Technologies and ProductsCoherent Corp have introduced 905nm triple-junction edge-emitting semiconductor lasers for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) in industrial applications. Built in a robust and hermetically sealed TO-56 package, the triple-junction lasers emit three times the optical power per chip area compared with single-junction devices, resulting in powers of up to 100 W at 40 A pulsed […]
News and BusinessIndustry analyst company Yole Group says that, the LiDAR automotive industry will reach US$2 billion in 2027 with the strong push by Chinese players eager to integrate innovative LiDAR technologies. It observes that China has developed an impressive LiDAR industry and has identified 15 LiDAR companies based in China. Yole adds that the move is […]
Technologies and ProductsLumentum has expanded its multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)-based offerings to include high-performance 1D and 2D addressable arrays for advanced automotive, consumer and industrial LiDAR and 3D sensing applications. Lumentum says its VCSEL arrays enable a more compact, reliable, robust, and fully solid-state LiDAR solution with no moving parts. The high-power multi-junction addressable VCSEL arrays […]
Technologies and ProductsSemtech Corporation and Intel are collaborating to develop optical semiconductor platforms for Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). Semtech’s laser drivers and programmable transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) are being integrated into Intel RealSense LiDAR Camera L515, enabling the creation of power-efficient, high resolution consumer LiDAR. The collaboration between Intel RealSense technology and Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products Group […]
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 […]
Technologies and ProductsNeoPhotonics Corporation has announced it is sampling high-power Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) and Narrow Linewidth (NLW) Distributed Feedback Lasers (DFB) lasers for long range automotive Lidar applications. NeoPhotonics SOAs and NLW lasers operate in eye-safe wavelength regions, and these offerings feature 1550nm wavelength SOAs with >24 dBm (>250mW) output power along with 1550nm NLW-DFB lasers […]