Stay up to date with the latest developments in LiDAR technology and products. From new releases and performance breakthroughs to industry trends and applications, here you'll find the most relevant LiDAR news and insights.

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18 November 2025

Vibration Measurement on Low-Reflectivity Automotive Materials Using the Q2 Laser Doppler Vibrometer

Ommatidia’s Q2 Laser Doppler Vibrometer proves its ability to measure vibration on dark, porous automotive materials—surfaces that typically defeat conventional optical systems. This demonstration shows stable, full-field, non-contact measurements without surface preparation, enabling more accurate NVH and interior acoustic validation.
12 November 2025

Monitoring Bridge Deflection with Ommatidia’s Q-Series Laser Doppler vibrometer

Ommatidia’s Q-Series Laser Doppler vibrometer brings interferometric precision to bridge monitoring and structural health management. Using massively parallel FMCW LiDAR and photonic integration, it measures deflection and vibration across entire bridge spans — without contact or traffic disruption. From live-load deflection tests to digital twin development, the Q-Series enables scalable, real-time insight into infrastructure performance and safety.
7 November 2025

How Our SpeckleGuard™ Technology Minimizes Noise

Speckle noise has long limited the accuracy of coherent laser vibrometry, especially on rough or composite surfaces. Ommatidia LiDAR’s SpeckleGuard™ technology tackles this challenge using compound aperture diversity and real-time fusion to stabilize velocity measurements across multiple beams. The result is cleaner data, higher measurement coherence, and reliable vibration analysis without surface preparation—even in demanding industrial or research environments.
4 November 2025

Vibration Analysis of PCBs for Critical Applications

Printed circuit boards used in space, defence, aeronautics, and transportation must endure extreme vibration without failure. Traditional accelerometer-based testing can’t reveal how individual components behave under load. Ommatidia’s massively parallel Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) and Laser RADAR technology enable non-contact, high-resolution vibration analysis across entire PCBs—identifying failure-prone areas, validating designs, and ensuring reliability in critical applications.
14 May 2025

Q2 Laser RADAR Revealing the Invisible at Multi-Beam Laser Vibrometry & Metrology Workshop at University of Patras, Greece

Patras, Greece | May 6, 2025 — Ommatidia LiDAR led a hands-on workshop at the University of Patras, showcasing the Q2 Laser RADAR: the world’s first massively parallel FMCW LiDAR for contactless vibrometry and 3D metrology. Discover how this breakthrough technology is reshaping research and industry applications across aerospace, wind energy, railways, and more.
21 February 2025

Ommatidia’s Massively Parallel Laser Radar Technology on Display at DAS / DAGA 2025

Join Ommatidia along with hundreds of experts in acoustics and vibrometry at DAS / DAGA 2025—the joint annual meeting of the German and Danish Acoustical Societies—taking place at Copenhagen’s Bella Centre from March 17-20, 2025. This marks the first time, Ommatidia is presenting its groundbreaking Massively Parallel Laser Radar technology and its transformative applications in acoustics, 3D vibrometry, and metrology to a wider audience in Scandinavia.
19 February 2025

DOLL™ – Expands 10x Q Laser RADAR Velocity Measurement Range, Enabling Applications in High-Speed Vibration Testing & Monitoring

Ommatidia LiDAR, a leader in laser vibrometry, introduces DOLL™ (Digital Optical Locked Loop)—a breakthrough feature that extends the measurable velocity range of Q-Series Massively Parallel Laser RADARs by 10×, capturing precise velocimetry up to 155 mm/s. With real-time processing and an expanded velocity range, a single operator can measure and monitor extreme high-speed conditions, enhancing system safety, performance, and reliability.