The company visits will take place on Tuesday June 30 afternoon from approximately 3pm to 6pm, the day before the conferences:
Option 1: XLIM + Glophotonics
Option 2: IREPA LASER, ICUBE and AERIAL
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VISIT DETAILS :
>> XLIM :
XLIM UMR CNRS 7252 is a multidisciplinary research institute located in Limoges, Brive, Poitiers, and Angoulême. The activities carried out in its various laboratories cover electronics and microwaves, optics and photonics, mathematics, computer science and imaging, and computer-aided design (CAD), applied to the fields of space, telecommunications networks, secure environments, bioengineering, new materials, energy, and imaging. The institute relies on a platform called PLATINOM, which brings together a set of experimental facilities for fabrication and characterization, open to the laboratory’s academic and industrial partners. Participants in the PLI Conferences will have the opportunity to visit several technical facilities focusing on themes such as material synthesis and processes for optical fibers, the drawing of microstructured fibers and their applications, high-power lasers, as well as micro- and nanotechnologies.
>> Glophotonics :
GLOphotonics develops and manufactures advanced photonic components based on Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber (HCPCF) and our proprietary Photonic MicroCell™ (PMC) technology. By guiding light through a hollow core rather than solid glass, our fibers drastically reduce optical distortions and nonlinear effects, enabling the reliable transmission of high-power and ultrafast laser pulses. Our mission is to extend the frontiers of gas photonics - combining the unique properties of gases with robust fiber architectures to deliver compact, stable, and high-performance solutions. The Photonic MicroCell™, a sealed or gas-filled section of HCPCF, offers strong and controllable light-matter interaction, opening new possibilities in spectroscopy, nonlinear optic, and quantum technologies. We design our products for integration into demanding environments where precision, stability, and compactness are essential. Our portfolio includes hollow core fibers for broadband transmission, beam delivery systems for ultrafast lasers, and modules for pulse compression, spectral broadening, and frequency conversion.
>> ALPHANOV :
ALPhANOV is a major player in the field of laser processes, from process development to custom R&D systems. The Limoges site is located in the Ester Technopole park, within the new innovation center dedicated to microwave technologies, digital electronics, and photonics. It shares the premises with two other technology centers, CISTEME and CATIE, as well as part of the activities of the Xlim laboratory and the ALPHA-RLH competitiveness cluster. During this visit, we will present the activities carried out in Limoges, particularly those related to the NEXTFAB project. NEXTFAB is a collaborative project whose main objective is to set up an automated pilot line for Industry 4.0 manufacturing of hybrid components. The targeted applications concern 3D hybrid components with a high level of functional integration, in particular for sensing and information transmission, addressing the needs of various industrial sectors. Within this project, ALPhANOV contributes by providing a laser processing machine enabling surface preparation prior to bonding or the trimming of electronic tracks. In addition to this visit, a general tour of the facilities will be organized to present the testing capabilities of the CISTEME Technology Research Center (CRT).
>> CTTC :
The Centre for Technology Transfers in Ceramics is a centre specialising in industrial ceramics and their manufacturing processes. Certified as a Technology Resource Centre (CRT) by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE) since 1997, its mission is to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of companies by providing innovative, high-tech solutions that will quickly lead to products and services tailored to their needs. The centre's main areas of expertise are technical ceramics engineering and manufacturing processes, as well as additive manufacturing technologies for ceramics and multi-material components. Positioned between fundamental research and industry, the CTTC's activities range from R&D to industrialisation, including materials characterisation and long-life training, and multi-partner collaborative research. We offer a comprehensive tour of our facilities to discover all the ceramic shaping technologies, from laboratory to industrial scale, as well as new technologies under development. To complement this tour, our parts showroom will give you a better understanding of the wide variety of applications for technical ceramics.
