About us

ALPAO manufactures Adaptive Optics Components and Systems. It includes very rapidly deformable mirrors with large strokes, wavefront sensors, and complete adaptive optics loops. These products are specially designed for various applications such as vision science (ophthalmology), astronomy, microscopy, defense and space, FSO, laser and physics, and microelectronics. Our product's unrivalled performance allows users to recover very high-resolution images.

ALPAO developed from groundwork at the Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble) and Floralis. With more than 10 years of experience in adaptive optics, Alpao understand your needs and provide you with the best components for your application.

• 2018 ALPAO supplies all the deformable mirrors to equip the auxiliary telescopes that ofrm part of ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer array at Paranal Observatory in Chile.
• 2017 ALPAO signs major contracts to supply Observatoire de Paris with a state-of-the-art high order DM, Physical Sciences Inc. with DM's for retinal imagers, ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer array for adaptive optics upgrade of the auxiliary telescopes. ALPAO extends its range of deformable mirrors and adaptive optics systems.
• 2016 ALPAO signs 2 major contracts with ESO to develop new deformable mirrors for next generation instruments and an agreement with Georgia State University for adaptive optics upgrade on telescopes at CHARA Array.
• 2015 ALPAO released the DM468 and the DM820.
• 2013 ALPAO released the DM97-08 dedicated to vision science application.
• 2012 ALPAO joins EVEON group.
• 2009 ALPAO introduces a new drive electronics.
• 2008 ALPAO introduces Hi-speed DM: a totally new patented technology for deformable mirrors with increased strokes and improved optimal temporal response.
• 2007 ALPAO introduces its own wavefront sensor for closed loop operations
• 2006 ALPAO introduces a low speed deformable mirror. ALPAO received awards for innovative technology from the French Ministry of Research.

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Career

ALPAO is a growing company that constantly recruits new collaborators. Have a look to our job offers below. You may also send us a spontaneous job application at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your resume and cover letter in attached files.

• Micromechanics Technician
• CAD technician

Company values

Customer-focused

We strongly encourage customers, employees, investors and users to share their ideas with us. We use this feedback to constantly improve the quality of our products.