29 June 2026
/ 15:00
- 17:00
CEST
EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Photonics Technologies for Manufacturing of Semiconductor Lasers
Online Event
The manufacturing of semiconductor lasers relies on a tightly integrated chain of advanced photonics technologies that enable precise control over epitaxy, micro-optics, and nanofabrication. Epitaxial growth via MOCVD or MBE are used to engineer quantum wells, DBR stacks, and waveguide layers with sub-nanometer accuracy for edge-emitting laser diodes, DFB lasers, and VCSELs. Subsequent lithography and etching steps define ridge geometries, current apertures, gratings, and cavity structures using deep-UV or nanoimprint techniques. Thin-film photonics is essential for depositing high-reflectivity coatings, AR/HR mirrors and dielectric passivation layers that set cavity losses and polarization control. And photonics-based testing and metrology, including interferometry, near-field/far-field scanning or automated wafer-level probing, supports process control and binning. Together, these photonics technologies enable high-volume manufacturing of reliable, wavelength-stable semiconductor lasers for different communications, sensing, and industrial applications.
In this online meeting, we invite the whole supply chain to discuss the challenges related with the manufacturing of semiconductor lasers and to discover the latest developments both for the fabrication and monitoring of these sources.
Agenda
Speakers
Sales Manager for the Semiconductor Market Segment
at Buhler
Thomas Ludwig is an accomplished mechanical engineering technician with a Bachelor’s degree, who applies his extensive technical knowledge and skills at DELO Industrie Klebstoffe. For the past three years, he has been working as an "Application Field Specialist Semiconductor Packaging" in the product management department of the company. DELO Industrie Klebstoffe is a renowned manufacturer of industrial adhesives, and Mr. Ludwig plays a central role in the development and application of adhesives for "Laser Assembly" as well as optical materials used in the wafer-level process.
In his current position, Mr. Ludwig undertakes a variety of tasks where he utilizes his technical and strategic expertise to develop and implement innovative solutions for the semiconductor industry. His main responsibilities include:
1. Leading internal strategic development projects:
2. Technical consulting in customer projects
3. Internal coordination:
4. Competitive analyses
5. Market analysis
6. Product portfolio monitoring
7. Product lifecycle management
Application Field Specialist | Product management
at DELO
Silicon Photonics Expert and Program Manager
at III-V Lab/Nokia Bell Labs
CEO and Co founder of Comptek Solutions Oy, a deep tech company advancing the performance and manufacturability of compound semiconductors. My background spans more than 25 years in new technology development, industrial engineering, and R&D leadership across multiple high tech sectors, including semiconductors, electronics, aeronautics, and consumer products. At Comptek Solutions, I lead strategy and business development while remaining closely involved in pioneering our core technology.
CEO
at Comptek
Founder and CTO
at Modulight
Mélanie Macioce is leading Percipio's expansion into the photonics market, focusing on application targets and technical development fields. She has a master's degree in photonics and joined Percipio Robotics three years ago after spending eight years in the quantum optics industry. As an ambassador of photonics and robotics, she facilitates the transition of exotic packaging processes to mass production.
Photonics-Robotics Technology Strategist
at Percipio Robotics
Yann Buaillon is in charge of sales at Percipio Robotics. Having an engineering (non-photonics) background, he loves discovering specific customer needs and building the most suited platforms with the team to cover these.
CSO
at Percipio Robotics
Solid-state physicist with a background in semiconductor characterization, epitaxy and photonics, bridging technology and business to accelerate the adoption of precision motion solutions across the global photonics industry.
Business Development Manager – Photonics | Semiconductor & Photonics Market Domain
at SmarAct Group
Attendees
- Abraham Loredo, Senior Scientist at FYLA LASER
- Afric Meijer, Senior Optical Engineer at Demcon Photonics
- Agata Krzastek, Junior Specialist at Lukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
- Agustin Palermo, Sr Sales Engineer at FYLA Laser
- Alan Bulian , Technical Business Development & NPI Manager at StarTech Trieste
- Alex Martinez, Photonics Engineer at Alcyon Photonics
- Alexander Plucinski , R&D Scientist at micro resist technology
- Alexander Telle , CEO at Acktar (ACM Coatings)
- Amina Houimi, Postdoc researcher at STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY
- Amir Hossein Ghadimi , CEO at Lightium
- Andre Schenk , Technical Marketing Manager at Evatec Europe
- Andy Zott , executive advisor at Scantinel
- Antonio Raspa , Laser & LiDAR at Luxinar
- Armi Fernandez , Process Engineer at Texas Instruments
- Arnaud CRASTES , Business Development Director at Teledyne imaging
- Attila Werner , sales at Primes
- Azusa ADEWALE , Sales Manager at DOWA HD Europe
- Badiy Elmabrouk, Reliability Engineer at Alcatel Submarine Networks
- Bozidar Novakovic , R&D Engineer at Synopsys
- Charlotte Bringer, Photonic Component Engineer at ESA
- Christiaan Zonnevylle , Senior product manager at Raith
- Chun Yuen Yeong, Product Management, Senior Manager at ASMPT/ Semiconductor equipment manufacturing
- Daniel Benedikovic , Associate Professor at University of Žilina
- Daniel Hutama , Business Development at CPFC
- Daniel Pereira , Sales Manager, Market Segment Semiconductor at Buhler Alzenau
- David Ettel , CEO at NANOTECHNA
- Dimiter Georgiev , R&D at IPG Photonics
- Dominique Bonnisseau , CEO at Photonikbiz
- Eckart Gerster , Quality and Reliability Manager at SICK
- Etienne Decerle , Sales Director Quantum & Integrated Photonics Products at Exail
- Francis Nedvidek , Owner at Future Forward innovation
- Francisco Neto , Product Maneger at VALO Innovations
- Fulco Verheul , business manager at Mitutoyo
- Gerald Gerguri , Application Engineer at Axetris
- Herve BESAUCELE , CTO at GenF
- Hoi Ping Ng, Business Development Manager at ASMPT
- Houda Brahimi , Photonics Engineering at ESA
- Iossif Elenkov , R&D Engeneering at EXCELITAS
- Iryna Ubeda Fernandez, Project Manager at Tecnobit / OESIA Group
- Ivan Kostadinov , R&D at PROAMBIENTE
- Jamal Mohammad Khani , PhD student at UBC
- James Zhang , Senior BD manager at Soitec Microelectronics
- Jan Boelke, R&D Scientist at micro resist technology
- Jana Lambrecht , Business Development Manager at Excelitas
- Jaycee LUI-CONCKOVA , Marketing & Communications Specialist at Comptek Solutions
- Jean Decker, Postdoctoral researcher at IAP UM6P
- Jens Biesenbach , GM at BWT Laser Europe
- Jiangbo Zhu , Senior photonics engineer at Wave Photonics
- Joan Ramirez , Program Manager at III-V Lab
- Joerg Bartel , Technical Advocate at Private
- Joerg Nowack , Senior Strategist, EMEA Corporate Strategy Office at Hitachi High-Tech
- Jonas Allerbeck , Project Leader Laser Systems at Fisba
- Juan Caballero, Semiconductor Process Engineer at CPFC
- Kang Wei Putt , Product & Portfolio Director at ASMPT
- Katarzyna Szykula-Meurs, CSO at Coher Sense
- Kevin Yao , Director at amat
- Laurent Dubost , R&D manager at HEF-IREIS
- Lida Shamsafar , Researcher at university of stuttgart
- Lu Lu , Engineer at Xfab
- Lukas Ceizaris , Chief Marketing Officer at OPTOMAN
- Lyes Kadi, Development Engineer at HUBER+SUHNER
- Marc Larive , Director Business Development at XENICS PART OF EXOSENS
- Maria Ionescu , Principal Optical Engineer at Nokia
- Martin Kresse, Researcher at Fraunhofer HHI
- Max Trippel , Business Development Manager at SmarAct
- Maximilian Pfeiffer, Silicon Photonics Packaging Engineer at CERN
- Melanie Leclerc, Optical designer at INO
- Melanie Macioce , Photonics-Robotics Technology Strategist at PERCIPIO Robotics
- Michael Ben Yakov , CTO Inventor at Benario XR
- Michal Nagowski, Junior Specialist at Lukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
- Michal Rakawek, Junior Specialist at Lukasiewicz Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
- Mike Cox , Photonic Development at Bay Photonics
- Mikhail Bukharin , Senior Systems Engineer at Scantinel
- Myun-Sik KIM , Principal Business Development Manager at Leister
- Nemo Mong, Optical Engineer at ChromaATE
- Nuno Edgar Nunes Fernandes , Physics Engineer/Engineering Entrepreneur at Precision with Light
- Oliver Kirsch , Manager Photonic Packaging Engineering at PHIX
- Oliver Lischtschenko , CEO at Coher Sense
- Omar KOBAYTER , Digital Marketing Managers at Imagine Optic
- Orlando Toledo , Scientific researcher at Scientist Researcher
- Paul De Keyser, Health IP Portfolio Manager at imec
- Percy Lam , Senior Manager, Product Management at ASMPT Pacific
- Peter Fu , Director at ASMPT
- Petteri Uusimaa , CTO at Modulight
- Ping Chiang Lu, AVP at Tata Electronics
- Pooya Torab Ahmadi, Researcher at National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
- Preetam Gaikwad , Technology Scout at Jenoptik
- Reshma Sudini , PDK Engineer at Luceda Photonics
- Richard Hogg, Professor of Photonics at Aston University
- Ruth Pegington , Senior Innovation Analyst at CDT
- Sabina Zaimovic , Engineer at alite
- Saulius Tumenas , Senior Researcher at FTMC Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
- Sebastien DEGAUGUE , Sales Director at DIMIONE Systems
- Sebastien Reithinger , Tech Leader at Alfamation
- Sergio Peransi, Project Manager at Tecnobit / OESIA Group
- Shangxuan Yu , Student at University of British Columbia
- Simon Britten , Technology Manager at Laserline
- Stefan Kramer, Project Leader at European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Stefano TREVISAN, TECHNICAL SALES MANAGER at BRIGHT SOLUTIONS
- Stephan Mannshardt, Head of Manufacturing Engineering at eagleyard Photonics
- Sylvain Dulphy , Sales&Marketing at Finetech
- Takenori Kumagai , Senior Manager at JX Advanced Metals Corporation
- Thomas Julius van Els, strategist at QuiX Quantum
- Thomas Ludwig , Application field specialist at DELO
- Tilman Glaser , Head of Replication at CZJ
- Tjalling de Boer , Sales Development Manager, EMEA at Coherent Corp
- Ulli Hansen , CEO at MSG Lithoglas
- Uwe Linss , Director of Sales EMEA at FOCUZ Manufacturing
- Valerie Lyttle , Marketing Executive at Yelo
- Venkat Subramanian , Founder & CEO at KINCHIT Technologies
- Vicente Calvo Alonso , CEO at Comptek Solutions
- Vitalii Stoliarchuk , Team Leader/ (PhD) / Expert at State Design Office "Yuzhnoye"
- Vladimir Shidlovski , Chief of Strategic Development at Superlum Diodes
- Yann Buaillon , Deputy CEO at PERCIPIO Robotics
- Young Kwon , Consultant at OPS
- Yuen Ming Anthony Chan, Product Portfolio Management Director at ASMPT
- Yusuke Uchiyama , Sales and marketing manager for iCas product in Europe at Tomoegawa Europe
- Zeinab Shaban , Lead Scientist at X-Celeprint
- Zhanxiang Zhao , Commercial solutions team leader at Oxford Instruments
Contact Information
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Coordination
Antonio Castelo, PhD
Technology Expert for Bio-Medical and Lasers
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