New chip-based beam steering device lays groundwork for smaller, cheaper lidar: Technology could benefit lidar applications from autonomous driving to virtual reality - Science Daily

Researchers have developed a new chip-based beam steering technology that provides a promising route to small, cost-effective and high-performance lidar systems. Lidar, which uses laser pulses to acquire 3D information about a scene or object, is used in a wi…

Researchers have developed a new chip-based beam steering technology that provides a promising route to small, cost-effective and high-performance lidar (or light detection and ranging) systems. Lida… [+4177 chars]

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