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operators in the USA, and as a company we decided it would be better to concentrate on ophthalmology and also the industrial division, which has required some investment but which is now progressing very well.’


Diversity has also proved to be one of Quantel’s strong points. De Salaberry explains: ‘There


are many markets and many applications. Some are doing very well, like the lidar market. The scientific market is not too bad – but not exceptional – the flat-panel display market is not at its peak at the moment, but I have to say the medical market is excellent.’


As far as plans for the next few


years are concerned, De Salaberry says the company is inspired to keep innovating in as wide a range of areas as possible: ‘As an


Ramping up the joules


Quantel is playing an important part in the Laser Mégajoule (LMJ) project, a key element of the French Atomic Energy Commission Simulation programme. The project is based


around an inertial confinement fusion device being built at Bordeaux, in the south-west of the country. The long-term intention is for the Laser Mégajoule to produce 1.8MJ of power – comparable to a similar United States facility, the


National Ignition Facility, located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. The programme


provides a long-lasting alternative for nuclear simulations after the termination of nuclear tests. Quantel is involved in the design and manufacturing of the pre-amplification laser modules (PAM). These modules amplify a nanojoule source up to a joule level, as well as shape


the pulse both spatially and temporally. Quantel is


manufacturing the first four PAMs, in order to equip a LMJ arm (eight beams). As many as 88 PAMs will be delivered by the end of the programme. De Salaberry told


Laser Systems Europe: ‘We are very proud to be part of this initiative; on a national level it is a huge project and for Quantel as a company it is of significant importance.’


organisation we have many technologies. ‘We have lots of technology suitable for ophthalmology, and the industrial and scientific markets in general.


‘In terms of our solid-state lasers


we are renewing our product line; we have recently introduced a new product named the Q-smart 850, a pulsed Nd:YAG laser, and we are going to introduce other similar products in the near future. We have a line of diode pumped systems in which we have invested heavily – we are always aiming to improve our offering and bring innovation to the market. ‘Innovation has always been the basis of all our strategies – to bring new applications, new functions, and new products to the market – and this will remain the basis of the company’s strategy in the future.’


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