Optical technologies are of vital importance for maintaining Germany's global competitiveness as base for business.
As "Enabling Technology" they are the basis for other technological developments and their applications.

bayern photonics is an cluster initiative of companies, research and education institutions to support optical technologies in Bavaria (List of members).

Company profiles 2019 reissued

More information about bayern photonics and the location can be found in our member brochure (8,8 MB) and image brochure (5,4 MB)

Innovation Networks

bayern photonics e.V. is part of OptecNet Germany e.V., the nationwide association of the nine innovation networks for optical technologies in Germany.

Photonics BW e.V.
The innovation network for optical technologies in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Website

OptecNet Deutschland e.V.
The federal association of Germany's eight regional optical technologies innovation networks.
Website

optonet e.V.
represents 100 players of Thuringia´s photonics industry and offers a platform for networking and cooperation
Website

PhotonicNet GmbH
the name says it all: we are the innovative photonic s network in Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
Website

Wetzlar Network
The industrial network for the optics, electronics and mechanics sectors aims to strengthen the regional economic area and actively promote its development.
Website

HansePhotonik e.V.
is the regional competence network for optical technologies in the North of Germany
Website

OpTecBB e.V.
Optical technologies from Berlin and Brandenburg
Website

NMWP E.V.
The Northrhine-Westfalia’s cluster
Website

OpTech-Net e.V.
Since 2001, the OpTech-Net e.V. has supported companies, universities and research institutes in the field of optical technologies in North Rhine-Westphalia as an innovation network.
Website

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News

Here you can find current news from companies, universities, research institutes and the eight regional Innovation Networks for Optical Technologies in Germany.

Photonics industry awards Instrument Systems a prize for VTC 4000 infrared camera for the 2D near-field analysis of VCSEL arrays.

Instrument Systems presented its new VTC 4000 infrared camera at Photonics West at the beginning of 2022. This camera has now received the “Laser Focus World Innovators Award 2022” in silver from a jury of experts from the photonics industry. The VTC 4000 VCSEL analysis camera was specially developed for the ultrafast, precise 2D near-field analysis of narrowband emitters, e.g. VCSELs or lasers. It can be seen live at the Instrument Systems Booth B5.418 at...

Aquisition of a 100% shareholding in Kimsoptec in Korea

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New release of industry-leading design software

for photonic components and...

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Jobs

OptecNet offers Germany´s only job board with information about career opportunities in the photonics industry.

Full Stack Web Developer (m/f/d)

5micron GmbH | Working location: Berlin Adlershof | 17.01.2023
We at 5micron are doing measurements where most people do not reach. We are using minute shape disturbances on a wide range of materials to measure “invisible” parameters. Our Software algorithms are...