The Centre d'optique, photonique et laser (COPL) is the strategic grouping of Quebec experts in optics and photonics. It is a multidisciplinary research centre with nearly 200 researchers, including students, post-doctoral fellows, research professionals and more than 21 faculty members. Thanks to the excellence of its researchers, its state-of-the-art facilities and the scope of its program, COPL is well positioned among the world's major optics-photonics research and training centres.