History
Brief Summary
Founded in 2000, FiberLabs Inc. has been supplying a wide range of optical instruments for optical fiber communication, optical sensing, bio-medical optics, imaging, and so on.
Our business started from our fluoride fiber technology. Fluoride fiber, compared to silica fiber, provides better emission properties; this exotic feature has enabled us to produce various types of original optical instruments, for example, C+L-band broadband light sources, O-band fiber amplifiers, and S-band fiber amplifiers, etc. These instruments are used in optical communication in R&D labs, mass-production facilities, and in telecom networks around the world.
Through our 20-year-long business activities, we have expanded our product line-up out of the fluoride-fiber-based instruments. We now supply various fiber-coupled light sources taking advantage of our optical instrumentation capabilities.
We continue to further enhance our capabilities to supply our products to new market segments.
Major Milestones
2000
- KDD Fiberlab founded as a spin-off from KDD Labs. (now KDDI research) via the internal venture promotion program.
- Started sales of C+L-band ASE sources and fluoride fibers.
2001
- Commercialization of S-band fiber amplifiers.
- Participation in regional R&D program “Development of fiber-based devices for wavelength-division multiplexing”
2002
- Capital expansion. Company name changed to “FiberLabs Inc.” as a result of capital expansion.
- Participation in Ministry of Education Innovative R&D program “High-functionality fiber grating: R&D of manufacturing technique and applications”
2003
- Accredited by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Business Enhancement Act.
- Commercialization of O-band amplifier and CWDM amplifier.
2004
- Grant-in-aid from Saitama prefecture: “R&D on O/S/C/L-band fiber amplifier for oustide plant.”
2006
- Grant-in-aid for Small-Medium Enterprize: “R&D on mupliple-point remote temperature monitoring system utilizing optical fiber.”
2007
- Selected as “Excellent companies with advanced technology” by Saitama International Business Support Center.
2008
- Acquisision of AlF3 fiber business from HOYA
2012
- Participation in JST SENTAN project: “Ultra wide band coherent IR spectroscopy.”
2016
- Foundation of Japan Products Union Incorporated Association to promote collaborations between SMEs.
2017
- Participation in JST CREST project: “Microscopy imaging techniques using ultra-short IR pulsed laser and its application to bio science.“
- Shipment of O-band amplifier exceeds 1000 units.
2018
- Selected as ”Global Niche Top Manufacturer” by Fujimino City, Saitama prefecture.