Ford is testing its autonomous vehicles in complete dark using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. This technology enables the autonomous vehicles to 'see' in complete darkness. This technology is being used in conjunction ...
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Lasers and infrared LEDs for self-driving cars More than ten years ago, Osram Opto Semiconductors supplied infrared laser diodes for the first laser sensors in cars. As one of the first suppliers of powerful infrared LEDs (IREDs), Osram ...
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The laser diode market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6% from 2014 to 2020, according to the report ‘Laser Diode Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – ...
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Ushio Inc of Tokyo, Japan (which manufactures light sources including lamps, lasers and LEDs) says that its subsidiary Ushio Opto Semiconductors Inc (established in July) has agreed to acquire the LED, red, violet and part of the infrared ...
Component manufacturer and distributor The Optoelectronics Company Ltd of Henham, UK has launched a range of direct-emission 520nm green laser diode modules that are said to offer OEMs and system integrators a realistic, cost- and ...
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University of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials. "The ...
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Light can trigger coordinated, wavelike motions of atoms in atom-thin layers of crystal, scientists have shown. The waves, called phonon polaritons, are far shorter than light waves and can be "tuned" to particular frequencies and ...
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IR night vision cameras are basically used by people who are willing to use at low light environment. Getting proper information about the features of these will help you to satisfy your needs. Before indulging in to any kind of Camera it ...
Researchers have tried a variety of methods to develop detectors that are responsive to a broad range of infrared light—which could form imaging arrays for security systems, or solar cells that harness a broader range of sunlight's ...
Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that two people were injured after a demonstration of its automated city braking system went awry. Occurring in a parking lot of a Mazda dealership in Fukaya city, Saitama prefecture, Japan on ...
The 2013 MBE Innovator Award, which is co-sponsored by co-sponsored by epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA and the North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE) organization, has been ...
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Japan's Sharp Corp and Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany have entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement covering light-emitting diodes and laser diodes. The agreement grants each party the right to use inventions related to LEDs and ...
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Optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has launched what is claimed to be the industry’s broadest wavelength range of high-power, high-brightness laser diodes enabling multi-kilowatt ...
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Optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced its HL63163DG 633nm wavelength red laser diode, which provides 100mW single-transverse-mode optical output power for the biomedical, ...
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Optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced its HL63153AT red laser diode, which delivers a 150mW single-transverse-mode optical output power at a wavelength of 638nm. HL63153AT offers ...
Tags: Oclaro, Red Laser Diode, Laser Displays