AMS Osram has launched a new 8-channel, 915-nm SMT pulsed laser. The SPL S8L91A_3 A01, housed in a QFN package, significantly enhances long-range lidar systems, boosting their efficiency and reliability for AVs. It simplifies system design and elevates performance.
The new laser has a monolithic 8-channel architecture, yielding a total peak optical power of 1000 W, with each channel supplying 125 W. The four individually-addressable anodes offer flexibility in designing end products.
The single laser package streamlines the design and production process, reduces development times, and increases system reliability. Additionally, the integration of AMS Osram’s unique wavelength-stabilization technology optimizes performance by minimizing wavelength shifts due to temperature variations, thereby improving the system’s signal-noise ratio; this means better detection range and overall system efficiency.
It is compliant with AEC-Q qualification standards, ensuring its robustness and suitability for automotive applications. And beyond automotive uses, this laser also has potential applications in industrial domains such as robotics, surveillance, and smart city technologies.
The SPL S8L91A_3 A01 is scheduled for launch in autumn. Further details about lidar and autonomous driving advancements can be found on the AMS Osram website.
DVN comment
Beyond simplifying the design and production of long-range lidar systems, AMS Osram’s new laser enhances reliability by substituting eight lasers with a single module. This architecture stands to boost the performance of long-range lidar systems vital for autonomous highway driving, and to eliminate the need for alignment among multiple lasers.
