Kilowatt Laser Driver with 120 A, sub-10
nanosecond pulses in < 3 cm
2
using a GaN FET
John Glaser
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation
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What is Lidar?
EPC – The Leader in GaN Technology www.epc-co.com 2
Laser
transmitter
Receiver
Signal processing
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Target
3-D point cloud
Transmitted beam
Reflected beam