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Furukawa and Mitsui join forces to pump up the power (News from Japan)

Furukawa Electric and Mitsui Chemicals have started joint development of a new, high-power 980 nm laser chip for use in EDFAs. The two companies plan to produce 980 nm modules, with an output of 250 mW, by fall 2001, and will increase the module power to 350 mW by early 2002. This venture will use Furukawa s stabilization technology and Mitsui Chemicals expertise to improve output power. Furukawa Electric is already established as the leading supplier of 14xx nm pump lasers, used to pump both EDFAs and Raman amplifiers. The company claims a market share of nearly 70% for these products and has a production capacity of 100 000 modules per month at its plant in Chiba. At the recent Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC), Fitel Technologies (Furukawa s US subsidiary) launched the company s newest 14xx nm product a 400 mW module (see ). This is claimed to be the highest power 14xx nm pump on the market, with samples available in June, and volume production scheduled for the end of this year.
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