Our Team
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We love to solve problems.
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We are strongly driven to enable new applications with our product.
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Our team brings together the full range of expertise: physics, engineering and business.
Kilian Fritsch
I carried out research with femtosecond thin-disk oscillators and their pulse compression techniques as part of my PhD work at Ludwig-Maximilians University and Helmut-Schmidt-University. My main research focus was the development of power-scalable and efficient methods for nonlinear spectral broadening and pulse compression.
Based on my experience in the field of spectral broadening and pulse compression, I am focused on the continued development of our core technology:
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Physical layout
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Product Development
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Prototype tests and assembly
Christian Franke
I completed my interdisciplinary degree in industrial engineering with a specialization in mechanical engineering in early 2018. Until the end of 2020, I worked at Fraunhofer IAPT as a research associate. I was in charge of the “Additive Academy & Studies” unit, which offers training and consulting services on the industrial use of additive manufacturing.
My role at n2-Photonics is focused on commercial tasks, such as finance and marketing as well as the application-driven development of optomechanical components:
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Opto-mechanical engineering
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Sales & marketing
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Administration
Oleg Pronin
I studied physics in Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MEPhI). After my studies I joined Prof. Ferenc Krausz’s group as a PhD student where my passion for photonics, optics and lasers started to evolve. After finishing my PhD work, I took on a project leader position responsible for thin-disk laser development, spectral broadening and compression experiments, frequency comb stabilization and many more. In the beginning of 2019, I joined Helmut Schmidt University as a professor.
In n2-Photonics I lead the strategic product and company development and could hold the title "chief big-picture and motivation officer":
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Motivation
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Strategy
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Sales
Holger Beneke
CAD-Designer
Igor Rebrov
Laser Engineer
Tomin Joy
Laser Engineer
Adrian Kleinow
Production Team
Edgar Zavala
Student Employee
Our Journey from Science to Industry
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June 2016: First proof of concept by Kilian and Oleg (Scientific publication)
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October 2019: Second proof of concept by Kilian and Oleg (Scientific publication)
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August 2020: EXIST Forschungstransfer granted for 24 months (800k € starting in January 2021)
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December 2020: Moving into our own laboratory at Helmut-Schmidt-University
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January 2021: Our team starts working full time on reaching market maturity of MIKS product
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June 2021: First prototype of MIKS1_S delivered to one of our scientific cooperation partners
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August 2021: First prototype of MIKS1_M delivered to one of our cooperation partners from industry
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March 2022: Having our own booth at Laser World of Photonics in Munich for the first time
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April 2022: Renting our own production and office space
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September 2022: First MIKS1_S delivered to our first paying customer
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October 2022: InnoRampUp granted for 12 months (130k € starting in December 2022)
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November 2022: Tomin and Igor in the role of full time laser engineers joined the team
EXIST Forschungstransfer
The team has been awarded with the “EXIST Forschungstransfer” grant (BMWi) for the development of a market-ready pulse compressor for ultrashort pulse lasers. This program is aimed at outstanding research-based start-up projects that involve complex and technological development work. The funding volume during the two-year project phase is more than 800,000 euros. The project started in January 2021.
