Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Principal VCSEL Architect with a proven record of building a 100G Datacom VCSEL platform through structured design methodology and cross-functional team leadership. Introduced design strategies across physics, epi, device, and reliability to ensure platform success and scalability. Previous milestones include completing the 56G VCSEL platform and postdoctoral research at Stanford University. Passionate about bridging technical excellence and strategic leadership in photonics R&D.
• Lead architect for high-speed VCSEL platforms (Datacom, 100G+), driving architecture, epi, device, and reliability strategy. • Defined and enforced cross-domain design methodologies, ensuring robust product performance and scalability. • Directed interdisciplinary design team, aligning physics, epi, device, and reliability towards unified platform goals. • Recovered and stabilized a critical VCSEL R&D program, introducing structured design governance.
• Delivered the critical epi design that completed the 56G VCSEL platform, providing the technological bridge to 100G. • Established methodological foundations (design rules, performance metrics, cross-fuctional workflows) that enabled future platform scalability. • Demonstrated 1390nm VCSEls with excellent high-temperature performance and benchmark reliability