Voyant Photonics has launched fully solid-state lidar sensors and modules that features 2D beam steering in a silicon photonics platform for the first time.
Voyant plans to demonstrate the first prototype of the lidar sensors and modules, called Helium, during the upcoming CES 2026 trade show.
The sensors will be used for industrial automation, robotics, mobile autonomy and more.
The lidar sensors and modules are built using Voyant’s photonic IC (PIC) platform that includes a 2D photonic focal plane array with fully integrated 2D on-chip beam steering. Voyant said this eliminates unreliable scanning methods from other sensors like MEMS and mirrors as there are no moving parts.
The frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) lidar chip operates a 2D array of surface emitters for an ultra-compact, rugged solid-state lidar design. Helium supports multi-sensor configurations like wide field of view (FoV) short-range and narrow-FoV long-range sensing in one system.
Other features of the sensors include:
- True solid-state
- High-resolution planar architecture spanning from 12,000 pixels to over 100,000 pixels.
- Long-range FMCW performance
- Software-defined lidar (SDL)
- Ultra compact size
