Rohm, an electronic components manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan, has developed a high-output "RLD8BQAB3" laser diode specified for lidar-equipped advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to enable ...

ROHM’s RLD8BQAB3 1-kW, 905-nm, 8-diode laser array comes in a 5.6- × 3.3-mm SMD package. The spectral output is well-suited to ADAS applications for high-speed vehicles, providing scene illumination ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed compact, mid-infrared laser diodes that generate more light than heat – a breakthroughs in quantum cascade laser efficiency. The results are an ...

Most consumer-grade night vision devices are basically a standard camera without the usual filter to block near infrared (NIR) light, which are then paired with a NIR light source that’s not ...

The Opnext HL8337MG and HL8338MG high-power GaAlAs IR laser diodes are suited for use as light sources for industrial and medical sensors and for optical equipment such as distance meters and barcode ...

Researchers successfully conducted a room-temperature continuous-wave lasing of a deep-ultraviolet laser diode (wavelengths down to the UV-C region). A research group led by 2014 Nobel laureate ...

Laser cutting and engraving technologies have become essential tools across a wide variety of different industries, from manufacturing, art and small businesses. These technologies use laser beams to ...

The annual global market for laser equipment is estimated at $60 billion – with industries from manufacturing, medicine and measurement to sensing, lighting, and entertainment, all reliant on it. High ...

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A research group led by 2014 Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano at Nagoya University's Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS) in central Japan, in collaboration with Asahi Kasei ...