Pixel Photonics GmbH

Pixel Photonics GmbH is a German photonics company based in Münster that develops and sells single photon detection systems built around superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) integrated with photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The company was founded in 2020 as an academic spin-off with the goal of commercializing waveguide-integrated SNSPD technology. Its core innovation is the combination of SNSPDs with waveguide integration, which makes the detectors highly scalable and broadband while retaining high detection efficiency. According to the company, its technology achieves photon absorption rates of almost 100% at any given wavelength, count rates up to 2 GHz, timing jitter below 30 ps, and sub-Hz dark count rates, with the ability to pack several photonic circuits onto a single chip. Pixel Photonics markets its detectors under the Dena product series, offering both desktop and rack system configurations. The company positions itself as redefining photon detection, targeting applications that require efficient, scalable, fast, and secure single photon detection, including quantum technologies and photonic information processing. It describes itself as maintaining an academic spirit while having successfully established the Dena series on the market. The company is headquartered in Münster, Germany, and operates with a multi-national team drawn from eight countries. Its executive management consists of CEO and co-founder Nicolai Walter and CTO and co-founder Dr. Wladick Hartmann. The company has an advisory board including Dr.-Ing. Antonio Mesquida Küsters (Chairman), Dr. Oliver Kahl (Deputy Chairman), Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pernice, and Dr. Gernot Berger, as well as scientific advisors Prof. Dr. Carsten Schuck and Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pernice, both co-founders. Pixel Photonics has received an innovation award and has stated plans to launch seed-round funding. It remains a private company.

Pixel Photonics GmbH was founded in 2020 as an academic spin-off with the mission to commercialize waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs). The company is based in Münster, Germany, and emerged from academic research in the field of photonics and quantum technology. Its founding team includes CEO Nicolai Walter, CTO Dr. Wladick Hartmann, and scientific co-founders Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pernice and Prof. Dr. Carsten Schuck. The company's core technological approach combines SNSPDs with photonic integrated circuits (PICs), using waveguide integration to make the detectors highly scalable and broadband. This differs from conventional free-space SNSPD systems and enables several photonic circuits to be packed onto a single chip. According to the company, its detectors achieve photon absorption rates of almost 100% at any given wavelength, count rates up to 2 GHz, jitter below 30 ps, and sub-Hz dark count rates. Pixel Photonics has developed and brought to market the Dena single photon detector series, offered in desktop and rack system configurations. The company states that it has successfully established the Dena series on the market within a short period of time, delivering single photon detector systems to various customers. It has also received an innovation award and has announced plans to launch seed-round funding. The company describes itself as maintaining an academic spirit while pursuing commercial growth, with a multi-national team from eight countries. As of the available information, Pixel Photonics remains a private company headquartered in Münster.

• 2020

  Pixel Photonics founded as an academic spin-off to commercialize waveguide-integrated SNSPDs.

• Dena single photon detector series established on the market.

• Company awarded an innovation award.

• Plans announced to launch seed-round funding.

Redefining photon detection with scalable, broadband, waveguide-integrated SNSPD technology.

• Dena single photon detector series

  Single photon detector systems based on waveguide-integrated SNSPDs, available as desktop and rack systems.

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