Stanford engineers have developed an optical modulator to enable low-cost and high spatial-resolution time-of-flight imaging and LiDAR with low-cost standard image sensors.
Engineers in the Solgaard lab have developed a high-speed, random access grating light valve (GLV) for phase modulation to steer and focus light in LIDAR and 3D imaging applications.
This portfolio of inventions provides the tools for an advanced navigational system and panoramic virtual tours – technology that is incorporated in Google Street View.