Excelitas Technologies® introduces 1×64 silicon APD array for next-generation LiDAR systems

Multi-pixel array provides higher-resolution imaging for object detection around vehicles. Excelitas Technologies®., a global technology delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will unveil its new 1×64 Silicon APD for use in LiDAR applications at Photonics West 2019. An expansion to Excelitas’ C30737 APD series, the new avalanche photodiode (APD) array provides a high 64-pixel count for higher-resolution systems, enabling better detection of objects around a vehicle in next-generation LiDAR systems.

The 1×64 Silicon APD is supplied in a compact surface-mount package, suitable for high-volume pick-and-place assembly lines. The product is available off-the-shelf or customized with pixel geometry, spacing and number of pixels to match the customer’s optical system. Electrical characteristics can also be customized to fit with the receiver electronics.

Excelitas’ high-performance, high-volume silicon APD arrays are assembled in a TS-16949 automotive certified factory and targeted for automotive-grade (AECQ) qualification.

“Excelitas’ new 1×64 Silicon APD Array will serve as the heart of next-generation detection systems in LiDAR technology,” said Denis Boudreau, Product,D etection at Excelitas Technologies. “It provides the highest-resolution image detection currently available in LiDAR systems.”

Source: http://www.excelitas.com/