Laser World of Photonics Innovation Award Finalists Revealed

An expert panel of judges has selected 20 finalists, across seven categories, for Laser World of Photonics’ Innovation Awards. Innovation Award winners will be announced at Laser World of Photonics in June, with the top-prize recipient earning a €5000 award.

The shortlisted entries, by category:

Laser and Optoelectronics / Illumination and Energy
Edmund Optics, PeakPower High LDT Low GDD Ultrafast Mirrors
TRUMPF Laser, TruMicro 9010

Biophotonics and Medical Engineering
Futonics Laser, Thulium Fibre Laser 1000W QCW / 200W CW
LaserAtWork, Hummingbird
TOPTICA Photonics, FemtoFiber ultra FD

Finalists for the 2023 Innovation Award at Laser World of Photonics in Munich. Courtesy of Messe München GmbH.

Quantum Technologies
Attocube Systems, attoCMC
Menhir Photonics, MENHIR-1030 at 1GHz
TOPTICA Photonics, CTL 780

Optics / Manufacturing technology for Optics
Midel Photonics, All-Reflective Beam Shaping
OPTOMAN, Non-Degrading UV Optics

Sensors, Test and Measurement / Optical Measuring Systems / Imaging
FiconTEC Service, Double-sided electro-optical PIC Wafer Tester

Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland, Fingertip-sized UV MiniSpektrometer C16767MA
Pi Imaging Technology, SPAD Alpha

Laser Systems for Industrial Production Engineering
EKSPLA, Zero-maintenance industrial femtosecond 50W laser featuring waterless cooling
K2 Photonics, K2-ASOPS
ROBUST AO, Zwobbel-IR-HP

Optical Information and Communication / Security
Innolume, High saturation power O-band semiconductor optical amplifier
Piezosystem Jena, PSH 20/2 and PSH 35/2 Tip-tilting stages
Quantum Industries, entanglement-based QKD system

The Innovation Award ceremony will take place on June 24 as part of the exhibitor evening of Laser World of Photonics.

Previous winners of the Innovation Award include Civan Lasers in 2023 for its DBL 100kW in the “Laser Systems for Industrial Production Engineering” category; and SI Stuttgart Instruments in 2021 for its Alpha scientific laser.

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Published: May 2025

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