On 24 March, 2026, from 11:15 to 12:45 (local time), Dr. Wilfried Noell, Chief Scientist at Focuslight, is attending the upcoming Optica Industry Summit on Advanced Optics at Corning and present a tech talk titled “Co-Designing Photonics Under One Global Roof”. This event is organized by Optica and hosted by Corning in New York, USA.

Abstract

As photonic technologies continue to evolve, innovation is shifting from isolated component development toward system-level collaboration. Co-design across technologies and geographies within scalable manufacturing platforms has become essential to accelerating next-generation optical innovation.

In this presentation, Wilfried is sharing how Focuslight, guided by the philosophy of “Micro-Optics Without Limits”, has built a comprehensive portfolio of micro-optics manufacturing platforms that include Photolithography-RIE (reactive ion etching), Wafer-Level Simultaneously Structuring, Precision Glass Molding, and Wafer-Level Optics Precision Imprinting. Under one integrated manufacturing ecosystem, these platforms enable co-designing of advanced photonics solutions end-to-end, from design and validation to volume production.

Through application examples, the presentation also demonstrates?how Focuslight, a global leader in photonics, integrates diverse optical fabrication technologies with its global operations system to deliver photonics solutions that improve optical efficiency, reduce system complexity, and accelerate the transition from development to mass production — “you bring the challenge, we bring the solution.”

Speaker

Dr. Wilfried Noell is Chief Scientist at Focuslight, specializing in integrated optics, microtechnology, silicon photonics and miniaturizing photonics systems. With more than 25 years of experience in the photonics industry, he previously served as Senior Principal Scientist and Director of R&D at SUSS MicroOptics (acquired by Focuslight in January 2024, now as Focuslight Switzerland).

Wilfried started his career as team leader at the University of Neuchatel and has later held key roles at Comet AG and EPFL, focusing on MEMS and optical MEMS (MOEMS). Wilfried holds a PhD in Si-Photonics for sensing applications from IMM Mainz / Uni Ulm and a master's degree in physics from TU Darmstadt / Deutsche Telekom for his work on InP integrated optics.