Fujitsu, Mitsui team up on quantum dots

摘要

When technology giant Fujitsu and the world's largest trading house Mitsui, both headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, form a joint venture to commercialize quantum dot laser technology, it's time to sit up and take notice. With an initial investment of ￥290 m (? 1.9m), QD Laser (QDL) will be targeting its technology at the telecoms market and believes it is the only developer that can bring quantum dot lasers and amplifiers to the market. "QDL will develop quantum dot lasers emitting at 9xx nm [around 980 nm] for the optical communications light-source market," said Mitsuru Sugawara, president and CEO of the new venture, who is moving from Fujitsu Laboratories. "We expect the lasers will find applications in optical access and local-area network [LAN] applications."