Jeremy Witzens

AVP Optical Connectivity, Astera Labs Inc.

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Specialties: Semiconductors, Photonics, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology.

Experience

  • Associate Vice President - Optical Connectivity at Astera Labs
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Professor, Director Institute of Integrated Photonics at RWTH Aachen University
    Feb 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 5 mos

  • CEO and Co-Founder at aiXscale Photonics GmbH
    Jul 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Director, Photonics at AMO GmbH
    Mar 2011 - Mar 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Principal Research Scientist at University of Washington
    Nov 2009 - Nov 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo