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Top 25 Photonics companies based in Germany

Name: Photonics companies based in Germany
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026 275 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 275 photonics companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 14,851 professional contacts across them, including 6,481 with verified work emails and 663 with mobile numbers. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers photonics companies 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 7, 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 7, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

275Companies

14,851Contacts tracked

6,481Verified emails

663Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest photonics companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 275 photonics companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to photonics companies: 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	Indirect evidence	Oberkochen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	6,840 contacts →
	“ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
2	Jenoptik	Indirect evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	880 contacts →
	“Jenoptik – MORE LIGHT.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
3	SUSS	Indirect evidence	Garching / Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	823 contacts →
	“With more than 75 years of experience, SUSS is one of the world's leading manufacturers of equipment and process solutions for microstructuring in the semiconductor industry and…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
4	Asys Group	Indirect evidence	Dornstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	354 contacts →
	“The ASYS Group is a global technology company and leading supplier of equipment for the electronic, photovoltaic, semiconductor and life science industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
5	Fraunhofer ILT	Indirect evidence	Aachen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	296 contacts →
	“Mit über 480 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern und mehr als 19 500 m² Nettogrundfläche zählt das Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT weltweit zu den bedeutendsten…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
6	Toptica Photonics	Indirect evidence	Gräfelfing, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	289 contacts →
	“TOPTICA has been developing and producing high-end laser systems for more than 25 years.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
7	Fraunhofer IOF	Strong evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	207 contacts →
	“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: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
8	Trioptics	Indirect evidence	Wedel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	197 contacts →
	“TRIOPTICS – See the Difference Whenever optical performance plays a decisive role - our solutions make you see the difference.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
9	Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut FÜR Höchstfrequenztechnik	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	168 contacts →
	“Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) is an application-oriented research institute in the fields of high-frequency electronics, photonics…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
10	Leibniz Institute Of Photonic Technology	Strong evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	166 contacts →
	“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: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
11	Ficontec	Strong evidence	Achim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	144 contacts →
	“Sustainable AI through Intelligent Manufacturing ficonTEC is a global leader in automated assembly and test systems for integrated photonic devices, enabling the industrialization…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
12	Laser Zentrum Hannover E.V. LZH	Indirect evidence	Hannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	141 contacts →
	“The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.(LZH) is a research, development and consulting partner for industry, science and public authorities.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
13	Laser Components	Indirect evidence	Olching, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	127 contacts →
	“Since its establishment in 1982, LASER COMPONENTS has always defined itself as a solution provider for optical and optoelectronic technologies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
14	Heidelberg Instruments	Indirect evidence	Heidelberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	119 contacts →
	“Heidelberg Instruments is a world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-precision laser lithography systems, maskless aligners, and nanofabrication tools.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
15	Asclepion Laser Technologies Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	“Asclepion Laser Technologies has been operating as a leader on the international medical laser market since 1977.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
16	Laser 2000	Indirect evidence	Wessling, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	“Consulting.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
17	Aemtec Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	84 contacts →
	“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: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
18	Z-Laser	Indirect evidence	Freiburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	“Innovative light for better results.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
19	Berliner Glas Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	80 contacts →
	“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: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
20	Picoquant	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	“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: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
21	AMS Technologies AG	Indirect evidence	Martinsried, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	“AMS Technologies - where technologies meet solutions AMS Technologies is Europe's leading solution provider and distributor for Optical, Power and Thermal Management Technologies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
22	Innolume Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Dortmund, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	“Innolume is the premier manufacturer of GaAs-based laser diodes covering 780nm-1340nm spectral window.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
23	Weinert Industries AG	Strong evidence	Neuhaus-schierschnitz, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	56 contacts →
	“We want to enable and actively shape the photonic revolution of the 21st century.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
24	Asphericon	Indirect evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	“Precision optics, freeform lenses & systems, beam shaping solutions and optical coatings engineered and manufactured in Jena, Germany since 2001.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
25	Schneider-Kreuznach	Indirect evidence	Bad Kreuznach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	52 contacts →
	“We have been developing and producing highlights for the future of optics since 1913.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 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: photonics companies. 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 photonics companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of photonics companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name photonics companies. 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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Photonics companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026

43.6%Verified-email coverage

4.5%Mobile-number coverage

54.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

14.2%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

6,0170–30

42031–60

061–90

290–180

42180+

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 photonics companies, 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 “photonics companies”. 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 photonics companies), 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 photonics companies, 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, 6,481 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 7, 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.

Photonics companies by metro

Photonics companies in Berlin39
Photonics companies in Jena27

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 photonics companies, 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 photonics companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 275 photonics companies 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 photonics companies?

Berlin leads with 39 headquartered companies, followed by Jena (27) 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 6,481 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 275 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 7, 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.