Umicore’s germanium-based substrates provide an optimal crystalline foundation for the compound semiconductors that power both VCSEL and SWIR technologies, ensuring high efficiency, reliability and performance even in demanding environments. By advancing material innovation, Umicore helps machines better perceive the world ahead.
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) enables machines to sense their surroundings in three dimensions. By emitting light pulses and measuring their reflections, LiDAR systems create detailed, real-time maps that capture distance, shape and movement with exceptional precision. This capability relies on the synergy between VCSELs, which generate the laser pulses, and SWIR sensors, which detect their return.
From autonomous driving and robotics to aerial mapping and industrial automation, LiDAR forms the backbone of safe and intelligent navigation.
