Tigran Galstian accepted the ADRIQ (Association for the development of research and innovation of Quebec) prize for innovation - SME category, on behalf of the company he founded and of which he is the Chief Technology Officer, TLCL-Optical Research, subsidiary of LensVector. Occupying laboratories at the COPL at Université Laval, TLCL has developed liquid crystal-based lenses for dynamic light control. This smart lighting solution marketed by the American company LensVector, also co-founded by prof. Galstian makes it possible to modify, using a smartphone, the properties of light (size, shape, direction of propagation, etc.). To learn more about the innovation and watch a demonstration.

Acfas (Francophone Association for Knowledge) awarded its Urgel-Archambault prize to Professor Réal Vallée. Created in 1953 and named in honor of Urgel Archambault, founding director of Polytechnique Montréal, the prize honors a researcher who has distinguished himself through the excellence and influence of his work and his actions in the field of physical sciences, mathematics, computer science or engineering. In this video produced by Acfas , Réal Vallée summarizes his research work and explains the envisaged applications. It also addresses the social role that scientists can play.

Congratulations to COPL Director, Sophie LaRochelle, on her promotion to the rank of IEEE FELLOWS for her contributions to the development of fiber devices and data transmission technologies.

Simon Thibault has just been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America for his immense contribution to the field of optical engineering. An honor reserved for only 10% of OSA members. CONGRATULATIONS !

Congratulations to Jérôme Lapointe, first author of the article, as well as Pr Réal Vallée and Albert Dupont who have succeeded in creating the first miniature optical isolator using an innovative laser inscription approach called spiral - helix filament - enhanced laser writing  technique!Read the article in Nature Photonics:  Passive broadband Faraday isolator for hybrid integration to photonic circuits without lens and external magnet | Nature Photonics To read the article published in ULaval nouvelles: Des micropuces plus performantes et écologiques grâce à la miniaturisation