A new frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidar technique is being used to test the thickness and length of optics
The lidar scanner works with the cameras, motion sensors, and frameworks in iPadOS to scan the scene.
Apple has said the scanner will provide 'cutting-edge depth-sensing capabilities' that have 'never before possible on any mobile device'
Focuslight technologies, a global provider of high power diode lasers and micro optics, announced the LIMO Wide Angle Diffuser at SPIE Photonics West 2020. Designed for automotive LiDAR and 3D sensing applications, the LIMO Wide Angle Diffuser is a glass refractive optical element (ROE) with the ability to disperse laser light in one direction up to a full illumination angle, ranging from a few mrad up to 150 degrees. When combined with a second functional surface, the light can also be shaped at any desired angle in the other direction.
Focuslight technologies, a global provider of high power diode lasers and micro optics, announced the Focuslight FocusFlux® AL01 Series LiDAR laser module at SPIE Photonics West 2020. The FocusFlux AL01 series is a high peak power, 1064nm laser module that employs a novel, compact, solid state design. It features a 1.5mJ 3ns laser pulse based on Q-switch technology. Built-in advanced glass diffusers enable it to generate a configurable field of view (FOV) of 125x25, 60x45, or customized per request.
San Francisco’s Lombard Street captured with 3 OS1 lidar sensors. Credit: Ouster
This month, lidar players Velodyne and Ouster have released new products, which the companies boast are cheaper and higher-performing than existing systems
Semiconductor laser company II-VI is partnering with Lite-On Technology for the volume manufacturing and commercialisation of packaged semiconductor lasers for mass-market lidar
Andy Extance asks: which laser wavelengths, detector architectures and ranging techniques are required to deliver competitive and cost-effective automotive lidar performance?
Iris: Luminar’s perception platform for series production vehicles (Image: Business Wire)
The firm claims that Iris is the first sensing platform to exceed the essential requirements needed to deliver level three and level four autonomy to consumers
Jessica Rowbury reports on the importance of technical light applications in meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement
