Lidar Technologies and Companies Survey
This is an ongoing survey to summarize the Lidar Technologies and Companies. First, the summary view of technology is shown above. Second, the choice of popular LiDAR receiver technology is shown below. Third, the popular global companies are listed. More info will be added.
Velodyne
Enlarge / Three Velodyne products: the Alpha Puck, Velarray, and Veladome.
Beam steering: Spinning
Distance measurement: Time-of-flight
Wavelength: 905nm
Luminar
Enlarge / Luminar’s lidar.
Beam steering: Mechanical scanning
Distance measurement: Time-of-flight
Wavelength: 1550nm
AEye
Enlarge / The AEye AE100 lidar. AEye
Beam steering: Mechanical scanning
Distance measurement: Time of flight
Wavelength: 1550nm
Ouster
Beam steering: Spinning
Distance measurement: Time-of-flight
Wavelength: 850nm
Blackmore
Enlarge Blackmore
Beam steering: Mechanical scanning
Distance measurement: Frequency-modulated continuous-wave
Wavelength: 1550nm
Baraja
Enlarge Baraja
Beam steering: “Spectrum scan lidar”
Distance measurement: Amplitude-modulated continuous-wave
Wavelength: 1550nm
Quanergy
Enlarge Quanergy
Beam steering: Optical phased array
Distance measurement: Time of flight
Wavelength: 905 nm
Cepton
Enlarge Cepton
Beam steering: “Proprietary micromotion technology”
Distance measurement: Time of flight
Wavelength: 905 nm
Innoviz
Enlarge Innoviz
Beam steering: Mechanical scanning
Distance measurement: Time of flight
Wavelength: 905 nm
Sense Photonics
Beam steering: Solid-state
Distance measurement: Time of flight
Wavelength: 905 nm
Sony Demo
ISSCC 2021
Beam steering: MEMS + SPAD
Distance measurement: Time of flight
Wavelength: 905 nm
Credit
- ISSCC 2021, Sony
- Hamamatsu
- https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/the-ars-technica-guide-to-the-lidar-industry/
