an overview of all the partners, exhibitors and sponsors

This page shows you an overview of all the partners, exhibitors and sponsors of the upcoming European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO).

Exhibitors | Sponsors | Affiliations of the Organisers

Exhibitors
	aiXscale Photonics supplies proprietary high-precision micro-optical glass interposers for reliable, cost-effective and scalable assembly of optical transceivers and co-packaged optics. Our technology enables wafer-scale assembly of PIC connectorization with highly parallel port counts. Read more..
	AMO – A non-profit research foundry, pathfinders for innovations and new technologies, is a dynamic and application-oriented research institute based in Aachen, Germany, with world-class expertise in graphene electronics, nanophotonics, nanostructuring, sensor technology and perovskite optoelectronics. We do research to translate the latest advancements of nanotechnology into new applications and to develop innovative solutions to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Read more..
	Chilas is a laser manufacturer and provides worldwide customers with widely tunable, ultra-narrow linewidth lasers based on hybrid integration technology. Combining high performance with low cost and low SWaP, Chilas’ lasers benefit customers worldwide with their applications in coherent optical communication, fiber sensing, LiDAR, quamtum, microwave photonics and more. Read more..
	LIGENTEC is a B2B company manufacturing Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) for customers in high-tech areas such as communication on ground and space, Quantum technologies, LiDAR and Biosensors. Read more..
	LioniX International is a leading global provider of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits (PICs), modules and MEMS—since 2001. Their expertise covers chip fabrication, electro-optical system architecture, and module assembly and packaging. From design to device, their vertically integrated approach supports their customers during the whole product development cycle. Read more..
	Photon Design was started in 1992 and now provides a wide range of innovative photonics CAD tools to 35+ countries around the world, supplying most of the World’s leading photonics companies, Universities and government research labs. CAD products include tools for both passive and active (semiconductor) component and optical circuit modelling. Read more..
	Siemens EDA, represented by EDA Solutions, is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions for the world’s most successful electronic, semiconductor, and systems companies. Read more..
	THORLABS, a vertically integrated photonics products manufacturer, was founded in 1989 to serve the laser and electro-optics research market. As that market has spawned a multitude of technical innovations, Thorlabs has extended its core competencies in an effort to play an ever-increasing role to serve the Photonics Industry at the research end, as well as the industrial, life science, medical, and defense segments. Read more..
	Meet the Yokogawa precision makers at ECIO 2024! Yokogawa Test&Measurement is the world’s most trusted measurement partner. Widely used in communications R&D for their precision and sensitivity, our OSAs (Optical Spectrum Analyzer) are used in many fields, from industrial production and LED lighting to bio photonics, healthcare and quantum computing. Read more..
Sponsors
	AIXEMTEC is a leading company in the field of high-precision assembly and testing technologies for photonic components. As part of the Schunk Group since January 1, 2024, AIXEMTEC benefits from a strong financial and technological foundation, enabling it to offer innovative solutions in a global context. Read more..
	Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) in Berlin is a world leading research institution specializing in optical communication networks, photonic components, and fiber optical sensor systems. With a focus on advancing optical technology for telecommunications, sensing, and quantum communications, HHI conducts cutting-edge research and development in areas such as fiber optics, integrated photonics, terahertz spectroscopy, and high-speed data transmission. Read more..
	Nanoscribe GmbH & Co.KG We provide the most advanced, high-precision 3D printers and grayscale lithography systems with application-specific solutions. As the leading innovator and market leader in additive manufacturing, we provide application-specific solutions at the nano-, micro-, meso- and macro-scale. Our patented technology empowers cutting-edge science and drives industrial innovations in various sectors, including microoptics, micromechanics, biomedical engineering, and photonics technologies. Read more..
	Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is the society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the field. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light. Read more..
	PHIX is a world leading packaging and assembly foundry for photonic integrated circuits (PICs), building optoelectronic modules based on all major PIC technology platforms (such as indium phosphide, silicon photonics, silicon nitride, and planar lightwave circuit) in scalable manufacturing volumes. Read more..

Affiliations of the Organisers

RWTH Aachen University – Institute of Integrated Photonics The RWTH is one of the top German Universities in technology and natural sciences, with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research, diversity, and internationalization. Its Institute of Integrated Photonics carries out research focused on silicon, silicon nitride and GaAs photonics in the application fields of datacom, co-packaged optics, electrical-optical signal processing and optical artificial neural networks, biosensing at short wavelengths, and optical interconnects for solid-state quantum computing platforms.

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics – Department of Nanophotonics, Integration, and Neural Technology The Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (MPI-MSP) has extensive experimental and theoretical research programs in materials, devices, and microsystems. The mission of the Department of Nanophotonics, Integration, and Neural Technology (NINT) at the MPI-MSP is to augment human capabilities with devices and microsystems for future computers. The main research areas are (i) Visible spectrum integrated photonics, (ii) Neurotechnology, and (iii) Programmable photonic computing devices and circuits. The department collaborates with a multi-disciplinary and international network of semiconductor foundries, research institutions, and companies.

Technische Universität Berlin, Silicon Photonics Chair, and IHP – Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Silicon Photonics Group TU Berlin has a long and rich tradition and is recognized globally as an excellent research university. The Joint Lab Silicon Photonics was founded in June 2010 between TU Berlin and IHP. The lab creates a common virtual space for TU Berlin and IHP. State-of-the-art facilities, design skills plus technological and photonic system expertise are gathered under one roof for leading-edge silicon photonics research. Silicon photonics research at TU Berlin & IHP comprises fundamental device development, device integration and novel photonic-electronic system-on-chip demonstrations.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – Institute of Photonics and Quantum Electronics (IPQ) The research at IPQ covers photonic integrated circuits and the associated applications. These comprise optical fiber-bound and free-space communications as well as wireless transmission at THz-frequency carriers, optical metrology and sensing, and ultra-fast signal processing, including conventional digital signal processing and the use of neural networks. Essential parts of our technology-oriented activities are hybrid integration of organic materials on silicon photonic waveguides, 3D nano-printing of optical waveguides and devices, or the fabrication of chip-scale optical frequency comb generators.