Vixar has announced that it will be releasing a reference module for TOF applications. The Reference module will consist of a 2mm x 2mm VCSEL die along with driver electronics on a Cu PCB. The module has been evaluated to generate 80W of optical power in a 50 ns pulse width. More details can be found in... [ Read More ]
News & Events
News & Events
Vixar Publishes Groundbreaking Multi-Junction VCSEL Developments
At Photonics West 2020, Vixar announces its most recent progress with VCSEL technology, demonstrating 60% wall plug efficiencies with multi-junction VCSELs. (more…) [ Read More ]
Photonics West – Press Release
At Photonics West 2020, Vixar unveiled its latest works in improving VCSEL power and efficiency standards. Vixar has shown record achieving results with its multi-junction VCSELs and has designed a 10W die for high power applications. (more…) [ Read More ]
High Power VCSEL Addressable Arrays
Vixar has been working with LED Engin to design addressable arrays of VCSEL die for high power applications. Such products are beneficial in devices requiring selective illumination to improve uniformity for camera illumination. (more…) [ Read More ]
Now Available – Application Note on VCSEL Optical Properties
Vixar has recently published an application note on the optical properties of top-emitting VCSELs. (more…) [ Read More ]
Now Updated – VCSEL Power Array Applications
Vixar has recently published an updated white paper on the importance of VCSEL power arrays in many emerging applications. This paper introduces the application requirements for this technology, the relevant benefits of VCSEL technology, and the performance that has been demonstrated with VCSEL arrays (more…) [ Read More ]
Vixar Demonstrates Widely Tunable Single Mode VCSEL
Vixar has demonstrated a widely tunable laser platform based on integration of VCSEL and microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The new advancement is part of a NIH funded program to develop multiwavelength swept sources for tissue spectroscopy applications. The device combines a vertical cavity surface emitting laser with a thermally actuated movable mirror to tune the laser cavity across a... [ Read More ]
Vixar releases new Integrated VCSEL/diffuser/ photodiode product line
March 22, 2018 Plymouth, MN Vixar is pleased to announce the release of a family of high power VCSEL products including diffuser and monitor photodiode. The product line is based upon a surface mountable ceramic package and is designed to serve the consumer, industrial and medical 3D imaging and sensing market. The addition of the photodiode monitor is... [ Read More ]
Vixar extends its line of 940nm VCSELs
As part of Vixar’s commitment to serving the rapidly growing industrial and consumer sensor market, we are pleased to announce expansion of our 940nm VCSEL product line. The products are suitable for spectroscopic sensing, IR illumination, structured illumination and time of flight (TOF) sensors for 3D sensing and imaging and gesture recognition. The product line consists of multiple... [ Read More ]
Vixar announces a family of high power 850nm and 680nm VCSEL arrays for consumer, medical and industrial applications
Applications include 3D scanning, gesture recognition sensors, IR illumination for security systems and medical scanning Plymouth, MN: Vixar announces a family of high power Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL)arrays targeting consumer, medical, industrial and automotive applications. Samples are available at both the 850nm and 680nm wavelengths and are optimized for output power ranging from 50mW to 10W.... [ Read More ]
CES 2014: Vixar VCSEL Technology Drives Wide Range of New Applications
January 5, 2014 CES: Las Vegas, NV: /from PRNewsWire / -- Vixar designs, develops, and manufactures short wavelength (670nm to 1000nm) Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) in a variety of packages for multiple applications. Vixar is building a reputation for designing and developing "hard to do" VCSELs for new applications. Vixar has invested heavily in 680nm (red)... [ Read More ]
Vixar and Partners Demonstrate A Low Cost Revolution for Multi-Gigabit Optical Interconnect
January 2, 2013 Vixar Inc., Chromis Fiberoptics, Silicon Line, and Unive Inc. collaborate to demonstrate 1st POF-based compact mobile high-speed HDMI AOC. Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV, January 2, 2013: Vixar, a supplier of high performance, energy efficient, optoelectronic components and subassemblies, has worked closely with Chromis Fiberoptics, Silicon Line GmbH, and Unive Inc. to be first... [ Read More ]
Vixar and Lockheed Martin Collaborate On Neurostimulation Project
September 28, 2012 Under an SBIR grant funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Vixar and Lockheed Martin are cooperating on a project. [ Read More ]
NIH awards Vixar a Phase I SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract to develop a tunable VCSEL
September 25, 2012 The National Institutes of Health [ Read More ]
Vixar Raises $2.5M in Series B Funding from Phoenix Venture Partners
April 30, 2012 Plymouth, MN: Vixar, a supplier of high performance, energy efficient, optoelectronic components and subassemblies, raised $2.5M in Series B financing from Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP). Vixar specializes in components and custom subassemblies of a type of semiconductor laser known as a VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser). These devices enable miniaturization and improved energy efficiency... [ Read More ]
NSF awards Vixar a Phase I SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract to develop a 40-100Gbps VCSEL
January 3, 2012 The NSF has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to demonstrate the feasibility of a Composite Resonator VCSEL (CRVCL) achieving a 40-100Gbps serial data transmission rate. The continued rapid increase in Internet bandwidth demand requires higher speed data links at all distances, including within and between cabinets in servers and high... [ Read More ]