University of Michigan

Ryan Branch

Nicholas Alexander Kotov

Lizhi Xu

Wonjin Choi

Sharon Glotzer

Minjeong Cha

Brian Shahbazian

Matthew Spellings

Material-Sensing Light Imaging, Detection, And Ranging (LIDAR) systems optionally include a laser configured to generate a light pulse, a beam steerer configured to produce a polarization-adjusted light pulse emitted towards an object, at least one polarizer configured to polarize reflected, scattered, or emitted light returned from the object, and a processor configured to detect at least one material of the object based on an intensity and polarization of the polarized reflected, scattered or emitted light from the object. The beam steerer may include a kirigami nanocomposite. Methods are also provided, including, for example, generating a light pulse, adjusting a polarization of the light pulse to produce a polarization-adjusted light pulse emitted towards an object, polarizing reflected, scattered, or emitted light returned from the object, and detecting at least one material of the object based on an intensity and polarization of the polarized reflected, scattered or emitted light from the object.

Material-sensing light imaging, detection, and ranging (LIDAR) systems

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Indianapolis, IN, United States of America

Ryan Branch