19-20 May 2026
EPIC Technology Meeting on Optical Fiber Sensors at Airbus
Hamburg, Germany
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Optical fiber sensing is a cutting-edge technology that utilizes optical fibers as sensors to detect and measure various physical and environmental parameters. These sensors rely on the principle of changes in light intensity or wavelength to gather precise and real-time data. Typical applications of optical fiber sensing include structural health monitoring of buildings, bridges, and pipelines, environmental monitoring for detecting temperature, pressure, and humidity, and in the oil and gas industry for detecting leaks and monitoring pipeline integrity.
To meet the demands of this fast-expanding applications-driven market, we have organized this Technology Meeting to discuss about the latest developments and the most recent application opportunities. Apart from the advancements in instrumentation, applications and technology integration, we will also discuss the current challenges, business impacts and future requirements for this technology.
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Speakers
Alexis Mendez received a PhD. degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University, USA in 1992. He is president of MCH Engineering LLC - a consulting firm specializing in optical fiber sensing technology.
Dr. Mendez is a Fellow of SPIE and was past Chairman of the 2006 International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference (OFS-18), past Technical Chair of the 2nd Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and their Applications (WSOF-2). He is also VP of the IEEE Fiber Sensors Standards Committee, and co-editor of the “Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook”, and co-author of SPIE’s “Fiber Optical Sensors Book”.
President
at MCH Engineering
NDT Engineer
at Testia
Staff Engineer - Photonics Applications Engineering
at Ansys by Synopsys
Eric Lindner (CEO) holds a PhD in Physics from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. During his research in fiber optics, he worked on special types of FBGs for many different application fields. He joined FBGS as a project engineer in 2008. In 2012 he became responsible for the development and production of DTG®s. He became CEO in 2015, driving since then the development of the company. Eric is co-author of 5+ patents and 40+ scientific publications.
CEO
at FBGS
Gonzalo Guadaño (CEO) has 17 years of experience in the development of advanced laser processing systems and R&D machinery. He has served as Chief Officer at LASING since 2009, where he leads a team of experts in laser technology, robotics, motion control, and artificial vision. Under his leadership, the company specializes in creating precision laser processing solutions, including specialized machinery for battery R&D. Gonzalo began his tenure at the company as a Laser Systems Engineer, focusing on the technical integration of complex optical and electronic components. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Automatic and Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a Master’s degree in Photonics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
CEO Laser Systems Division
at LASING
Didier Beghuin (BLO) is heading the Life Science and Industry activities for Lambda-X Verhaert High-Tech. He has been involved in optical developments since 2000. He developed metrology instrumentation for the ophthalmic industry, sighting systems for defense, and a series of custom microscopes for the biomedical sector. Being involved in space activities, he also led optical imaging or metrology developments for Earth observation or microgravity science. He is now mainly developing products for Biotechnologies, Diagnostics, Medtech, and food-related applications.
Business Line Officer Life Sciences
at Lambda-X
Application Engineer
at PHOTONFIRST
CEO & Co-founder
at Lumenox
Consultant
at PROXIMION
Product Line Manager
at exail
Sales Manager - Sensors and Sensing Systems
at Sylex
Product Line Manager
at art photonics
CTO
at CALSENS
Principal Engineer
at AUREA Technology
Business Development Manager
at Kistler Instrumente
Senior Scientist - Fibre Optics & Photonics Unit
at RISE
Senior System Engineer
at SAAB
CEO
at NYFORS
CEO
at Redondo Optics
Jean Berney (Group Leader Laser Tech) is a physicist with a PhD in Photonics from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland). He is the founder of multiple deep tech start-ups and has notably created Attolight, a company that provides nano-meter resolution spectroscopy instruments to the semi-conductor industry and Deeplight, a company that provides PIC-based lasers for sensing applications. He is a director at Freeptyc and the inventor of its technology. Jean leads the Laser Technologies group at CSEM, a role he has held since 2024.
Group Leader, Laser Technology
at CSEM
Per Karlsson (CEO) graduated from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 1994 with a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career by joining Toshiba in Japan where he worked with design of manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor industry. Prior to co-founding Northlab Photonics in 2008, he served as a Business Development Manager, Product Manager, and Vice President for Sales and Marketing with Ericsson from 1998 to 2005. His expertise was then tapped by Accture Technologies in 2005 where he acted as president until 2008 when he co-founded Northlab Photonics, a fast-growing company focused on products and services for the photonics and fiber optics industry.
CEO
at NorthLab Photonics
Sales Engineer
at Lightera
Attendees
Product Manager
at GMT Europe
Alexis Mendez received a PhD. degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University, USA in 1992. He is president of MCH Engineering LLC - a consulting firm specializing in optical fiber sensing technology. Dr. Mendez is a Fellow of SPIE and was past Chairman of the 2006 International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference (OFS-18), past Technical Chair of the 2nd Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and their Applications (WSOF-2). He is also VP of the IEEE Fiber Sensors Standards Committee, and co-editor of the “Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook”, and co-author of SPIE’s “Fiber Optical Sensors Book”.
President
at MCH Engineering
Amaury Carrard-Draghi (Technical Sales Engineer) obtained his Master's Degree in Engineering from Phelma (part of the Grenoble Institute of Technology). Specializing in photonics and optical metrology, he has experienced in both North American branch and French headquarter of PHASICS as part of the business development team to explore innovation opportunities, leveraging his extensive experience with wavefront technology.
Technical Sales Engineer
at PHASICS
Andreas Helwig
Senior Scientist
at Airbus
Andy Gillooly (Business Development Manager) is responsible for business development at Fibercore Limited and has been with the company for 14 years. His focus is on identifying and driving the company forward into newly emerging markets and working closely with the customers to ensure their needs are met from the outset. Prior to Fibercore, Andy was at Sharp Laboratories of Europe designing camera lenses, SPI Lasers developing pulsed fiber lasers has a PhD in fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) from Aston University, UK.
Managing Director
at Engionic Sales
Andrey Voloshin (Senior Technologist) leads Hamamatsu Photonics Pilot Line since 2024. This customer- and application-oriented service fuses Hamamatsu Photonics strengths (light emitters, detectors/spectrometers and optical building blocks) with electronics and firmware to deliver market-ready, scalable photonic modules. Andrey is also part of the Corporate Venture Capital team, building collaborations and synergies between startups and the company. An expert in optoelectronics and integrated photonics, his track record spans photonic sensing systems, ultra-low-noise PIC-based lasers and optical frequency combs.
Senior Technologist
at Hamamatsu Photonics
Lead Systems Engineer
at Civitanavi by Honeywell Aerospace
Antonio has a PhD from the department of applied physics of Universidad de Santiago de Compostela in laser processing of glassy samples. In Madrid, he made a postdoctoral stay at the Instituto de Óptica of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), where he worked on the fabrication of nanostructures with dielectric and metallic materials via pulsed laser deposition. In 2010, Antonio entered the world of distribution as a sales engineer in the photonics department of the company Acal BFi, a job that he continued in the Spanish company Grupo Álava since 2012. In the latter, he was responsible for sales and marketing for Spain and Portugal of different laser systems, optical and optomechanical components, optical metrology equipment and other nano-characterization devices. In 2021 he became US sales manager for the company Fyla, a manufacturer of supercontinuum and ultrafast fiber lasers, for the development of the market in this country and the establishment of new relationships with the most relevant research centers in the world of optics and photonics. At EPIC, Antonio is supporting the technical needs of our growing membership as well as the EU-funded initiatives.
Technology Expert
at EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
Sales Manager
at FBGS Technologies
VP Sales
at Ibsen Photonics
Head of Business Development Optical Fiber Sensors
at Kistler Instrumente
Carlos Miguel Giraldo
Airframe - Material, Processes & Tests - SHM OFS
at Airbus
NDT Engineer
at Testia
Consultant
at Proximion
Dale Pluss
IVHM/HUMS - Solutions Engineer
at Simmonds Precision Products
Sales Engineer
at Lightera
David de Felipe Mesquida (Senior Project Manager) has been contributing his expertise at Fraunhofer HHI since 2011. He holds a Doctor of Engineering in Photonics Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin (2019), a Master of Engineering in Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (2010), and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications from the University of the Balearic Islands (2007). David has progressively advanced at Fraunhofer HHI, previously serving as a Project Manager and Research Associate, and now oversees key projects in the field of photonics.
Senior Project Manager
at Fraunhofer HHI
Sales Engineer
at Diamond
Didier Beghuin (BLO) is heading the Life Science and Industry activities for Lambda-X Verhaert High-Tech. He has been involved in optical developments since 2000. He developed metrology instrumentation for the ophthalmic industry, sighting systems for defense, and a series of custom microscopes for the biomedical sector. Being involved in space activities, he also led optical imaging or metrology developments for Earth observation or microgravity science. He is now mainly developing products for Biotechnologies, Diagnostics, Medtech, and food-related applications.
BLO
at Lambda-X high tech
Senior Application Engineer
at Ansys by Synopsys
Edgar Mendoza leads the technology and business strategy vision for Redondo Optics, with over thirty years of experience as a senior executive, strategic business development, and technology innovation in fast-growth star-up companies focus on emerging markets in aviation & aerospace, smart structures, renewable energy, life sciences, oil & gas, and defense and security. Ed received his Ph.D. from the City University of New York with focus on the development of photosensitive glasses for photonic integrated circuit (PIC) microchip applications. Currently works in fields ranging from fiber optics sensors, silicon photonics, smart wearable fabrics, remote sensing, Lab-on-Chip opto-fluidics, diffractive and refractive optics, and nanomaterials.
CEO
at Redondo Optics
Elisenda Lara (Marketing Manager) studied Media and Communication at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and has been working in content marketing for more than ten years. She started her career in audio-visual media working as a cultural reporter, then jumped into the e-commerce sector, and before joining EPIC she has contributed to the dissemination of photonics through an association of the sector.
Marketing Manager
at EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
Eric DeWind
R&D Engineer
at Simmonds Precision
Eric Lindner (CEO) holds a PhD in Physics from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. During his research in fiber optics, he worked on special types of FBGs for many different application fields. He joined FBGS as a project engineer in 2008. In 2012 he became responsible for the development and production of DTG®s. He became CEO in 2015, driving since then the development of the company. Eric is co-author of 5+ patents and 40+ scientific publications.
CEO
at FBGS
Erik Böttcher (CEO) has accumulated broad international experience within fiber optics including specialty fiber processing and automation. Erik joined the privately owned NYFORS after studying Industrial Economics (M.Sc.) at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Erik possesses an innovative entrepreneurial background, having started multiple businesses among a technical consultancy and an e-commerce start-up. Erik enjoys customer collaborations and strives to deliver pioneering and high-quality solutions. Erik is a devoted supporter of community investment. He is active across local non-profits, mentoring early start-ups, and expanding technical education opportunities.
CEO
at NYFORS
Staff Scientist
at Silicon Austria Labs
Gonzalo Guadaño (CEO) has 17 years of experience in the development of advanced laser processing systems and R&D machinery. He has served as Chief Officer at LASING since 2009, where he leads a team of experts in laser technology, robotics, motion control, and artificial vision. Under his leadership, the company specializes in creating precision laser processing solutions, including specialized machinery for battery R&D. Gonzalo began his tenure at the company as a Laser Systems Engineer, focusing on the technical integration of complex optical and electronic components. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Automatic and Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a Master’s degree in Photonics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
CEO
at Lasing
Application Sales Engineer
at PhotonFirst Technologies
Hollie Wright
Product Innovation Lead
at Helia Photonics
Husain Imam
Business Development (Harsh)
at Proximion
Assoc. Prof.
at TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Researcher
at Fraunhofer UK
Jakub Somer
Researcher
at NETWORK GROUP
Jan Koch
Physiker
at FiSens
Jan-Jurien de Rijck (Business Development) holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Industrial Engineering and Management, with a focus on Product Technology & Logistics, from the University of Groningen. Additionally, he obtained a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Industrial Engineering from Universitat de Barcelona. With extensive experience spanning over 8 years, he has demonstrated expertise in sales, product management, and team leadership. Prior to his role at PhotonFirst, Jan-Jurien held positions at Sensara, GKN Aerospace, and completed the Management Development Program at GKN/Fokker Technologies. He possesses strong skills in contract negotiation, business development, and technical sales, contributing to his success in driving growth and fostering key partnerships in various industries.
Commercial Director
at PhotonFirst Technologies
Jean Berney (Group Leader Laser Tech) is a physicist with a PhD in Photonics from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland). He is the founder of multiple deep tech start-ups and has notably created Attolight, a company that provides nano-meter resolution spectroscopy instruments to the semi-conductor industry and Deeplight, a company that provides PIC-based lasers for sensing applications. He is a director at Freeptyc and the inventor of its technology. Jean leads the Laser Technologies group at CSEM, a role he has held since 2024.
Group Leader Laser Tech
at CSEM
Jean-Philippe Godin
Application Engineer
at TEXYS GROUP
Jesus Salvador Garza Lopez
Senior Business Development Director
at Honeywell Aerospace
Joachim Gerike Product Line Manager at art photonics GmbH, Berlin 30+ years’ experience in the optical industry in various positions among others at Jenoptik, Berliner Glas, Haag-Streit, Uhlmann Pac-Systeme Study at Technical University of Braunschweig, Diploma Engineer
Product Line Manager
at art photonics
Engineering Manager Custom Solutions EMEA
at Thorlabs
Johann Cussey
General Manager
at AUREA Technology
Jordi Sobrino (Key Account Optoelectronics) has over 15 years of experience at Hamamatsu, where he has held roles in sales engineering, business development, project management, and key account leadership. Since 2018, he has served as Key Account Manager, driving growth and supporting customers with advanced optoelectronic solutions. Jordi holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from UPF Barcelona School of Management, and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Sales Engineer
at HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS
Juan José Martínez (CTO) has worked in multiple fields of research in photonics and optics from 2005, when he started his PhD studies at University of Zaragoza. He has participated in more than 10 public founded projects (both Autonomic, National and European founded programs) first as a researcher and later as director and coordinator. Either in universities, research centers or private companies, his expertise has always been linked to the world of photonics for multidisciplinary applications: optical communications, distributed fibre sensing, POF, free space optical metrology, optics solution for Concentrated Solar Power Generation, Brillouin Spectroscopy, non-linear optical effects. After the completion of his PhD in optical communications in 2011 from University of Zaragoza, he successfully directed and completed a metrology project at University of South Wales (UK), in 2016, he started working for a private company where he continued to apply his acquired knowledge from university R&D to the creation and improvement of high-profile optical measurement products. As a senior researcher he has tens of published papers both in journals and conferences and is part of several industrial properties, all related to optics and photonics.
CTO Photonics
at CALSENS
Justin Baier
System Engineer
at DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
Propulsion Systems Engineer
at Airbus
Researcher
at Delft University of Technology
Kemal Shafak (Head of Timing Technology) received his M.Sc. degree in Photonics from the University of Jena in 2012 and his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Hamburg in 2017. During his graduate studies, he served as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering in Jena and at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron in Hamburg. His doctoral research demonstrated the feasibility of attosecond-level timing distribution and synchronization of optical and microwave sources over kilometer-scale distances using ultrafast lasers and optical fibers. In 2016, he joined Cycle GmbH, where he currently leads the product development of optical F&T systems as the Head of Timing Technology.
Chief Product Officer
at Cycle Lasers
Kenny Hey Tow (Senior Researcher) received his Ph.D degree from the University of Rennes 1 in February 2013. His Ph.D research work, performed at FOTON laboratory in Lannion (France), was focused on developing Brillouin lasers, made from microstructured chalcogenide fibres, and the study of their noise properties. In 2013, he joined the Group for Fibre Optics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland as a postdoctoral researcher, where he led and carried research projects on specialty fibres for the development of new optical fibre sensors and laser sources. Since 2018, he is working at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden as a senior researcher and project manager, where he is leading R&D projects in the field of fibre-optic sensing and specialty fibres.
Senior Scientist
at RISE
Laetitia Mennebeuf
Researcher
at Airbus
Lidia Briquets (Program Manager) has 10 years of experience in strategic commercial and corporate relationships management in the Photonics industry. She has experience in corporate and public relations and key account management, in a wide range of high-technologies industries related to photonics. At EPIC, as a Program Manager, she is responsible for the coordination of member-committee meetings and key activities, as well as working on the engagement of key contacts and stakeholders at various levels of organizations.
Programme Manager
at EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
Director, Optical Business
at HBK FiberSensing
Head of Core Development Fiber Optics
at Huber+Suhner
Marco Zanola (Technical Director) joined the AFE board in 2019, taking over the responsibility of maintaining and expanding the technology portfolio of AFE. He holds a PhD in optoelectronic engineering on the topic of photonic integrated circuits for tunable mm-wave generation. He has a background in technology R&D and covered various scientific roles in leading universities (University of Pavia and University of Glasgow) and large corporation research labs (Sharp Laboratories of Europe). He is passionate about photonics and technology in general, over the years he developed a broad experience in optical systems and optical sensing for a variety of industries and applications. He led several hi-tech projects from conception to commercialization, for different applications and across all TRL stages.
Technical Director
at Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering
Processing Considerations when Polishing PICs and Optical Waveguides
Sales Engineer
at AMS Technologies
Commercial Director
at Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering
CEO
at Lumenox
Martin Braun (Events Manager) has 20 years of experience in hospitality management. His extensive background in stakeholder management, organizing various types of events, and delivering excellent service and consulting to customers is a great asset to our EPIC.
Events Manager
at EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
Senior Sales Manager - Europe & Japan
at Symeo - indie
Product Manager
at Saab
Product Line Manager
at EXAIL
Project Manager
at AUREA Technology
Photonics R&D Engineer
at Airbus
Director Engineering Assembly
at Weinert Fiber Optics
Business Development Manager
at Pixel Photonics
R&D Technology Manager
at Motherson Innovations
Airbus Fibre Optics Expert
at Airbus
Nicholas White (Lead Technical Account Manager) is the lead technical account manager responsible for European customers and their optical fiber sensing projects. He achieved a master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Bath then started his career as an analytical scientist in a water testing laboratory, latterly moving into a customer-facing role at a R&D consultancy whilst continuing to utilize his technical skills. Nick joined Fibercore in 2017 and works with our customers and the development team on key projects in the Aerospace & Defence, Biomedical, Energy and Industrial sectors.
Account Manager
at Fibercore
Sales Engineer
at Lightera
Nicolas Brachet
Power Plant Fire detection
at Airbus Operations
Per Karlsson (CEO) graduated from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 1994 with a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career by joining Toshiba in Japan where he worked with design of manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor industry. Prior to co-founding Northlab Photonics in 2008, he served as a Business Development Manager, Product Manager, and Vice President for Sales and Marketing with Ericsson from 1998 to 2005. His expertise was then tapped by Accture Technologies in 2005 where he acted as president until 2008 when he co-founded Northlab Photonics, a fast-growing company focused on products and services for the photonics and fiber optics industry.
CEO
at NorthLab Photonics
Peter Carini
Technology Chief
at Simmonds Precision
PETER LOWY graduated at electrical engineering / material science with focus on fiber optics and did an internship in Switzerland about fiber optic installations. Develops fiber optic applications for 18 years at Sylex, while last 13 years focuses on sensing systems for civil engineering, energy and other markets. Lately works on integrating AI/machine learning into data processing of fiber optic sensing data. Likes Sci-Fi literature and active sports.
Sales Manager - Sensors and sensing systems
at Sylex
Radek Helan
R&D manager
at PROFIcomms
Expert Flight Test Instrumentation
at Airbus
Richard Hendel (Head of Global Sales, Photonics Division) brings 30 years of leadership experience to G&H (Gooch & Housego), where he oversees worldwide commercial strategy. Since mid-2025, he has directed the division’s global sales efforts, following a tenure as European Sales Director. His previous leadership roles include Head of Business Development at Laserline GmbH, Director of EMEA System Sales at Coherent Inc., and VP of Sales at SPI Lasers. Richard also spent over a decade at COHERENT-ROFIN, managing international accounts and product lines across China, India, and the USA. He holds a Degree in Engineering in Precision Engineering, Production, and Automation from the Munich University of Applied Sciences.
Head of Global Sales, Photonics Division
at G&H Group
Technical Sales Director (Europe)
at OZ Optics
System engineer
at Lambda-X high tech
Postdoctoral researcher
at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Simon Viets (Director Business Development) graduated as a Graduate Engineer in Microsystems Engineering from the City University of Applied Sciences Bremen. He spent over 12 years at TRIOPTICS GmbH, moving from an R&D Engineer to Head of Customer Service, Head of Quality Management, and ultimately Deputy Head of Sales. He later spent nearly four years at Automation Engineering Inc. (AEi) as Director of Sales for Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. In January 2022, he joined ficonTEC Service GmbH as Director of Global Business Development. Additionally, he is an entrepreneur, having co-founded SCRAMBLUX GmbH in 2023 to provide LiDAR sensor test and calibration solutions for the automotive industry.
Director Business Development
at ficonTEC
Sy Dat (Fiber Optics Technology Leader) holds a PhD in Optics/Optical Sciences from Université de Rennes I and an MSc in Computer Science and Network Engineering from Waseda University. He began his career as a Technical Support Engineer at Vietnam Posts and Telecommunication Group before transitioning into research roles at Waseda University, CNRS, Orange, and ENSSAT/FOTON. After working as an R&D Engineer at SensUp, he joined Airbus in 2017. He served as a Fiber Optics Specialist for five years before being promoted to Fiber Optics Technology Task Leader in 2022, where he currently heads R&T strategy and represents Airbus in international standardization committees.
Business Development Manager
at Kistler Instrumente
Thibaut Detroux (Head of Product Strategy & Business Development) holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Liège, followed by postdoctoral research at the Stevens Institute of Technology. An experienced entrepreneur, he co-founded Mobi Coop and has served as Managing Director and Co-Founder of NOLISYS sprl since 2016. He joined SENTEA Fiber Optic Sensing in 2020, serving as Technical Product Manager for over four years before being promoted to his current role in January 2025.
Head of Product Strategy & Business Development
at Sentea
Thomas Ladstätter (Senior Business Development Manager) is responsible for industry cooperations and business development at the Sensor Division of SAL in Villach/Austria. He holds a master degree in environmental system sciences of the Karl-Franzens- University Graz. In the last years, he supported ESA and other projects in the field of laser ignition systems for rocket engines, as well as working on business cases and application scenarios for photonic technologies.
Industry Cooperations
at Silicon Austria Labs
Thomas Paul (VP Market Manager Aerospace) completed his Master’s Degree in Chemistry at University College London with a thesis on surface reactions on interstellar dust grains. He then continued his studies at ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich and obtained his Ph.D. in ultra-high resolution VUV laser spectroscopy of atomic and molecular Rydberg states. After working as Project Manager for excimer laser development at Carl Zeiss and as Group Leader Sensor Technologies at ABB Corporate Research he received an MBA from the University of St. Gallen and joined HUBER+SUHNER. Today he is responsible for Strategy and Business Development of the firm’s Aerospace business.
VP Aerospace
at HUBER+SUHNER
Tobias Klafka (Head of R&D) studied physics in Hamburg and Paris. During his PhD at University of Hamburg, he specialized in quantum optics. In 2022 he joined Schäfter+Kirchhoff as a lead quantum physicist for research and development. He recently took over the responsibility for the entire development work of the three product lines.
Managing Director
at Schafter+Kirchhoff
Wladick Hartmann (Co-Founder & CTO) received his PhD from the University of Muenster in 2020 on the topic of “On-Chip Integrated Broadband Spectrometers Based on Tailored Disorder” with Prof. Wolfram Pernice. During the course of his PhD, Wladick was directly involved in developing the technology, which he and his co-founders are leveraging now at Pixel Photonics. Prior to his PhD, Wladick was already working as a Master student on superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with Wolfram Pernice at KIT, where he was instrumental in the development of this technology. Together with his colleagues he co-founded Pixel Photonics in 2020.
CTO
at Pixel Photonics
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