China●�Furukawa�FITEL�Optical�Products�(Shanghai)�Co.,Ltd.

●�Jiangsu�OFS�Hengtong�Optical�Technology�Co.,�Ltd.

●�Furukawa�Electric�Xian�Optical�Communication�Co.,�Ltd.

●�Suzhou�Furukawa�Power�Optic��Cable�Co.,�Ltd.

●�Shenyang�Furukawa�Cable��Co.,�Ltd.

●�Furukawa�Automotive�Parts�(DongGuan)�Ltd.

●Furukawa�Electric�(Shenzhen)�Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Auto�Parts�(Huizhou)�Co.,�Ltd.●�Chongqing�Changhua�Automobile��Harness�Co.,�Ltd.

●�Tianjin�Jinhe�Electric�Engineering�Co.,�Ltd.●�Changchun�Furukawa�Automobile��Harness�Co.,�Ltd.

●Totoku�(Zhejiang)�Co.,�Ltd.●�Furukawa�AVC�Electronics�(Suzhou)�Co.,�Ltd.●Xin�Furukawa�Metal�(Wuxi)�Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Management�Shanghai,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Shanghai,�Ltd.

Hongkong●Furukawa�Totoku�(Hong�Kong)�Ltd.●�Dongguan�Furukawa�Totoku�Opt�Electronics�Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Auto�Parts�(HK)�Ltd.●Furukawa�Electric�Hong�Kong�Ltd.

EU●OFS�BrightWave�Netherlands�B.V.●OFS�FITEL�Denmark�Aps●OFS�FITEL�Deutschland�GmbH●Trocellen�GmbH●Trocellen�Iberica�S.A.●Trocellen�Italia�S.p.A●HT�Italia�Holding�S.r.l.●Polifoam�Plastic�Processing�Co.Ltd.●Furukawa�Electric�Institute�of�　Technology�Ltd.�

Taiwan●�Taiwan�Furukawa�Magnet�Wire��Co.,�Ltd.

●Jung�Shing�Wire�Co.,�Ltd.●Asia�Vital�Components�Co.,�Ltd.●Taiwan�Furukawa�Electric�Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Circuit�Foil�Taiwan�Corp.●�Furukawa�Electric�Copper�Foil��Taiwan�Co.,�Ltd.

Indonesia●PT.�Furukawa�Optical�Solutions�Indonesia●PT.�Tembaga�Mulia�Semanan�Tbk●PT�Furukawa�Electric�Indonesia

Philippines●Furukawa�Electric�Autoparts�Philippines,�Inc.●Furukawa�Automotive�Systems�Lima�Philippines�Inc.

Vietnam●Furukawa�Automotive�Parts�(Vietnam)�Inc.●Furukawa�Automotive�Systems�Vietnam�Inc.

Singapore●Furukawa�Electric�Singapore�Pte.�Ltd.

Malaysia●Permintex�Furukawa�Autoparts�　Malaysia�Sdn.Bhd.●FE�Magnet�Wire�(Malaysia)�　Sdn.�Bhd.●Trocellen�S.E.A.�Sdn.�Bhd.

U.S.A.●OFS�FITEL,�LLC●OFS�Brightwave�Solutions�Inc.●OFS�Fitel�Services�International,�LLC●OFS�Laboratories,�LLC●American�Furukawa�Inc.

Columbia●Furukawa�Colombia�SAS●Furukawa�Industrial�Colombia�SAS

Argentina●Furukawa�Industrial�S.A.�Sucursal�Argentina

Brazil●�Furukawa�Industrial�S.A.�Produtos�Eletricos●Furukawa�Cabos�e�Acessorios�Ltda.●Furukawa�Industrial�Optoeletrônica�Ltda.

Mexico●Furukawa�Mexico�S.A.�De�C.V.●Furukawa�Wiring�Systems�Mexico�S.A.�De�C.V.●Furukawa�Electric�Mexico,�S.�DE�R.L.�DE�C.V.

India●Birla�Furukawa�Fibre�Optics�Ltd.●Minda�Furukawa�Electric�Private�Ltd.

Korea●Shinchang�Connector�Co.,�Ltd.

(As of March 31, 2016)

Thailand●Furukawa�Metal�(Thailand)�Public�　Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�FITEL�(Thailand)�Co.,�Ltd.●Bangkok�Telecom�Co.,Ltd.●Thai�Furukawa�Unicomm�Engineering�　Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Thai�Holdings�Co.,�Ltd.●Thai�Fiber�Optics�Co.,�Ltd.●SIAM�Furukawa�Co.,Ltd.●SIAM�Furukawa�Trading�Co.,Ltd.●Furukawa�Automotive�Systems�Thailand�　Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�Precision�(Thailand)�Co.,�Ltd.●Furukawa�(Thailand)�Co.,�Ltd.

Russia●�OFS�Sviazstroy-1��Fiber�Optic�Cable�Company

U.K.●Furukawa�Electric�Europe�Ltd.

●Communications�Solutions●Energy�Infrastructure●Automotive�products�&�batteries

●Electronics�Component�Material●Functional�Products●Service�and�Developments,�etc.

Furukawa Electric Review, No. 48 2017 3

The Furukawa Electric Group is promoting global expansion of R&D on the axis of core technologies of “Metal”, “Polymer” and ”Photonics”.

Click the title of each paper to see the paper in PDF.

Special Issue R&D Group and Global Expansion

R&D (Material, Device, Computer simulation in manu facturing process, System development and others).

◆Gas Phase Precursor Chemistry in Carbon Nanotube Growth: a Reactive Molecular Dynamics and Quantum Chemistry Study ..........................................................................................P11

Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology Ltd.

Hungary

Development and production of the second generation high-temperature superconducting wire.

◆Introduction of SuperPower Inc. and High Temperature Superconducting Wire .......P8

Inc.

SuperPower Inc.

U.S.A

Production and distribution of optical fiber cables and optical components.

◆Ultra-large-area Low-loss Fibers and Advanced Amplifiers for Large Capacity Long Haul Optical Networks ...................... P18

◆Distributed Sensing Over Meter Lengths Using Twisted Multicore Optical Fiber with Continuous Bragg Gratings .............. P26

OFS Fitel, LLC

U.S.A

Production and distribution of optical fiber cables, FTTX/LAN solution related products and OPGW (optical fiber composite ground wire).

◆Establish New Development Structure for Global Market: International Technology Development Center ...................P4

Furukawa Industrial S.A. Produtos Eletricos

Brazil

◆ Our Efforts to Develop a New Business and a Global R&D in the Furukawa Electric Group .......................................... P1

◆ The Globalization of the Furukawa Electric Group .......... P2◆ A Narrow Linewidth Tunable Light Source with an Etched

Core DR Laser ............................................................................................P33◆ Cladding Pumped Amplifier Using Seven-core EDF ....P42◆ The Development of a Cu-Co-Si Alloy with a High

Strength and a High Electrical Conductivity ......................P48

◆ Lead-Acid Battery State Sensor ～ Development of a Battery Type Classification Technology by Using an Equivalent Circuit Model and a Support Vector Machine ～ .....P54◆ The Application of the Electromagnetic Simulation

Technology to the Products in the Automotive Fields ...P61◆ Effect of the Surface State of Particle and the Polyol

Decomposition on the Copper Nanoparticle Sintering Process ............................................................................................................P65

◆ Heat-Resistance Low-Insertion Force Cu-Sn Plated Strip ....................................................................................................................P72

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Japan