People and Contact

Head of Department

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ronald Freund, MBA

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ronald Freund, MBA

Head of Photonic Networks and Systems Department

Phone +49 30 31002-652


Leader of the Research Groups


Submarine and Core Systems

Dr. rer. nat. Colja Schubert

Dr. rer. nat. Colja Schubert

Head of Submarine and Core Systems Group

Phone +49 30 31002-252

Metro, Access and In-house Systems

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Volker Jungnickel

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Volker Jungnickel

Head of Metro, Access and In-house Systems Group

Phone +49 30 31002-768

Free-Space Optical Systems

Dr.-Ing. Nicolas Perlot

Dr.-Ing. Nicolas Perlot

Head of Free-Space Optical Systems Group

Phone +49 30 31002-782

Digital Signal Processing

Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fischer

Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fischer

Head of Digital Signal Processing Group

Phone +49 30 31002-556

Electronic Systems

Dipl.-Ing. Jonas Hilt

Dipl.-Ing. Jonas Hilt

Head of Electronic Systems Group

Phone +49 30 31002-543