vividly illustrates the dynamism, innovation, and diversity of the members associated with the center. From left to right, we see Élahé Parham, an optical photonics engineer at the startup Jay Photonics, a lon

Félicitations au professeur Wei Shi qui figure parmi les boursiers 2026 permettant à son équipe et lui de poursuivre leurs recherches d'avant-garde en photonique intégrée et systèmes de communication optique à haute capacité. Les bourses Dorothy-Killam administrées par le Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) permettent à des chercheuses et chercheurs d’excellence de se consacrer à des projets scientifiques majeurs ayant un impact sociétal significatif. Soulignons a

January 28, 2026 coincided with the press conference inaugurating the quantum communication experimentation platform, the third in a series of installations in Sherbrooke, Montreal, and now Quebec City. Housed in the COPL and INO laboratories, the quantum platform will offer businesses and organizations a realistic and controlled experimental environment to test all kinds of quantum-safe solutions and technologies. This initiative, which is the result of a partnership betwee

A leading researcher in biophotonics at COPL, Yves De Koninck will receive international recognition for his advances in neuroscience. The award, which will be presented at a ceremony in January 2026 at the Institut de France in Paris, will crown years of research aimed at better understanding and linking chronic pain to a dysfunction of the central nervous system. To read the article published in the ULaval Nouvelles : Yves De Koninck reçoit le prix Unité-Guerra-Paul-Beaudoi

The project Quantum dots towards enabling reproducible quantum technologies, led by Gabriela Tessitore, professor of chemistry and member of COPL, receives a grant from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund. To access the full article published in ULaval Nouvelles: 23 projets appuyés par le Fonds des leaders John-R.-Evans .

This Friday, November 14, starting at 3:30 p.m., the IEEE Quebec Section - Photonics Chapter, INO, and COPL invite you to a seminar featuring renowned professor Nick Harris, an expert in advanced sensor technologies at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. A networking event organized by INO and COPL will conclude the afternoon. Join us! When: Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (seminar) / 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. (reception) Where: Auditorium 1168 - CO

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Application deadline: September 16, 2025 Laval University is recruiting a candidate for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in...

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On Monday November 4, COPL welcomed the Quebec photonics research and innovation community to the university where it was born,...