High-power infrared lasers meet automotive needs
Stephen Law
Electronics automotive LASER opto SensorOSRAM SPL UL90 Series single-channel pulsed lasers are state-of-the-art components designed to meet the stringent requirements of automotive applications and characterized by long life, high performance and first-class reliability. Devices feature improved beam quality and particularly compact dimensions. With product’s space-saving footprint of 0.3 mm x 0.6 mm, system manufacturers can create extremely compact designs. Devices address the broad consensus that only a sensor combination of LiDAR, radar and camera systems can provide the necessary security for fully autonomous driving. Each of these technologies has advantages and disadvantages depending on the particular scenarios, but overall, the better they are matched, the safer the vehicle moves through traffic.