Research and Markets: Optoauto: Photonics Applications in Automobiles

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 2, 20054, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c23152) has announced the addition of Optoauto: Photonics Applications in Automobiles to their offering.

This report analyses current and future applications of photonics in cars.

Today, photonic devices are already used in cars: LEDs for brake or interior lighting or backlighting, and optical sensors like for rain detection for automatic wipers.

For each of these applications the report describes:

-- The optoelectronic devices (product or developments)

-- The current and future applications

-- The technological and market trends

-- A SWOT analysis

-- A market forecast for 2003-2009

-- Challenges

-- Conclusions

Market analysis

Four different application fields of car photonics are tackled in the report:

1. Lighting (rear and front lighting and interior illumination),

2. Display (TFT LCD, OLED...),

3. Optical data communication

4. Optical sensors (night vision, adaptive cruise control, safety sensors...).

Introduction

Lighting

-- Synthesis

-- Front lighting

-- Rear lighting

-- Interior lighting

-- Technologies

-- LEDs and HBLEDs

-- Price and performances

-- SWOT analysis

-- HIDs & reflectors

-- External lighting

-- Front lighting (AFS)

-- Rear Lighting (RCL, CHSML, smart functions...)

-- Interior illumination (LED, wave guide, panel)

-- Market: Sales forecasts for lighting 2003 -- 2009 (front, rear and interior lighting)

-- Challenges

-- Conclusions

Displays

-- Synthesis

-- Technologies: Flat Panel Displays (LCDs &

polymer LEDs)

-- Applications: night vision & head-up displays

-- Market (2003 - 2009)

-- Challenges

-- Conclusions

Optical communications

-- Synthesis

-- Technologies (fiber optics networks,

evolution of the protocols, MOST, IDB,

ByteFlight, FlexRay, free space optics)

-- Market (2003 - 2009)

-- Challenges

-- Conclusions

Optical sensors

-- Synthesis

-- Technologies (CMOS/CCD technologies)

-- Applications (drowsiness, ACC, night

vision...)

-- Market (2003 - 2009)

-- Challenges

-- Conclusions

General conclusions

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