Purchasing advisor for LIDAR with supplier directory and AI-based advice; turbulence detection, atmospheric studies, environmental monitoring, geodesy, surveillance, autonomous vehicles, robotics, military applications (original) (raw)

Find all you need for professional sourcing of LIDAR: a comprehensive expert-curated directory of suppliers, scientific and technical background information, and an interactive AI-based tool with guidance for a structured decision process.

NEW: Not only hardware can be listed here, but also consulting, software, training on LIDAR, etc. – see the "offer types" below.

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Purchasing high-value photonics products is a substantial responsibility. Using a structured decision-making process and high quality supplier data helps a lot:

Find all relevant suppliers (not limited to advertisers).
Our interactive tool conveniently assists you in defining and applying your application-specific requirements.

Note that purchasing decisions based on just a few randomly picked suppliers and without carefully defined specifications are risky; therefore, we strongly recommend using our data and tool. See also:

Go through the process:

1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

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I feel that I sufficiently understand the technical background.

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you purchase.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying LIDAR. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

I think that I am sufficiently informed about our requirements.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

I consider the above list of specifications to be sufficiently complete, clear and accurate.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

Insert these criteria when creating inquiry mails to suppliers with the buttons "Get quotation".

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

Below, you can find our list of suppliers for LIDAR. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

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Decision

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Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

4. Document the decision process

It is essential to document your purchasing process, not only its result (chosen supplier):

You will find it easier next time.
If something goes wrong, you can defend your decision by showing that you properly considered all important aspects. Or you see what needs to be done better next time.

Our interactive tool makes it easy: Fill out the form, and in the end print it to a PDF. Note that the document will show all sections (including those not currently shown on the screen), while omitting some irrelevant details such as the page navigation.

Suppliers for LIDAR

36 suppliers for LIDAR are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 9 present their product descriptions and images. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

all wavelengths. TOPTICA Photonics SELochhamer Schlag 1982166 GräfelfingGermanySee us at BiOS 2026 in San Francisco, January 17 – 18 (booth 8603, 8501) and Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 3603, 3501, 4713)!

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TOPTICA’s added value for LIDAR systems is in providing best cw seeding lasers and external references. With their extremely narrow linewidth, high frequency stability and unmatched wavelength availability, TOPTICA's scientific lasers are ideal seeders for the high power pulsed lasers employed for LIDAR. Fiber coupling with the ultrastable FiberDock allows for straight forward implementation of our lasers. We also offer the most accurate and most stable wavelength meters, Fabry–Pérot interferometers (FPI 100) and spectroscopy cells or spectroscopy modules as well as electronic locking modules which are needed to stabilize a cw diode laser to an external reference. Product-specific web page

Laser Diodes. Redefined. Eblana Photonics3 West Pier Business CampusDun LaoghaireDublin A96 A621Ireland	⚙ hardware Whether the application is Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) or Time-of-Flight (ToF) LIDAR, Eblana Photonics’ Discrete-Mode (DM) laser diodes are suitable in a wide range of operating environments, with inherently narrow linewidth and excellent tunability as well as high scalable production capability — crucial for automotive markets. Product-specific web page

Bright Solutions SRLVia Artigiani 2727010 Cura Carpignano (Pavia)ItalySee us at BiOS 2026 in San Francisco, January 17 – 18 (booth 8241) and Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 3241)!

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Bright Solutions offers various Q-switched lasers which are suitable for LIDAR applications: Wedge — nanosecond Q-switched lasers for 266, 355, 532, 1064, 1570, 3100 nm Onda — compact monolithic nanosecond Q-switched lasers for 266, 355, 532 or 1064 nm Sol — compact Q-switched lasers for 355, 532 or 1064 nm, up to 200 kHz Vento — sub-nanosecond MOPA lasers with pulse durations down to 500 ps, up to 200 kHz, up to 100 W average power at 1064 nm Aero — high energy lasers with up to 200 mJ at 1064 nm, 100 mJ at 532 nm, multi-wavelength configurations, custom beam shaping ONE DPSS — miniaturized Q-switched lasers with up to 200 μJ and down to 3 ns Product-specific web page

The Lasers You Need From The People You Trust. Our Experience, Your Advantage. RPMC Lasers, Inc.8495 Veterans Memorial PkwyO’Fallon MO 63366United StatesSee us at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 3687, 3683, 3686)!

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Serving North America, RPMC Lasers offers a wide range of pulsed and CW lasers for LIDAR, bathymetry, and 3D scanning applications. This includes single-frequency CW fiber lasers at 1.5 microns, ideal for Doppler LIDAR, and short-pulsed Q-switched lasers for time-of-flight LIDAR and bathymetry. Standard and custom options available. Let RPMC help you find the right laser today! Product-specific web page

OEM Electronics for the Generation and Detection of Laser Light Analog Modules, Inc.126 Baywood AvenueLongwood, FL 32750United States

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AMI personnel have extensive experience designing hybrid laser rangefinder receivers for military applications. Over 30,000 receivers have been fielded in handheld, tank, ground-mobile, TUAV, and airborne applications. AMI’s patented technology allows superior performance in dynamic range and rapid recovery from overload. The family of standard receivers offers products optimized for visible to 1.7 µm wavelengths over a wide range of pulse widths. Product-specific web page

30 Years of Laser Excellence MonocromC/ Vilanoveta 608800 Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)SpainSee us at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 4745)!	⚙ hardware Monocrom supplies LiDAR laser technology for the automative, military and space industry, also for meterology and agriculture. Our LiOM series lasers are short-pulse fiber-coupled lasers with up to 1 kW output peak power. They are usable for scanning, flash or iToF LiDAR applications. Driver electronics are integrated in the housing. Product-specific web page

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