At the Gemic 2025 conference, held at the Dresden University of Technology, the MID4Automotive consortium once again demonstrated the technological progress achieved within the project. Throughout the event, the consortium partners engaged with researchers, industry representatives, and students, presenting recent scientific results and discussing future directions in photonic and radar‑based sensing for automotive applications.
Two key contributions originating from the MID4Automotive project were presented to the scientific community. The talk “A Visible Light FMCW Lidar System Based on LEDs” showcased a novel approach to low‑cost, solid‑state lidar by exploiting LED‑based frequency‑modulated continuous‑wave modulation. The presentation highlighted system architecture, modulation strategies, and experimental results demonstrating the potential of visible‑light lidar for short‑range automotive sensing.
In the second talk, “An Ultra‑Low Phase Noise Frequency Synthesizer with Optical Output for 77 GHz Photonic Radar”, the project partners introduced a high‑performance frequency generation concept enabling next‑generation photonic radar systems. The work focused on achieving exceptionally low phase noise and stable optical output signals, both essential for high‑resolution radar imaging in the 77 GHz automotive band.
Together, these contributions underline the consortium’s commitment to advancing photonic integration, sensing technologies, and mixed‑domain system design for future automotive applications. The strong interest from the audience confirmed the relevance of these research directions for the next generation of intelligent mobility systems.
