Technologies and ProductsTRUMPF Photonic Components, a manufacturer of VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers) and photodiode solutions revealed the new product platform ViBO (VCSEL with integrated Backside Optics). The array technology supports a new generation of illumination devices that are inherently eye-safe over the whole product lifetime as the diffusor optics are monolithically incorporated into the laser […]
Technologies and ProductsNeoPhotonics Corporation has launched a tuneable high-power frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) laser module and high-power semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) chips. Both components are optimised to enable long range automotive LiDAR and high-resolution industrial sensing applications. The FMCW Laser is C-band tuneable and can be directly modulated to provide >21dBm (126mW) fibre coupled power and a narrow […]
Technologies and ProductsVector Photonics has chosen the ECOC exhibition as the platform to announce the development of its PCSEL-based, 1310nm / 25G chip, specifically targeted at datacentres. It is the first, commercial development of the semiconductor laser start-up company’s revolutionary PCSEL (Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers) technology. Vector Photonics CEO, Neil Martin, said, “ECOC is Europe’s largest […]
Technologies and ProductsApplied Optoelectronics, has announced the release of a high power and narrow linewidth laser specifically designed for Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) applications, particularly for automotive use. Combining high optical output power with narrow linewidth further increases the detection range of a LIDAR system by increasing the coherence length of the laser output compared to […]
Applications and ResearchA new project to scale-up novel compound semiconductor device fabrication processes has received European funding through the Avenues of Commercialisation for Nano and Micro Technologies (ACNM) initiative. The project, which should result in a number of new fabrication processes being developed, will be a collaboration between Swansea University, Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) and Blantyre, Scotland-based […]
Applications and ResearchIn a paper appearing this week in APL Photonics, from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara describe how the future of silicon-based lasers may be in tiny, atom-like structures called quantum dots. Such lasers could save a lot of energy. Replacing the electronic components that connect […]