SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumentum
Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum"), a leading provider of VCSEL arrays for
3D sensing and LiDAR applications, today announced new high-power
and high-efficiency five and six junction vertical cavity
surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays for advanced consumer,
automotive LiDAR, and other 3D sensing applications.
The use of LiDAR and 3D sensing is expanding into new
applications in the consumer electronics, automotive, and
industrial markets. New applications and new functionality are
driving the need for higher power and higher efficiency from
smaller form factor devices. Lumentum's innovative five and six
junction VCSEL arrays enable much lower power dissipation, very
high slope efficiencies, and record-breaking optical peak powers
compared with existing devices. Optical powers exceeding 2 W per
individual VCSEL emitter have resulted in over 800 W of peak power
from a compact one square millimeter sized VCSEL array. The peak
optical power, low thermal dissipation, and small die size of these
new multi-junction VCSELs arrays are important to extending their
use to high performance all-solid-state medium and long-range
LiDAR.
"Automotive, consumer, and industrial customers increasingly
need higher performance VCSEL arrays to drive increased
functionality and adoption of LiDAR and 3D sensing enabled
products," said Dr. André Wong, Vice President of 3D Sensing
Product Line Management. "Our latest multi-junction VCSEL arrays
continue our long history of pioneering innovative optical
solutions in close collaboration with customers. These new products
leverage the well proven high-volume, 6-inch wafer supply that we
established more than four years ago."
About the Products
Lumentum's multi-junction VCSEL arrays emit at 940 nm and
905 nm and are manufactured on the same production lines as current
high-volume VCSEL array products serving the consumer electronics
market. In addition to these new high-power VCSEL array
illuminators, Lumentum also offers a wide variety of optical
solutions for 3D sensing, automotive, and LiDAR applications.
These include VCSEL solutions for vehicle in-cabin monitoring,
high-performance Gallium Arsenide and Indium Phosphide
edge-emitting laser chips for 3D sensing and LiDAR, and 1550 nm
narrow-linewidth DBR diode lasers for long-range
frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) coherent LiDAR.
To learn more, Lumentum will be showcasing its broad product
line of lasers and optics for 3D sensing and LiDAR at the SPIE
Photonics West 2021 Digital Forum, March
6-11, 2021, along with giving several technical
presentations and participating in industry panel discussions.
About Lumentum
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and
manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling
optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum
optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type
of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers
enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications
including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is
headquartered in San Jose,
California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices
worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.
Contact Information:
Investors: Jim Fanucchi,
408-404-5400; investor.relations@lumentum.com
Media: Sean Ogarrio, 408-546-5405;
media@lumentum.com
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