II-VI Incorporated Announces AEC-Q102 Compliance of its 940 nm VCSEL Flood Illuminator Modules for Automotive In-Cabin Applications
II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) announced the qualification of its 940 nm VCSEL flood illuminator modules to the AEC-Q102 quality standard for automotive applications. The growing regulatory demand for driver and occupancy monitoring systems in vehicles enhances the need for advanced infrared cameras. II-VI's modules deliver higher optical power with narrower spectral width than current infrared LEDs, boosting 2D imaging performance. Operating across -40°C to 105°C, these modules achieve high power-conversion efficiency and are available in various field of view options, supporting the automotive sector's evolving needs.
- Qualification of VCSEL modules to AEC-Q102 standard enhances credibility in the automotive market.
- Higher optical power and narrower spectral width improve 2D imaging performance compared to existing solutions.
- Wide operational temperature range (-40°C to 105°C) increases application versatility.
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PITTSBURGH, April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI), a leading provider of depth sensing technology, today announced that its 940 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) flood illuminator modules are qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council’s AEC-Q102 quality standard for automotive in-cabin applications.
U.S. and European transportation safety regulators are increasingly recommending or requiring driver and occupancy monitoring systems in vehicles, fueling the demand for next-generation 2D and 3D infrared cameras designed with higher-performance infrared illuminators. II-VI’s new VCSEL flood illuminator modules emit higher optical power with a narrower spectral width than infrared LEDs currently used in existing driver monitoring systems, enabling substantial improvements in 2D imaging performance. The infrared light emitted from II-VI’s flood illuminator modules can be modulated to frequencies greater than 100 MHz, making them ideal for high-resolution 3D time-of-flight cameras for driver and occupancy monitoring systems.
“Our new VCSEL flood illumination modules meet the stringent quality requirements of automotive applications and offer great value to our customers through our vertical integration of VCSEL chips, photodiodes, and diffuser optics,” said Dr. Julie Sheridan Eng, Sr. Vice President, Optoelectronic Devices & Modules Business Unit. “We are also leveraging our in-house, 6-inch, gallium arsenide semiconductor laser technology platform to achieve economies of scale.”
II-VI’s VCSELs and flood modules achieve a very high power-conversion efficiency and are available in surface-mount packages integrated with diffuser optics with either a narrow (60° x 45°) or wide (140° x 110°) field of view. The modules operate over the wide temperature range of -40°C to 105°C.
II-VI’s broad portfolio of products for sensing includes infrared VCSEL chips with one or up to hundreds of elements. II-VI also offers thin-film filters and diffractive optical elements (DOEs), including lenses, microlens arrays, diffusers, and splitters, that are produced at wafer scale for high-volume applications.
About II-VI Incorporated
II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in communications, industrial, aerospace & defense, semiconductor capital equipment, life sciences, consumer electronics, and automotive markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the Company has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. The Company produces a wide variety of application-specific photonic and electronic materials and components, and deploys them in various forms, including integrated with advanced software to support our customers. For more information, please visit us at www.ii-vi.com.
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