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Osram Heralds New Generation of Infrared Lasers for LiDAR

Special chip design takes wavelength stability of edge emitters to a new level, according to Osram.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

LiDAR is a key technology in the development of autonomous vehicles.    In combination with radar and camera systems, it acts as the vision of the car that captures the surroundings.    LiDAR, short for Light Detection and Ranging, uses infrared light to create a precise, three-dimensional map of the environment.    The better this visual information, the easier it is for the downstream systems to use it.    Up to now, the infrared lasers used for this purpose have deviations in ...

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