Since its advent in the 1960s, laser technology has rapidly conquered all fields of public, commercial and private life. And yet the potential of laser technology is far from being fully exploited. Over the past decades ultrafast lasers have opened up new dimensions, and the French sister companies AMPLITUDE TECHNOLOGIES and AMPLITUDE SYSTÈMES are leading the way as an innovative force in making ultrafast lasers available for a wide range of highly specialised applications from research to industry and medical therapy.