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VCSEL vs edge emitting laser (EEL)

By sensing-aiot November 7, 2022Illumination

According to Digitimes, both II-VI and Sony are eyeing business opportunities related to Apple’s vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) chips for 3D sensing modules. Lumentum and its partners, including epitaxial wafer supplier IQE and Taiwan foundry…

3D Sensing: Lumentum M&A and Market Update

By sensing-aiot January 25, 2021Illumination, Market Invest

Lumentum made a strategic move to acquire Coherent Lumentum made a strategic move to acquire Coherent in a cash-and-stock deal valued at USD5.7B. This helps Lumentum to fight against II-VI,…

3D Sensing: VCSEL Laser Illumination

By sensing-aiot January 24, 20214D Sensing, Illumination

1. VCSEL Overview Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) are semiconductor-based devices that emit light perpendicular to the chip surface, as shown in Figure 1. A MEMS tunable VCSEL is shown…