Photonics in Lithuania

¹ President of the Lithuanian Laser Association, head of Department of Laser Technologies, FTMC - Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanoriu ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
² Executive Director of the Lithuanian Laser Association, Mokslininkų str. 11 LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania

^* e-mail : g.raciukaitis@ftmc.lt

Abstract

Laser technologies are one of Lithuania’s strongest and most intensive value-added industrial sectors. Since its beginning in fundamental research nearly 60 years ago, it has grown into a fully self-sustaining ecosystem, providing optics, ultrashort pulse lasers, laser technologies and systems to the global market.