Dr. C.Y. Côté is the founder and president of Axis Photonique Inc. He has worked over 20 years in the field of photonics, ultrafast science and technology.
He previously served as a research fellow at the Center for Ultrafast Sciences (University of Michigan) and as R&D project manager and group leader at EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.
He holds a Ph.D. in Physics of INRS-U. of Québec and has authored or co-authored more than 38 publications on femtoscience and ultrafast detection systems.
Mr. Marcel Bouvier brings over 28 years of experience in ultrafast technology. Prior to joining Axis Photonique, he worked at Alcon Laboratories (California, USA) as a contractor, at Intralase Corp. (California, USA) as a senior scientist and at Thales Laser (Paris, France) as a principal engineer.
He is also the founder of the well-known MEDOX Electro-Optics Inc. (Michigan, USA) in which he acted as president and chief engineer for 13 years. He created the MEDOX Pockels Cell System, by successfully transferring technology and patent awarded for academic research efforts. Today, more than 500 MEDOX units are in use worldwide.
He holds 3 patents and is the co-author of 11 scientific and technical papers on femtosecond laser technology, Pockels cell drivers and streak cameras.