Furukawa Electric and Mitsui Chemical Join Forces to Produce High Power 980nm Laser Chips.Business Editors CLINTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002 Fitel Technologies, Inc., and its parent company, the Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, today announced the development of a joint venture with Mitsui Chemical to produce high power 980 nanometer (nm) laser chips. The joint venture will leverage Furukawa's expertise in output signal stabilization and Mitsui Chemical's semiconductor chip technology to create a Decoupled Confinement Heterostructure (DCH DCH Department of Community Health DCH Diploma in Child Health DCH Defend Council Housing (UK) DCH Data Channel DCH Dil Chahta Hai (movie) DCH Dhaka Community Hospital ) chip capable of more than 300mW in output power. The company, named MC Fitel, will be based in Chiba, Japan and will be headed by Yoshikazu Ikegami of the Furukawa Electric Optical Devices Division. Furukawa and Mitsui have been working jointly on the development of high power 980nm chips since October 2000. The formation of MC Fitel will streamline the development and manufacturing process to quickly address the increasing market demand for 980nm pump lasers. The 980 laser chips will be used exclusively in Fitel's industry standard, hermetically her·met·ic also her·met·i·cal adj. 1. Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. 2. Impervious to outside interference or influence: sealed 14-pin butterfly packages. "Mitsui and Furukawa have a great deal of compatible technologies and we're excited to begin working even closer with them on the development of these high power 980nm products," stated Kunihiro Matsubara, Managing Director, Information Systems. "We're seeing greater demand for 980nm pump lasers, and we fully intend to increase our current market share in this area by combining our expertise to produce a technically superior product." Laser diode A semiconductor-based laser used to generate analog signals or digital pulses for transmission through optical fibers. Both laser diodes and LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are used for this purpose, but the laser diode generates a smaller beam that is easier to couple with the smaller core modules are an integral component for erbium erbium (ûr`bēəm) [from Ytterby, a town in Sweden], metallic chemical element; symbol Er; at. no. 68; at. wt. 167.26; m.p. 1,529°C;; b.p. 2,863°C;; sp. gr. 9.05 at 25°C;; valence +3. doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), which are used to amplify optical signals in WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. systems. 980nm pump laser modules are often used in pre-amplifiers because of their low-noise characteristics. Fitel Technologies and Furukawa have a strong history and expertise in developing and manufacturing laser diode modules. "Although demand for these products has been steadily increasing, the technology necessary to produce a high power, stable 980nm chip has been a challenge," explained Toshio Kikuta, General Manager, Fitel Products Division. "By developing this joint venture with Mitsui Chemicals, Furukawa is taking the lead in developing an advanced product to satisfy the market demand." The company plans to be fully established on April 1, 2002 with a 65% investment by Furukawa Electric and a 35% investment by Mitsui Chemical. The headquarters will be located in Furukawa's Chiba Works facility located in Ichihara, Chiba Ichihara (市原市 Ichihara-shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 279,426 and the density of 758.90 persons per km². The total area is 368.20 km². The city was founded on May 1, 1963. , Japan. Terms Used Decoupled Confinement Heterostructure (DCH) - A laser structure composed of active layers designed to capture the light and electrons in different regions. Compared to a conventional Separated Confinement Heterostructure (SCH SCH School SCH Schedule SCH Search SCH Semester Credit Hours SCH Santander Central Hispano (bank in Spain) SCH Socket Head SCH Synchronization Channel SCH Succinylcholine SCH Space Center Houston ), the chip can be designed with a lower optical density and can operate at a lower temperature by using materials with high heat conductivity. As a result, the chip can operate at a high output power with minimal signal degradation due to high temperatures. About Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Furukawa Electric Company, Ltd. is a manufacturer of a wide variety of communications related equipment and services, including optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. products such as optical fiber and optoelectronic components. Furukawa is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. For more information on Furukawa, visit the company's website at www.furukawa.co.jp/english/cover.htm. About Fitel Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1999, Fitel Technologies, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd that develops and markets a wide variety of fiber optic and optoelectronics solutions for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. Fitel is headquartered in Clinton, NJ. For more information on Fitel Technologies, Inc., visit the company's website at www.fiteltech.com. |
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