Class 5 Photonics

Class 5 Photonics, headquartered at the DESY campus in Hamburg, is a leader in developing cutting-edge optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers (OPCPA). Over the past decade, the company has received numerous awards for its high-performance products that cater to the scientific and industrial sectors. As a spin-off from the German particle accelerator facility Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrontron DESY, the company has achieved significant milestones including the launch of the Supernova OPCPA and Supernova IR OPCPA, as well as the White Dwarf IR OPCPA. Their product portfolio is renowned for its robust and innovative solutions, demonstrated by their 112 W burst-mode OPCPA system developed for the Free-Electron Laser FLASH at DESY, and collaboration with the Institute of Applied Physics in Jena on high repetition rate OPCPA systems. Class 5 Photonics remains committed to driving technological advancements and excellence in service.