II-VI to acquire Finisar for $3.2bn
9 November 2018
US optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI has announced that it will acquire optical communications firm Finisar for $3.2 billion
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Photonics Leadership Group targets new UK government funding
29 October 2018
At the latest Photonics Leadership Group meeting, held at Photonex, engagement with the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund was top of the agenda
Chinese automotive lidar firm wins $45m funding
25 October 2018
Chinese automotive lidar provider RoboSense has received a combined investment of over $45 million – the largest-ever single round of financing for a Chinese lidar company
Hollow-core fibre breakthrough could herald 5G networks
28 September 2018
Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronic Research Centre (ORC) have developed a new type of hollow-core optical fibre (HCF) that exhibits the world’s lowest optical signal attenuation
MIM scanners
12 September 2018
Precision Laser Scanning has introduced its compact MIM (Motor In Mirror) scanners for autonomous vehicle lidar systems
Techspec HPi and HPr
12 September 2018
Edmund Optics’ new Techspec HPr (high performance ruggedised) series fixed focal length lenses feature up to 9MP resolution
Lighting up the road
11 July 2018
Various lidar companies are finding ways to meet the huge challenges automotive applications present. Jessica Rowbury discovers Luminar’s approach, and decisions made in designing their system
Lidar: Seeing beyond the hype
11 July 2018
Simon Andrews, executive director of Fraunhofer UK Research, believes the excitement surrounding automotive lidar will ultimately bring benefits to many other sectors
Leti launches project to characterise lidar sensors
11 July 2018
French research institute Leti has announced a pilot programme to characterise and assess lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles
Volvo invests in Luminar's lidar tech
18 June 2018
Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in lidar start-up Luminar to advance its position in the autonomous vehicle space
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