Jürgen Ludwig

eagleyard Photonics GmbH designs, develops and manufactures laser diodes. The firm’s products include single mode laser diodes, multimode laser diodes, tapered amplifiers, gain chips, special status products, accessories, and manuals and application notes. Its products are used in medical, scientific and industrial applications. The company was founded by Jörg Muchametow and Thomas Laurent in 2002 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

MergeOptics GmbH was founded in Germany, in September 2000 and develops highly integrated components, modules and active optical cables for the rapidly growing optical communication market. The company integrates optical components (lasers, modulators and photo diodes) with high-frequency electrical circuits to create compact modules that operate with industry standard optical and electrical interfaces. MergeOptics' business objective is to specialize in high-speed optical products that are world-class for both integration and performance. MergeOptics has partnerships with several leading German universities and research facilities, including the prestigious Heinrich-Hertz-Institute in Berlin, Germany.