Dalius Petrulionis

Dalius Petrulionis is an opto-electronics engineer with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of high-power ultra-short pulse lasers (100 fs – 200 ps, 80 W, > 1 mJ), obtained while working at Light Conversion and nine years of experience in fast pulse and RF electronics obtained while working in Vilnius University and Light Conversion.

He has designed novel high-speed electro-optic modulators and their driving electronics as well as investigated acoustic damping methods for electro-optic modulators. In 2023 Dalius received a nomination from The Photonics 100: The industry’s most innovative people for his achievements in free-space optical communications and control methods for regenerative amplifiers. 

As a CTO, his technical vision and engineering enthusiasm is one of the key driving forces behind Astrolight, while his deep knowledge, curiosity and a grain of engineering scepticism helps the company challenge the established norms.