PhotonicsNL.com https://photonicsnl.com Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:33:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://photonicsnl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/icon_PNL-150x150.jpg PhotonicsNL.com https://photonicsnl.com 32 32 Back Office Assistant https://photonicsnl.com/back-office-assistant/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:33:49 +0000 https://photonicsnl.com/?p=3278 About the job

Company Description

Te Lintelo Systems has been representing prominent global Photonics suppliers for over 40 years in the Benelux region. Specializing in light metrology, opto-electronic equipment, laser beam characterization, interferometry, optical components, fiber optics, and lasers, we are your reliable source and long-term partner. Based in Zevenaar, our experienced team offers top-notch service and assistance in finding the best optical business solutions. Partner with us for unparalleled expertise and support in photonics.

Role Description

This is a part-time on-site role located in Zevenaar for a Back Office Assistant. The Back Office Assistant will handle day-to-day administrative tasks, provide customer service support, maintain office operations. Responsibilities also include effective communication with various departments and stakeholders to ensure smooth office operations.

Qualifications

  • Proficiency in Back Office Operations and Administrative Assistance
  • Excellent Communication and Customer Service skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks
  • Experience with office software and tools
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field is a plus
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Integrated Photonics Developer https://photonicsnl.com/integrated-photonics-developer/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:37:14 +0000 https://photonicsnl.com/?p=3270  

Job description

Are you interested in developing photonic integrated circuits in Lithium niobate suitable for application in next generation photonic devices such as ultra-high-speed transceivers and fast tunable lasers? We have an open position for an Integrated Photonics Developer to conduct the develop of innovative Lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits (“PICs”). The position is focused on designing, prototyping and testing of PICs for various application.

Lithium niobate PICs

Lithium niobate is a well-known and versatile photonic material, has been influencing our daily life for decades: from enabling high-speed optical communications that form the backbone of the Internet to realizing RF filters used in our mobile phones. This half-century-old material is currently unleashing a revolution as a next generation PIC platform to replace or complement the current PIC platforms such as Silicon, Indium phosphide and Silicon nitrite.
Rapid Photonics has developed a technology for the fabrication of LN PICs that enables the development and production of LN PICS at an industrial scale. Based on this technology the company is developing several demonstrator PICs for various application.

Job responsibilities

You will conduct PIC development in Lithium niobate utilizing customary PIC design and simulation tools. The work will comprise photonic chip layout, cleanroom fabrication and chip characterization in the shared facilities of our academic partners. You will also interact and collaborate with our customers and partners.

Job requirements

  • A master’s degree MSc in Electrical Engineering, Physics or Applied Physics
  • Experience in developing photonic integrated circuits
  • A product-oriented attitude
  • Ability to work in team and in an international environment
  • Expertise in RF design is desirable
  • Skills in programming in Python is desirable
  • Experience with cleanroom fabrication is desirable
  • Commercial experience is desirable

Conditions of employment

We offer a purposeful job in a dynamic and ambitious startup company, with an inspiring group of colleagues in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work at the Sciencepark Amsterdam within walking distance of public transport. In addition, we offer you:

  • Full-time employment
  • Salary min. € 4.000 max. € 5.500
  • Annual vacation pay of 8%
  • An allowance for commuting, working from home.

About us

At Rapid Photonics, our mission is to revolutionize the development and production of Lithium niobate PICs. Our unique DEpicT® technology enables PIC developers to execute design iterations in a matter of weeks and at an affordable cost. Furthermore, our technology allows for volume production using conventional semiconductor processes. Rapid Photonics is a startup of the VU Amsterdam and has its office and production facility at the Science Park Amsterdam.

Application

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact Mr. Steven Tan (tan@rapidphotonics.com).
You can apply for this position by sending to hr@rapidphotonics.com

  • Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position
  • Curriculum vitae

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.

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Vacature Sales Engineer -Account Manager Photonics https://photonicsnl.com/vacature-sales-engineer-account-manager-photonics/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:42:08 +0000 https://photonicsnl.com/?p=3267 Does it make you happy to help customers from start to finish, even with complex issues? Are you a team player, but can you also work independently? Do you want to work at the centre of the photonics world; between start-ups and multinationals, from quantum computing to fluorescence microscopy and from laser material processing to light metrology?

Then you are our new (Full Time) Photonics Sales employee!                                                                             

About the vacancy:

The vacancy is for a full-time position within our team. After thorough commercial and product training, you will independently speak with customers about their applications and our matching products, of course supported by Laser 2000 colleagues and our suppliers.

Qualities of the new employee that we will value:

  • Thinking and working level: Technical and/or Business HBO.
  • Broad interest in science and technology.
  • Good communication skills; a “people person”.
  • You naturally always take that extra step.
  • Good writing and speaking skills in Dutch and English, and in possession of a B driving license.

About Laser 2000:

Laser 2000 is a high tech, design-in distributor, part of the European Laser 2000 chain. Its clientele includes large and small high tech companies, institutes and universities. Laser 2000 (located in Vinkeveen) offers more than products; it offers a deep technical background, long experience and broad market knowledge. Laser 2000 thinks along with customers and advises solutions.

  • You always work with the latest products and techniques in photonics.
  • You visit many customers and get a “peek behind the scenes” at many companies. This makes your work environment very varied.
  • You travel abroad for training and sales meetings.
  • You quickly gain your own input and responsibility.
  • You work in a relatively small company with short lines and high flexibility.

 

Have we aroused your interest and do you have any questions?

You can respond by e-mail to   Pieter Kramer,   tel: 0297-266191 or 06-53277234

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HTSM Call 2024 https://photonicsnl.com/htsm-call-2024/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:46:27 +0000 https://photonicsnl.com/?p=2261 The new HTSM call 2024, in collaboration with NWO, is aimed at stimulating fundamental and application-oriented research in the field of High Tech Systems and Materials in the Netherlands. The available budget consists of a Holland High Tech contribution of 5 million euros and a contribution from NWO of 2.5 million euros with a duration of 6 years for projects. The deadline for submitting applications is October 10, 2024. 

Stimulate high-tech research

The HTSM program is in line with our  technological roadmaps and the National Technology Strategy (NTS) . This strategy identifies key technologies  that are needed in the upcoming transitions, such as the energy transition, the circular transition and the development of digitalization. This HTSM call stimulates research in the field of High Tech Systems and Materials in the Netherlands, in order to strengthen and expand the knowledge position of high tech in the Netherlands.

Focus on two key technologies

This year the call revolves around two key technologies from the National Technology Strategy. The applications must make an explicit contribution to one of the following themes:

  • Energy materials: the focus is on the (further) development of techniques for small-scale heat storage, including in thermochemical materials, phase change materials and via redox heat storage.
  • Imaging technologies: the beginning of the imaging chain is central: from sensor/detector to image, in other words: from image acquisition to image reconstruction. The call aims at (further) development of technology(ies) with applications within this chain.

Budget and deadline

A total of up to 7.5 million is available for this call. Holland High Tech’s contribution is 5 million euros, NWO contributes 2.5 million euros. It is expected that a total of eight applications will be awarded.

There is also a co-financing requirement: co-financiers must contribute at least 20% of the total application amount.

The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday, October 10, 2024, before 2:00 PM CEST.

Matchmaking

On Tuesday, July 9, NWO is organizing a matchmaking activity for the HTSM call. Matchmaking aims to bring together and connect researchers from different disciplines and professionals from the public and private domain in order to arrive at innovative research proposals. Participation in these activities is recommended but not mandatory. Visit the matchmaking page for more information and to register.

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MicroAlign Closes Seed Funding Round https://photonicsnl.com/microalign-closesseed-funding-round/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:47:27 +0000 https://photonicsnl.com/?p=2257 EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, 5 June 2024 – MicroAlign, a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology, announced today that it has closed €1 million in seed-funding to accelerate the commercialization of high-accuracy fiber arrays. The funding round was led by the Dutch venture capital firms DeepTechXL and PhotonVentures, reflecting investors’ strong belief in the company’s vision to develop a unique and crucial product for the photonics industry.

This investment accelerates MicroAlign’s path to market and product development by expanding the R&D team and facilities. Their technology will benefit the world of quantum photonic computing, data communication, and AI computing, by providing an interconnection component that reduces the system energy consumption and improves the related functionality performance. With the developed technology, MicroAlign will support the photonics-based industries to take the next steps further toward achieving pivotal society development goals ranging from climate action, and digitalization, to industrial optimization.

Marco Fattori, the CTO of MicroAlign, explains the uniqueness of such a technology: “Over the past three years, MicroAlign has developed technology to manipulate optical fibers with unmatched precision, generating already four patents describing revolutionary approaches in the critical optical fiber alignment operation. This technology is based on the smallest fiber alignment actuator in the world and represents a groundbreaking solution for the industry. We are currently laser sharp focused on developing further our technology to realize ultra-high accuracy fiber arrays.

Even though several photonics-based markets can benefit from MicroAlign’s technology, quantum photonic computing represents the field that most urgently needs such a fiber array technology to be developed.

The CEO Simone Cardarelli explains how MicroAlign can support the quantum photonic computing development: “MicroAlign’s fiber array product is a key enabling technology for quantum photonic computing applications, where every photon counts in the fiber-to-chip connection. Exponential benefits in quantum computing efficiency can be indeed achieved with a high-accuracy fiber array component. At the same time, the technology trends driven by the growing demands for data traffic and AI computing show that low-loss optical interconnections are more and more a point of concern, opening a huge application opportunity for MicroAlign in the near future.
We would like to sincerely thank our customers, stakeholders, partners, and suppliers who believe in us and are supporting MicroAlign in the next exciting phase!”

Aligned with the industrial and societal motivation of the company, the Managing Partner at DeepTechXL Teska van Vuren states the investment firm’s vision and goal:
DeepTechXL shares MicroAlign’s vision to make an impact by solving one of the main technical bottlenecks for quantum photonic computers. DeepTechXL will support MicroAlign in scaling up and becoming the number one in low coupling loss fiber arrays.”

Vision, technology, and business development goals will be achieved by a dedicated and strong team, as reported by a quote from the General Partner at PhotonVentures Ewit Roos: “MicroAlign is the only company in Europe that has proven to meet the stringent requirements for fiber alignment in the still small but promising and already very demanding quantum photonic computing domain. With their excellent technology and the continuous focus on customer needs and delivery, I am convinced this MicroAlign team is ready to facilitate successfully the growth of this industry and other sectors that require ultra-low loss fiber coupling solutions’’ Ewit Roos, General Partner, PhotonVentures.

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In Memoriam Jan Melles 1940-2024 https://photonicsnl.com/in-memoriam-jan-melles-1940-2024/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:06:00 +0000 https://photonicsnl.dev.impression.nl/?p=1018 Jan Melles started his career in the Dutch Army Intelligence branch after receiving his BS in electrical Engineering. In the early sixties he moved to California with his wife Jennifer to make their American Dream come true. In Santa Anna, CA Jan Melles met Dick Griot, with whom he started Melles Griot in 1969 as a distribution company for optical products. The sales and marketing strategy was to offer a complete range of optical and opto-mechanical components for the R&D and OEM markets, promoted through a professionally written catalogue that contained exact product data and background engineering data. Under Jan’s leadership Melles Griot quickly became known for its complete catalogue for optical products, also referred to as “the Photonics Bible”, that was distributed all over the world. In 1973 Jan Melles opened the companies European Distribution Centre in the Netherlands to expand the business to Europe and the ROW. When Opening local offices in the different European Countries Jan looked for entrepreneurial local General Managers, who would be able to earn a share in the local companies. In 1979 Melles Griot started to manufacture their own products, as Jan was convinced that being a Distributor was always a catch-22. If you overperformed the supplier would start it’s own subsidiary and if you didn’t reach your targets, you would be kicked out. In 1988 Jan and Dick decided to sell Melles Griot to Barloworld Ltd, and Jan stayed on-board as CEO for a few more years. As Jan was not the person to retire, in 1991 Jan founded his own Photonics Investments BV in the Netherlands and invested in and Co-founded small startups in the Photonics Industry worldwide. Jan also served on the board of a number of Photonics companies, such as Excel Technologies, Nynomic AG, Gooch and Housego and Access Laser. Jan was a great entrepreneur and mentor for the CEO’s of many of these startups, in my own experience for Avantes, where he was Co-founder. His advise would always be to focus on the customer and be market driven, instead of a technology push, which was the strategy of most tech entrepreneurs. Partnerships should always be such, that you keep your decisive freedom on how to expand your business. Jan was a great example of a focused entrepreneur, who would always believe in success. Jan will be missed and remembered as a true icon of the Photonics Industry.

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SMART PHOTONICS SCALING UP TO 4-INCH WAFER PRODUCTION https://photonicsnl.com/smart-photonics-scaling-up-to-4-inch-wafer-production/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:59:00 +0000 https://photonicsnl.dev.impression.nl/?p=1012 SMART Photonics is taking an important step in becoming the leading foundry for next generation chips. The Dutch foundry has significantly scaled up its production of photonic chips (PICs) by transferring its entire production capability from 3-inch to 4-inch wafer substrates. Confirming its technology leadership, SMART Photonics is one of the first integrated photonics foundries offering 4-inch InP wafer production. The resulting doubling of production rate translates in a lower price per chip, accelerating the commercial roll out of the foundry’s photonic chips.

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Dutch satellite instrument sends data via laser to Earth for the first time (video) https://photonicsnl.com/dutch-satellite-instrument-sends-data-via-laser-to-earth-for-the-first-time-video/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:35:00 +0000 https://photonicsnl.dev.impression.nl/?p=1368 Researchers from TNO and a consortium have succeeded in sending data from a satellite to a ground station on Earth using self-developed laser communication technology. This technology, which works with invisible laser signals, enables much faster and safer data traffic than radio frequencies.

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NWO awards millions for three key technologies developed by the University of Twente https://photonicsnl.com/nwo-awards-millions-for-three-key-technologies-developed-by-the-university-of-twente/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:54:00 +0000 https://photonicsnl.dev.impression.nl/?p=1268 10 January 2024 – The Dutch Research Council NWO is awarding over 9.4 million euros to nine innovative research projects on emerging key technologies. These are technologies that show promise in academia and also have great potential for application. The University of Twente has done very well with their applications, as three of the nine main applicants are UT professors. These are Sonia Garcia Blanco, Severine le Gac, and Wilfred van der Wiel, who are all connected to the research institute MESA+. According to NWO, the pioneering projects will enable those public and private partners to take the next step towards development. Consortium partners will be submitting over EUR 1.3 million in co-financing.

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SPIE announces its 2024 Fellows for Photonics achievement https://photonicsnl.com/spie-announces-its-2024-fellows-for-photonics-achievement/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:54:00 +0000 https://photonicsnl.dev.impression.nl/?p=1271 This year, SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, is welcoming 47 Members as new Fellows of the Society. They join their Fellow Member colleagues in being honored for their technical achievements, as well as for their service to the optics and photonics community and to SPIE. Including ASML Director of System Engineering Jan Van Schoot and ASML Research EUV Program Manager Mark A. van de Kerkhof; Fellows are Members of the Society who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. Since the Society’s inception in 1955, nearly 1,800 SPIE Members have become Fellows. This year’s inductees represent high-profile academic, industry, and government leaders.

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