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from 23.-27. Feb. 2025 in San Jose at Booth 423
Optical Engineering Partnership

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Our passionate team of engineers is ready to swiftly and precisely address your optical design challenges.

Photonics Precision Engineering
(PPE)

our Founders' story

Numbers about us

2021

Founded

For solving optical engineering bottlenecks.

60+

Years experience

Optical engineering is our expertise and passion. Together we have multiple years of experience.

100%

Independent

We are fully self-funded start-up without any external investors or influencers.

A passionate Team of Engineers

Aleksei Garshin, Optical Engineer at Photonics Precision Engineering GmbH Jena

Aleksei Garshin

PhD

Optical Design Engineer
Background
  • Lead Optical Design Engineer at JSC “OKB Elektroavtomatika”
  • PhD in "Optical and Optoelectronic Systems and Complexes" from ITMO University
  • 11+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • Optical Design
  • Optical Engineering
  • Optical Metrology
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LEWIS HILL

PhD

Optical Design Engineer
& Senior Scientist
Background
  • Continuing Senior Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
  • PhD in Physics (Nonlinear Optics) from the University of Strathclyde
  • Recipient of the Fred Stern and the Professor John Parrot Prizes (Physics)
  • 10+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • Kerr-Nonlinear Optics
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Computational Physics
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Markus Schröfl

PhD

Optical Design Engineer
Background
  • Research Associate at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
  • PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from Heidelberg University
  • 4+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • Probability Theory & Mathematical Statistics
  • Information Theory
  • Quantum Physics
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Thomas Strzeletz, Project Manager, Photonics Precision Engineering GmbH Jena

THOMAS STRZELETZ

M.Sc.

Project Manager
Background
  • Expert Innovation Management at Jenoptik
  • M.Sc. in "Digital engineering" from Bauhaus University Weimar
  • 5+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • Project Management (Scrum, Design Thinking, OKR & classical waterfall)
  • Data science
  • Innovation management
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Kseniia Zavatskaia, Optical Engineer at Photonics Precision Engineering GmbH Jena

KSENIIA ZAVATSKAIA

M.Sc.

Optical Design Engineer
Background
  • Optical Design Engineer at Opto-TL
  • M.Sc. in "Applied Optics" from ITMO University
  • 5+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • Optical Design
  • Optical Engineering
  • Optical Metrology
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Dominik Schulz, Optical Engineer at Photonics Precision Engineering GmbH Jena

DOMINIK SCHULZ

M.Sc.

Optical Design Engineer
Background
  • Research fellow at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
  • M.Sc. in "Physics" from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
  • 7+ years of experience
Specialized in
  • (Nonlinear) Wave equations
  • Hyperbolic PDEs
  • Software Development
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Ahmad Huran

M.Sc.

Optical Design & Software
Engineer
Background
  • Research fellow at the Institut für Physik Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
  • M.Sc. in "Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling" from the University Valencia
  • M.Sc. in "Chemistry" from the University of Salamanca
  • 7+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • High-Dimensional Optimization Problems
  • Machine Learning
  • Software Solutions
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FranSiska R. Widiasari

M.Sc.

Optical Design Engineer
Background
  • Development Engineer in Optical Design at JENOPTIK
  • M.Sc. in Photonics from Abbe School of Photonics - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • 4+ Years of Experience
Specialized in
  • Optical Design
  • Optical Metrology
  • Optical Engineering
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Ronian Siew

M.Sc.

Optical Systems Expert
(Adjunct)
Background
  • Expert in new optical system architecture development (e.g., biotech systems for quantitative PCR and digital PCR instruments used in virus detection)
  • M.Sc. Optics, B.Sc. Optics, B.A. Physics (University of Rochester)
  • Author of four books in optical system design
  • Associate Editor in Optical Design & Engineering for SPIE Spotlight books
  • 25+ Years of experience
Specialized in
  • Optical System Design & Engineering
  • Lens Design, Illumination, and Tolerancing Analysis
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Welcome to Jena

At home in the World capital of Optics

Jena, Germany

Jena, often hailed as the world capital of optics, stands at the forefront of Photonics and Precision Engineering. This vibrant city is an optical scientific hub, hosting renowned research institutions such as Fraunhofer IOF, Leibniz IPHT, and the Max Planck Institute. Jena is also home to industry-leading companies like Zeiss and Jenoptik, offering a dynamic environment for innovation and technological advancement.

Jentower view captured by Stephan Langer, stephanlanger.de
Offices of Photonics Precision Engineering at TIP Jena

OUr Offices

Technology and Innovation Park (TIP) Jena

Photonics Precision Engineering GmbH
Moritz-von-Rohr Straße 1A
07745 Jena
Germany

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