PHOTONIS Technologies

As a trusted partner around the world, Photonis' mission is to provide innovative imaging and detection solutions that enable technological breakthroughs and build a safer world. With over 85 years of experience in technological innovation, development, manufacturing and sales in the field of photoelectric detection and imaging in low-light conditions, Photonis is a European high-tech company and world leader in the provision of night vision equipment.

Thanks to its ongoing and permanent investments, Photonis is internationally recognized as a leading innovator in optoelectronics, with production and R&D at 5 locations in Europe and the United States. Our facilities are located around the world; our headquarters are in Merignac (France) and our production facilities are located in Brive-la-Gaillarde (France), Roden (Netherlands), Sturbridge (USA) and Lancaster (USA). At these facilities, our operators work every day to deliver a wide range of high-performance products to our customers, each supported by departments such as Research and Development (R&D), Engineering and Project Management.

Our R&D, engineering and project management teams work every day on our current product lines, as well as innovative new technologies and solutions. These developments are extremely important to ensure we provide our customers with the best possible products.

We value all of our relationships and customers around the world. To provide them with the best possible service, our global sales team answered all questions, supported by our business development team, back-office team, and marketing and communications experts. Thanks to the efforts of our global team, we have sold to special forces in all NATO-aligned countries, professors at CERN, and participated in multiple space missions.

what are we going to do

We are a global manufacturer of electro-optical components used to detect and amplify ions, electrons and photons. We specialize in mission-critical components for demanding customers. We innovate and design quality components for integration into a variety of applications such as night vision optics, digital cameras, mass spectrometry, physics research, space exploration and more.

We design and manufacture in factories around the world and work with customers to continually improve and innovate our products. We are the world's most widely deployed night vision tube, lead the market in mass spectrometry detectors, and are installed in most space telescopes and high-energy physics experiments in laboratories around the world.

product portfolio

With its expertise and industrial quality, Photonis innovates and designs state-of-the-art night vision image intensifier tubes, digital imaging cameras, scientific industrial detectors, nuclear detectors, microwave amplifiers.

Photonis products are able to address complex problems in extremely demanding environments by providing customers with tailor-made solutions.

our market

Photonis is a global manufacturer of electro-optical components used to detect and amplify ions, electrons and photons. Photonis covers a wide range of markets such as instrumentation, life sciences, medical, non-destructive testing, environment, surveillance, defense, leisure and more. Photonis night vision products are proven technology in the defense market and in many militaries around the world. Photon science detectors are well known, both in the field of mass spectrometry and nuclear instrumentation. Photonis digital vision innovation enables breakthroughs in life sciences and enables better security and surveillance in day and night conditions.