SLD Laser Introduces LaserLight Sources for Automotive Applications

January 4, 2018

Company to demonstrate high luminance technology at the Consumer
Electronics Show

GOLETA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SLD Laser (formerly SoraaLaser), a world leader in commercialization of
visible laser light sources, will demonstrate its innovative LaserLightTM
source technology for automotive applications at the Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9 – 12, 2018.

LaserLight illumination sources deliver more than 10 times the luminance
of LEDs, ushering in a brilliant new era in automotive lighting
performance, safety, and styling. LaserLight sources provide safe,
extended range illumination for high beam applications and precise beam
control for glare reduction, while enabling sleek compact headlamp
designs with unique form factors for advanced styling.

In addition, LaserLight technology is enabling new lighting functions in
next generation autonomous driving applications by providing the
capability to intelligently and dynamically adjust the beam pattern on
the road. Moreover, by virtue of their ultra-high bandwidth capability,
LaserLight sources are ideally suited for high speed light communication
data transfer in future connected cars.

Beyond automotive applications, LaserLight sources deliver high
luminance performance for consumer products related to portable
lighting, drone lighting and LiFi for internet-of-things, as well as
professional products in entertainment, security, architectural, and
outdoor lighting.

LaserLight delivers extraordinary illumination properties compared with
other light sources by combining the benefits of solid-state
illumination, such as compact form factor, minimal power consumption,
and long lifetime, with the highly directional output that has been
possible only with legacy lighting technology. LaserLight sources
utilize the company’s proprietary and patented semi-polar GaN laser
diodes, combined with advanced phosphor chip technology, and novel high
luminance packaging. By utilizing this laser pumped phosphor
architecture, LaserLight delivers safe, high luminance white light
output with more than 10 times the brightness of LEDs, enabling vastly
superior optical control with miniature optics and reflectors, along
with high efficiency fiber optic transport and waveguide delivery.

Recently, LaserLight technology has received several prestigious
recognitions, including:

  • 2018 and 2017 Sapphire Award Finalist, Illumineer of the Year
  • 2018 and 2017 PRISM Award Finalist from SPIE Photonics Media
  • 2017 LightFair International Technical Innovation Award & Best in
    Category Award
  • 2017 and 2016 IES Progress Report inclusion

At CES, the company will showcase the LaserLight-SMD, a direct emission
miniature 7 x 7 mm module, as well as the LaserLight-Fiber, a fiber
delivered remote lighting module. SLD Laser hosts meetings by
appointment in its private suite at the Westgate (formerly called LVH).
To schedule an appointment, please contact Kristen Hanna at [email protected].

About SLD Laser

SLD Laser (formerly SoraaLaser) is commercializing a new generation of
visible laser light sources for automotive, specialty lighting, and
display applications. The company is ISO 9001 certified and automotive
compliant to IATF 16949, and operates facilities in Santa Barbara, CA
and in Fremont, CA. SLD Laser’s high luminance LaserLight sources are
being adopted in a myriad of applications including automotive
headlights, specialty lighting in entertainment and architecture,
projection displays, biomedical instrumentation & therapeutics, and
industrial imaging & material processing. SLD Laser is an independent
spin-off from Soraa Inc. (LED lighting) and was founded by several
leading global pioneers in solid-state lighting, including Dr. Shuji
Nakamura, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Dr. Steve Denbaars, Dr. James
Raring, and Dr. Paul Rudy. To learn more about SLD Laser, visit http://www.SoraaLaser.com,
or contact the company at [email protected]
or 805-696-6999.

Contacts

SLD Laser
David Shiller
[email protected]
412-897-6432