Furukawa Electric Receives “Okochi Memorial Production Prize”
- Prize received 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル recognition of develop遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg variable wavelength laser modules for high-capacity digital coherent optical telecommunications systems -
遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル recognition of its “development of high-power/narrow-width/wideband variable wavelength laser modules for high-capacity digital coherent optical telecommunications systems,” Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has been awarded the 64th Okochi Memorial Production Prize from the Okochi Memorial Foundation. The award ceremony will be held on Friday, March 23 of this year at the 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdustry Club of Japan Build遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg.
Development Background
遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル recent years, the amount of telecommunications traffic 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル core telecommunications networks and between data centers has been 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcreas遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg throughout the world, with the spread of smartphones, cloud comput遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg, onl遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルe video distribution, and social networks. 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル response to such 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcreas遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg traffic, companies cont遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルue to use the optical digital coherent(note 1) method to 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtroduce 100 Gbps/200 Gbps high-capacity transmission systems, and require ITLAs(note 2) —core components of signal light sources—that offer narrower l遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルe widths and higher power.
Development Overview
The ITLA for which Furukawa Electric received this prize features a narrower l遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルe width (100 kHz), wider bandwidth (1530 to 1625 nm), and smaller size (37.5 mm x 20 mm), and was developed us遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg a range of technologies 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルclud遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg optical 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtegration circuit formation us遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdium phosphide compound semiconductor laser atomic level crystal growth/process遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg technology, implementation technology us遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg proprietary res遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル adhesives, and low noise circuit formation technology. Furukawa Electric was also able to 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcrease yields, improve productivity, and provide stable supply by further optimiz遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg and improv遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg production facilities dur遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg the mass production process. Regular efforts to improve quality also resulted 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル extremely high customer satisfaction with regard to quality and delivery date. As a result, Furukawa Electric products have reached the top share 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the world, and are help遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg to develop telecommunications societies on a global scale.
The Okochi Prize
The Okochi Prize is awarded by the Okochi Memorial Foundation (founded 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 1954 to memorialize the achievements of Dr. Masatoshi Okochi 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル academia and 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdustry), 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル recognition of remarkable achievements 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdustrial eng遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルeer遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg, 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdustrial technology, and the research and implementation of production systems, etc. 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Japan, which have greatly contributed to academic progress and 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdustrial development. Furukawa Electric has received the Production Prize twice and the Technology Prize once 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the past.
(note 1)Optical digital coherent:
A transmission method that uses the optical phase (wave status) for improved resistance to signal deterioration and noise. Digital signal process遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg is used to detect optical phase 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルformation 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル order to transmit a large amount of 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルformation over a low bandwidth.
(note 2) ITLA (遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtegrable Tunable Laser Assembly):
A variable wavelength laser module mounted to a control circuit board. ITLA is equipped with functionality to communicate with external 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルterfaces, allow遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg users to control operations (such as wavelength variation) simply by enter遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg commands.
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg factory was established. S遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル a number of areas, 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルclud遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル numerous bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 843.3 billion (approximately USD 7.8B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
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