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Alpes Lasers

Alpes Lasers SA

St-Blaise, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

OptronicsDual-use
Component Supplier, Subsystem Manufacturer
Profile last updated: October 27, 2026

About

Alpes Lasers is a defense component supplier based in St-Blaise, Switzerland working in optronics.

Alpes Lasers is a Swiss engineering company based in St-Blaise in the canton of Neuchâtel. It develops and produces advanced light sources, mainly quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), interband cascade lasers (ICLs) and short-wave infrared laser diodes, together with drivers, temperature controllers and laser packages. Applications include gas and liquid analysis, medical diagnostics, environmental and food monitoring, and defence and security sensing. The company also offers custom photonics development and outsourced project work, and reports participation in multiple EU-funded R&D projects. Its aerospace and defence QCL product line is certified to EN 9100:2018 and BS EN ISO 9001:2015.

Location

St-Blaise, Switzerland

Legal name

Alpes Lasers SA

Focus areas

quantum cascade laserQCLinterband cascade laserICLmid-infraredlaser sourcesphotonicsgas detectionspectroscopydefence and security

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Optronics

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL)

Mid-infrared laser source

Quantum cascade laser chips and packaged devices (TO-3, LLH, HHL housings), pulsed and CW, for gas detection and spectroscopy.

Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL)

Mid-infrared laser source

Interband cascade laser devices and external cavity kits for spectroscopic sensing.

Short-Wave IR laser diodes

Laser diode

Short-wave infrared laser diodes.

S-2 QCL Pulser

Laser driver

Pulsed driver for quantum cascade lasers, used in the Starter Kit and external cavity kits.

S-4 CW Driver

Laser driver

Continuous-wave driver for quantum cascade lasers.

TC-3 Temperature Controller

Temperature controller

Temperature controller for laser packages.

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

EN 9100

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

EN 9100:2018

BS EN ISO 9001:2015

Awards

Top Photonics Solutions Provider in Europe

2024

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