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Top 25 Optics and photonics manufacturers based in Germany

Name: Optics and photonics manufacturers based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 250 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 250 optics and photonics manufacturers headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 13,217 professional contacts across them, including 5,876 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers optics and photonics manufacturers headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest optics and photonics manufacturers based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 250 optics and photonics manufacturers based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to optics and photonics manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Zeiss Group	Partial evidence	Oberkochen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	6,840 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Jenoptik	Indirect evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	880 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jenoptik – MORE LIGHT.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Toptica Photonics	Indirect evidence	Gräfelfing, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	289 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TOPTICA has been developing and producing high-end laser systems for more than 25 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Schneider Optical Machines	Strong evidence	Fronhausen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	211 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SCHNEIDER is one of the world’s leading manufacturers for the development and production of machines in the fields of ophthalmics, precision optics and ultra-precision optics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Fraunhofer IOF	Strong evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	207 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena, Germany, conducts applied research in the field of photonics and develops innovative optical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Trioptics	Partial evidence	Wedel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	197 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TRIOPTICS – See the Difference Whenever optical performance plays a decisive role - our solutions make you see the difference.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Leibniz Institute Of Photonic Technology	Partial evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PHOTONICS FOR LIFE Photonics, the key light-based technology of the 21st century, is at the center of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology’s (IPHT) research activities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Oculus Optikgeräte Gmbh	Partial evidence	Wetzlar, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	151 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1895, OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH has been a trusted partner for eye care professionals around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Ficontec	Partial evidence	Achim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	144 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sustainable AI through Intelligent Manufacturing ficonTEC is a global leader in automated assembly and test systems for integrated photonic devices, enabling the industrialization…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Laser Zentrum Hannover E.V. LZH	Indirect evidence	Hannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	141 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.(LZH) is a research, development and consulting partner for industry, science and public authorities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Laser Components	Partial evidence	Olching, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	127 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its establishment in 1982, LASER COMPONENTS has always defined itself as a solution provider for optical and optoelectronic technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	The 4jet Group	Indirect evidence	Alsdorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Mission?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Docter Optics SE	Partial evidence	Neustadt An Der Orla, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Impressum: Datenschutz: Docter Optics is the international market leader in the area of optical glass projection lenses for automotive applications and a recognized supplier of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Asclepion Laser Technologies Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Asclepion Laser Technologies has been operating as a leader on the international medical laser market since 1977.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Laser 2000	Indirect evidence	Wessling, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Aemtec Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	84 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AEMtec is one of the global acting specialists for the development and production of a variety of precision optoelectronic products like components, subsystems, modules and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Z-Laser	Indirect evidence	Freiburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovative light for better results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Berliner Glas Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ASML in Berlin (ehemals: Berliner Glas GmbH) ist ein bedeutender Forschungs- und Entwicklungs- sowie Produktionsstandort innerhalb der ASML Familie mit Expertise in den Bereichen…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Picoquant	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “More than 25 years of excellency in photonic components and instrumentation: PicoQuant is a leading research and development company specialized in optoelectronics, which was…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	AMS Technologies AG	Partial evidence	Martinsried, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AMS Technologies - where technologies meet solutions AMS Technologies is Europe's leading solution provider and distributor for Optical, Power and Thermal Management Technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Weinert Industries AG	Partial evidence	Neuhaus-schierschnitz, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We want to enable and actively shape the photonic revolution of the 21st century.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Asphericon	Strong evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Precision optics, freeform lenses & systems, beam shaping solutions and optical coatings engineered and manufactured in Jena, Germany since 2001.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Primes Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Pfungstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Competence in Beam Diagnostics PRIMES develops and produces market leading systems for laser beam characterization in industrial applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Schneider-Kreuznach	Partial evidence	Bad Kreuznach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	52 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We have been developing and producing highlights for the future of optics since 1913.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Active Fiber Systems Gmbh	Partial evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Active Fiber Systems (AFS) is your partner for high-power femtosecond fiber laser systems – trusted by leading research institutions, semiconductor manufacturers, and innovators…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: optics and photonics manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names optics and photonics manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of optics and photonics manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name optics and photonics manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Optics and photonics manufacturers based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

44.5%Verified-email coverage

52.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

11.2%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 250 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among optics and photonics manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “optics and photonics manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names optics and photonics manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among optics and photonics manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,876 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Optics and photonics manufacturers by metro

Optics and photonics manufacturers in Berlin28

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names optics and photonics manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many optics and photonics manufacturers are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 250 optics and photonics manufacturers headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Zeiss Group, headquartered in Oberkochen, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most optics and photonics manufacturers?

Berlin leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Jena (21) and Gottingen (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,876 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 250 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.