Laser Components got started in 1982 in Germany as a company for the sale and production of lasers and optoelectronics components and laser diodes for next-generation lidar. The group have five sales organisations and four production facilities, and have invested in important business partners and key suppliers. The company have been providing pulsed laser diodes and avalanche detectors for over two decades, and regularly announce cutting-edge advancements and achievements that propel the sensor industry forward.
Regarding laser diode requirements for the lidar market, discrete solutions available on the market usually have a pulse length of 5-10 ns. The QuickSwitch Pulsed Laser Diode with 2.5 ns pulse length is already a perfect match for the lidar market; the huge benefit of shorter pulses is to detect with a very high resolution at short and long distances. The other benefit is lidar can work with higher peak power which allows measurement of longer distances while still being as eye-safe as lower-power lasers. Laser Components also provide four-channel laser arrays and SMD packages for lidar and 3D imaging markets, depending on customer needs.
