Recording | ASTech Summit

On June 28-29, 2022, Focuslight will be presenting at the ASTech Summit, a digital event on technologies for autonomous systems hosted by Laser Focus World. At this summit, a presentation titled “Advanced Line Laser for Hybrid Solid-State LiDAR” will be performed online by He Zhe, Product Manager of the Automotive Business Unit of Focuslight, in English.   Abstract To bring the LiDAR technology to the pre-installed mass production phase of passenger cars, a cost-efficient architecture with automotive-grade reliability is called for. Focuslight developed a novel line-beam technology for LiDAR transmitters using pulsed edge-emitting lasers (EELs) or vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) as the light source to produce a line beam with a very small divergence angle in the horizontal direction and uniform diffusion in the vertical direction through precisely designed and manufactured beam shaping components. The uniform and precisely shaped line beam will be used with line array detectors and rotating mirrors (or e.g., 1D MEMS) to perform 1D horizontal scanning within a certain field of viewing angle (typical 120°), forming a high-precision point cloud with high-line-density and high-resolution required by long-range detections. Compared with other approaches, the hybrid solid-state LiDAR technology solution based on the line laser has significant advantages in overall performance, manufacturability, automotive-grade reliability and mass production cost, and is becoming one of the leading technical routes for the mass production of LiDAR pre-installation.   Speaker He Zhe has degrees of M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University and M.S. in General Engineer/Mechanics from Arts et Métiers ParisTech. He joined Focuslight in 2020 as Product Manager and then works as Product Project Manager of LiDAR transmitter module in Automotive BU, leading the team to develop the product of the in-vehicle LiDAR line laser module series.   Event Introduction Hosted by Laser Focus World, a leading magazine in the optoelectronics industry, the ASTech Summit includes several online seminars showcasing the latest innovations in autonomous system technology and design, with topics covering the following areas: This is an online summit, please register on the website to attend. Since 2017, the automotive LiDAR application has been one of Focuslight’s strategic markets. Benefiting from Focuslight’s technologies and rich experiences in diode laser components and optical components, Focuslight provides automotive customers with micro-optics components, LiDAR transmitter modules, emitting optical modules, and assembly services. Focuslight will continuously invest in R&D of LiDAR transmitters and commit to our customers’ success in LiDAR business. Along with the successful completion of its IPO (SSE Star Market: 688167) on December 24th, 2021, Focuslight Technologies has unified its branding globally. By combining the strengths as one company, Focuslight is better able to provide quality products and deliver photonics solutions that will help unlock the future potential of photonics.   About Focuslight Technologies Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Xi'an, China, Focuslight Technologies is a fast-growing company that develops and manufactures high-power diode lasers (photon generation), laser optics (photon control), and photonic modules and systems (application solutions, including LiDAR transmitter modules and UV-L optical systems) used in advanced manufacturing, health, research, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. Focuslight has over 400 patents worldwide and is ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001:2015, and IATF 16949 certified.