Manufacturers and suppliers of optical communications technology

Which companies manufacture optical communications equipment?

The optical transmission of data and information—a field covered by the Photonics Trade Association—is one of the key technologies of our time. Digital transmission technology relies primarily on fiber optics as its central element. The high-tech products from our member companies, which originate in Germany and the German-speaking regions—Austria and Switzerland—are seeing growing demand on the global market. 

Innovation and quality—these are the hallmarks of the companies listed in the overview below, which impress with their technologies for industrial use.
 

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83301Traunreut

Company Profile:

History:

In 1889, mechanic Wilhelm Heidenhain founded a metal etching shop in Berlin.
In 1923, Dr. Johannes Heidenhain joined his father’s company.
1928: The first major step:HEIDENHAIN develops the…

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85622Feldkirchen (near Munich)

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Excelitas is an indispensable partner in the design, development, and manufacturing of cutting-edge technologies. The company offers customers around the world outstanding innovations in…

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63801Kleinostheim

Company Profile:
Excelitas is a leading provider of advanced, life-enhancing technologies and supplies international market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, and next-generation semiconductor sectors…

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28832Achim

Company Profile:

ficonTEC is an innovative high-tech company that has quickly established itself in a highly specialized market. With continuous growth and innovative development since 2001, we are a recognized…

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07745Jena

History of Development:

  • Founded in 1992
  • New building constructed in 2002 on the Beutenberg Campus
  • Approx. 270 employees
  • 2018 Budget: approximately €32 million

Director of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Andreas Tünnermann

Brief Description & Business Areas:

The Fraunhofer Institute for…

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82211Herrsching

Hamamatsu Photonics is a Japanese manufacturer of optoelectronic detectors, light sources, and systems.

The company was founded in Hamamatsu City in 1953 and continues to operate its research and production facilities there to this day.…

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52499Baesweiler

Founded in 2001, INGENERIC GmbH today considers its approximately 110 employees to be the key to its success. Its headquarters and production facility are located in Baesweiler, within the Aachen high-tech region. INGENERIC develops and manufactures micro-optics,…

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07743Jena

Jenoptik Company Profile

As a global technology group, Jenoptik operates in three photonics-based divisions: Light & Optics, Light & Production, and Light & Safety. In addition, Jenoptik offers products under the TRIOPTICS brand…

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82234Wessling

Laser 2000 GmbH
Since 1986, Laser 2000 has been offering innovative solutions for photonics, image processing, and fiber optics that meet the demands of even the most challenging applications. Together with leading companies worldwide, we address every specific…

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82140Olching

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LASER COMPONENTS supplies components for laser technology and optoelectronics—mostly developed to meet customer specifications and often manufactured in-house. In addition to its in-house products, the company also offers components…

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90766Fürth

Kurzbeschreibung 
laservision, seit vier Jahrzehnten einer der führenden Hersteller der kompletten Palette an Laserschutzprodukten, entwickelt, fertigt und vertreibt weltweit Laserschutzbrillen und Laserschutzfenster auf Basis verschiedener…

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07745Jena


Optics Balzers Company Profile: Optics Balzers is a global leader in the manufacture of custom optical coatings and components for the photonics industry.

For more than 70 years, Optics Balzers (Principality of Liechtenstein) has been…

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76337Waldbronn

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Polytec, headquartered in Waldbronn, was founded in 1967 as a distributor of lasers and electro-optical components. Today, Polytec employs over 250 people. The company’s main sources of revenue are primarily…

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90530Wendelstein

Sill Optics stands for quality and innovation in the field of photonic technologies. Through custom product development and standard solutions, we have made a name for ourselves internationally as specialists and are now among the leading…

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CH - 9435Heerbrugg

Optical Solutions: From Development to Mass Production

Optical innovations are a promising avenue for gaining a competitive edge in many high-tech sectors—such as medical technology, the semiconductor industry, measurement technology, and laser processing—as well as in many other markets…

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82166Gräfeling

Company Profile: TOPTICA Photonics SE

TOPTICA Photonics SE has been developing and manufacturing high-quality laser systems for scientific and industrial applications for more than 25 years. Our product portfolio includes diode lasers, ultrafast fiber lasers,…

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