About LuminWave
Founded in 2018, LuminWave Technology is the world’s leading provider of LiDAR, 3D Camera and perception solutions, specializing in development, manufacture and sales of LiDAR, 3D sensors products. Headquartered in Hangzhou (China), it has already set up several R&D Centers and Customer Service network in Xi’an (China), Los Angeles (USA).
The founders of LuminWave are experts in MIT Photonics and seasoned engineers, boasting significant industry experience as well as proficiency in FMCW, ToF technologies, and the capability to develop both 3D sensing hardware and software, along with perception algorithms.
LuminWave Technology has developed a variety of high-performance FMCW LiDAR and industrial 3D cameras products and solutions, widely used in autonomous driving, smart logistics, robotics.
R&D Centers
Laboratories
Partner Universities
R&D Personnel
Master's and PhD
Patents
Corporate Culture
Mission
Make WISE LiDAR Possible
Worthwhile | Intelligent | Scalable | Economical
Vision
Committed to becoming a global leader in LiDAR technology and working with business partners to create a better future for humanity.
Values
Building Trust | Earning Respect
Chasing Excellence | Creating Values
LuminWave History
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2024
Awarded for Hangzhou Enterprise High-tech R&D Center.
Released the world's first integrated silicon-photonic FMCW LiDAR chip.
Released DM Series 3D Smart Camera，empower intelligent robot and manufacture.
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2023
Released D Series 3D Camera Products.
Cooperation with GWM and SHACMAN.
Awarded for Zhejiang Specialized, High-tech and Innovative Enterprises.
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2022
Partnered with Gusu Laboratory for a major project on intelligent multi-modal sensing.
Completed B-Round financing.
Recognized as a Sonnicorn of Hangzhou.
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2021
Completed A-Round financing.
Released 1st solid-state large FOV LiDAR product in D-Series for blind spot detection.
Released 2nd Gen Si Photonics FMCW SoC.
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2020
Released 1st Gen truly solid-state near-field LiDAR.
Certified as a National High-Tech Enterprise.
Certified as a Hangzhou "Young Eagle Plan" enterprise.
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2019
Awarded as part of the Hangzhou High-tech Zone “5050 Plan”.
Awarded as a Hangzhou National “Xinhuo” Platform Incubated Business.
Awarded as a National Small and Medium-Sized Technology Enterprise.
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2018
LuminWave was founded.
Founder
NingNing Feng
CEO
NingNing Feng, PhD. in photonics from Mc Master, Canada, and a postdoctoral fellow in materials science and engineering from MIT, USA. He received the Canadian Governor General’s Gold Medal Award during his PhD, and he is a senior member of IEEE. He has more than 20 years of experience in research and product development in the U.S. photonics industry, 10+ years of experience in company management, more than 50 papers published in international core journals with more than 3000 citations, and has more than 20 U.S. patents.
Andy Sun
CTO
Andy Sun received his B.S. in Physics from Peking University and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an entrepreneur, a research scientist and a Ph.D. adviser. He has 15+ years of experience in Si photonics research and 10+ years in R&D management. He has published more than 40 scientific papers in academic journals and conferences with many of them ranking top 1% citations in their field and more than 4000 citations combined. He holds more than 20 issued patents. He led multiple research and product development projects with a combined funding of several hundreds of millions in RMB (tens of millions in USD).
Core Technology
Silicon Photonics FMCW Technology
LuminWave’s self-developed silicon photonics FMCW detection chip employs local oscillator light to coherently amplify the emitted optical signal. The received signal can be amplified by a factor of 100,000, significantly enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) compared to other solutions. This improvement not only boosts the LiDAR’s ranging capability but also reduces the required optical power.
The unique Doppler effect of FMCW allows for direct velocity measurement and virtually eliminates interference from ambient light and other LiDAR systems, addressing the challenges of outdoor and multi-LiDAR applications.
By leveraging emerging silicon photonics technology, LuminWave integrates multiple photonic systems onto a multi-channel FMCW chip, substantially reducing the size and cost of LiDAR to meet the demands of automotive and other LiDAR applications.
• High Integration
• Real-time Velocity Measurement
• Anti-interference and Anti-crosstalk
Silicon Photonics Solid-State Scanning
LuminWave employs a silicon photonics chip solution with on-chip solid-state scanning. Leveraging the highly integrated optoelectronic capabilities and scalable manufacturing advantages of the silicon semiconductor ecosystem, we have developed a silicon photonics chip that integrates an optical antenna array and control unit.
This enables chip-level solid-state scanning, meeting the automotive industry’s requirements for reliability and scalable mass production of automotive-grade LiDAR.
• High Integration
• High-Precision Beam Control
• Software-Defined Region of Interest (ROI)
LuminScan™
By integrating silicon-based 2.5D optoelectronic integration and our proprietary silicon photonics technology, LuminWave has developed the high-cost-performance chip-level beam control platform, LuminScan™.
This platform enables various beam scanning modes and light source power control schemes, making it possible to implement software-defined dynamic scanning of regions of interest (ROI) and non-uniform resolution distribution.
Thanks to its high reliability and scalability for mass production, this technology has been successfully applied to LuminWave’s LiDAR products, including the D-series.
• Solid-State Scanning
• 5D Optoelectronic Integration
• Scalability
Wafer-Level Optics
LuminWave’s chip development team collaborates with world-class research institutions to bring wafer-level optics (WLO) technologies, such as meta-surface optical structure design, from the laboratory to the commercial market.
WLO offers a simpler, more compact, and more flexible solution compared to traditional complex multi-lens optical systems.
By integrating WLO with silicon photonics technology, we deliver smaller form factor, higher-performance LiDAR products.
• Meta-surface Structure Design
• Scalable Manufacturing Process
LuminScan™
LuminWave’s team applies AI algorithms to antenna array design and signal processing for high-performance photonic devices.
In addition to AI algorithms, LuminWave has also developed signal processing algorithms based on mathematical models, which are used to handle the relatively complex raw data from LiDAR.
These algorithms can be embedded in the processors of our LiDAR products or in the domain controllers of our customers, and they support over-the-air (OTA) updates.
• Specialized Signal Processing
• Point Cloud Data Optimization
Certification
Qualification
National Science and Technology Small and Medium Enterprise
National High-Tech Enterprise
Innovative Small and Midsize Enterprise of Zhejiang Province
Technologically Advanced SMEs in Zhejiang Province
Hangzhou “Young Eagle Plan” Enterprise
Hangzhou Enterprise High tech R&D Center
Sonnicorn of Hangzhou
Honor
2020 Most Potential IC Design Company Award of Hardcore China Chip
2020 LiDAR Golden Globe Award by GaoGong Intelligent Vehicle Institute
2021 Innovative Enterprise Award by GaoGong Intelligent Vehicle Institute
2021 Technology Advancement Award by Zuosi Vehicle Research
2022 China Smart EV Sci-Tech Innovation Company TOP10
2022 China High Tech High Growth Company of the Year
2023 TOP 10 Lidar Supplier for Intelligent Automotive Smart Driving
2023 Company of Most Valuable to Invest in Intelligent Vehicle Industry
2024 AIIA Award for Automotive Intelligence Innovation Leadership
2024 TOP50 Emerging Enterprise in Intelligent Sensors
2025 Outstanding Supply Chain Enterprise in Intelligent Loading and Unloading Solutions
