Kyocera SLD Laser have introduced the world’s first LaserLight™ headlamp modules that deliver high-intensity white and infrared (IR) illumination for night vision and sensing for increased safety and visibility in automotive and mobility applications. At CES, KSLD demonstrated the new headlamp modules and the rest of their award-winning LaserLight product range, as well as innovations in efficient optical power transfer; fast LiFi communication, and ingenious, highly-efficient new laser-illuminated flexible light guides.
Following the successful commercialisation of the first KSLD LaserLight module in high beam booster applications in 2019, they’re now offering these LaserLight headlight modules producing highly efficient and performant low and high beams with white and IR dual emission in precise U.S. or rest-of-world beam patterns with minimum glare to maximize driver visibility and optimize IIHS scores.
The IR illumination increases night vision camera visibility of pedestrians and of foggy or smokey roadways, while also enabling new forward lighting functions including ranging and 3D flash lidar sensing. The modules are arranged in a set of four per headlamp: two for low beam, and two for high beam. The modules are ultra-compact with a slim profile of less than 12.7 mm lens height, and can be configured in a horizontal; 2 × 2; vertical, or offset layout.
