NTT Science and Core Technology Laboratory GroupNTT carries out basic research and development activities at three laboratory groups in a wide range of fields, including some of the most advanced ICT research in the world.NTT Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group holds a global perspective as a center for fundamental research into cutting-edge components, materials, and systems.
Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group
Cutting edgetechnologies
Commercializationand
ICT Services
Service InnovationLaboratory Group
NTT Group companies/Customer
Information NetworkLaboratory Group
CommunicationService
InformationNetwork
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Senior Vice PresidentYoshiaki Sato
Intellectual Property Center NTT Innovation Institute, Inc. R&D Planning Department
Management of theintellectual properties
Formulation ofR&D strategy etc
R&D for realizing globalservices of the NTT group
NTT Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group
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About usThe four Laboratories and one center of NTT Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group are undertaking R&D in the three research areas. These areas are futuristic communications and networks, photonic technology and ubiquitous technology, and science, respectively.
DeviceInnovationCenter
BasicResearchLaboratories
DeviceTechnologyLaboratories
CommunicationScience
Laboratories
NetworkInnovationLaboratories
Basic researchCore technology
NTT Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group
We are now on the verge of opening up the 'third value' era for networks. The first and second values of information and communication systems are 'connecting' and 'knowing'. The new third value is 'actuating'. We are about to enter an era of direct effects on society that do not involve inter-mediary decisions by humans. That will come about by going beyond connecting sensors and various other sources that supply information to the network to also connecting things that operate in the real world. At the Network Innovation Laboratories, we continue with innovation achieved by global collaboration and leadership to bring forth this new value through advanced communication and information technology.
NTT Network InnovationLaboratories
OUR MISSION
Technology for higher communicationcapacity to achieve previously impossibleservices for a better society
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DirectorKawamura Ryuutarou
Research on network systems to supportfuture network architectures
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Service customization Flexible networking Large capacity, high-speed
Large capacityphotonic transport
Super-high-speed /ultra-high capacity wireless technology capable of accommodating an extremely large number of terminals
Software switchRemote collaboration
Edge computingSmart City
NTT Network InnovationLaboratories
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Low-latency, high-speed distributed processing environment achieved with servers located on the network edge, near the user
Edge computing
Flexible network through software switching functions
Software switch“Lagopus”
“REMOCOP” service platform that enables the sharing of video and speech needed for a remote collaboration environment
Remote collaboration
Service implementation on a shared platform by combining Internet of Things (IoT) tech-nology and cloud computing
Smart City
Wireless access technology to accommodate explosively surging mobile and IoT/M2M traffic efficiently
Ultra-high-speed/ ultra-high capacity wireless technology capable of accommodating an extremely large number of terminals
100 G/ 400 G/ 1 T bps ultra-fast transmission technology using digital coherent optics
High capacityphotonic transport
NTT Network InnovationLaboratories
The Device Innovation Center is pushing forward with R&D on devices and subsystems that hold the key to realizing new ICT functions and the Device Technology Laboratories are doing R&D on compelling new technology for new growth and major impact on industry and society. Both facilities will continue to contribute to a prosperous future with R&D that produces new value and services to create a c ommunication environment that is more enjoyable, safe, and secure.
NTT Device Innovation Center andNTT Device Technology Laboratories
OUR MISSION
Development of innovative devicesovercoming the limitation of presenttechnology and create new value
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(Device Technology Labs)
DirectorAkira Okada
DirectorAkimasa Kaneko
(Device Innovation Center)
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Each laboratory plays a specific rolein creating devices and value.
Device Technology Labs Device Innovation Center Society
Create anew device
Technologyincubation
Put out intothe world
NTT Device Innovation Center andNTT Device Technology Laboratories
Performancelimiting factors
5000
2000
1000
km
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100
mW/Gbps
10P
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100T
10T
Speed and multivalue
Advanced research to breach the barriers imposedby factors that limit network performance
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Ultra low-noiseoptical amplification
Photonics-electronicsconvergence hardware Space division
multiplexing
S/N Power consumption
Ultra-low powerconsumption
Ultra-fasthigh-capacity
Ultra-long transmissiondistance
NTT Device Innovation Center andNTT Device Technology Laboratories
Laser gas sensing
Buru-Navi
Wearablesensing device
Agriculture Factory Medical Life
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Technology for user-friendly devices and subsystems
Core Technologies
NTT Device Innovation Center andNTT Device Technology Laboratories
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マルチコアファイバやマルチモードファイバを用いて,1 つのファイバ中に複数の伝送経路を作り出す技術
Identification of food production region by laser analysis of the stable isotope content of substances to contribute to a safe and secure society
Laser gas sensing
A device that creates an induced sense of direction through an illusion effect to enable the vision-impaired to navigate and play games
Buru-Navi
A small, energy-efficient system on a chip (SoC) that combines s i l icon photonics (integration of optical devices on silicon) and electronics
Photonics-electronicsconvergence hardware
Greatly extended optical transmission distance with an optical amplifier that uses periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguides
Ultra low-noiseoptical amplifier
NTT Device Innovation Center andNTT Device Technology Laboratories
Development of wearable sensing device that can be used to easily obtain long-term recordings of the user’ s biomedical signals in a variety of everyday scenarios
Wearable sensing device
We are moving from the era of communication by 'telephone' to a new era of communication with a diverse range of information devices. In this transition, we must rethink the nature of communication between people, between people and computers, and between computers. The Communication Science Laboratories are working to build a new technological platform for connecting 'information' and 'people' by approaching the problem from the two directions of information science and human science.
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NTT Communication ScienceLaboratories
OUR MISSION
Achieve communication that'reaches the heart'
DirectorTakeshi Yamada
NTT Communication ScienceLaboratories
Create innovative technology by understandingthe nature of people and information
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Achievecommunicationthat reachesthe heart
Enable use of the hugeamount of mediainformation
Create a super-intelligence
Achievethe ultimate natural
interface
Analyze the natureof humankind
Acoustic signalprocessing
Interactivecommunication
ABC
Media recognitionand search
Natural language processing/Machine translation
ABCあいう
Human informationprocessing
Statistical machine learning/Data mining
Achieving human-machine communication that includes non-linguistic information by developing technology for fast and robust direct search of audio and video media
Media recognitionand search
Better understanding of the information processing mechanisms in the human senses and development of Deformation Lamps (Hengen-Tou ) , Bu ru -Nav i , and o the r innovat ive in format ion presentat ion technology
Humaninformation science
Development of technology for improving the quality of communication based on analysis of human behavior, intention, and emotions in discourse
Human-computerInteraction
Development of technology for pro-active control according to near-future prediction of the flow of people, things and information based on technology for multi-dimensional temporal-spatial aggregate data analysis
Machine learning/ Bigdata Analysis
Studies on noise and echo reduction technol-ogy and speech recognition technology to enable anyone to freely converse with com-putersEfficient lossless encoding/decoding algo-rithms for speech data compression
Speech and audiosignal processing
Development of technology for statistical machine translation and natural language processing to enable semantic understanding of human language by computers
Natural language processing/ Machine Translation
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NTT Communication ScienceLaboratories
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The missions of BRL are the promotion of advances in science as well as to contribute NTT's business. To achieve these missions, we conduct basic research in the fields of Materials Science, Physical Science and Optical Science. The fundamental principle of our management is an "open door" policy. For example, we are collaborating with many universities and research institutes in Japan, US, Europe, and Asia as well as other NTT Lab-oratories. We also organize "Science Plaza" and international conferences on Quantum Physics and Nano-Science at Atsugi R&D Center to dissemi-nate our research output and to hear your opinions. In addition, we spon-sor the "BRL School" dedicated to young researchers around the world every other year. In this school, we invite distinguished researchers in the world as lecturers, so young researchers including researches in NTT are given the opportunities to learn from the foremost authorities in Quan-tum Physics and to share ideas with them. These activities enable us to fulfill an "open door" policy and our missions of the promotion of advanc-es in science as well as the contribution to the NTT's business. Your con-tinued support will be greatly appreciated.
NTT Basic ResearchLaboratories
OUR MISSION
New principles and concepts to bringabout revolutionary changes in society
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DirectorTetsuomi Sogawa
NTT Basic ResearchLaboratories
Coretechnologies
withnew principles
andnew concepts
100 million times fast computation
1/10,000th the powerconsumption
Absolutely securetransmission path
Breaking down established thinking in conventional functional materials science,quantum electronic and optical physics based on theory and experiment
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Low-dimensional nanomaterials Nanobiology
Ultrashort light pulses
Nanophotonics / Quantum-opticalintegrated circuitsNanoelectronics
Materials science
Quantumoptics
Quantumphysics
Nanostructual characterization
Network performance barriers broken
Theoretical physics
Nanomechanics
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Establishment of basic technology for the manipulation of single electrons to reduce the power consumption of information processing and telecom equipment systems
Nanoelectronics
Using ultra-fast attosecond light pulses to clarify the movement of electrons within a toms and other mic ro-wor ld events (attosecond = 10-18 second)
Ultrashort light pulses
Technology for forming graphene and other nanomaterials using a low-energy electron microscope and a new microscope for probing the optical and electrical properties of nanostructures
Low-dimensionalnanomaterials
Development of an advanced information chip that features high-density integration using photonic crystal technology for light manipulation
Nanophotonics / Quantum-optical integrated circuits
Collaboration with other companies in using conductive polymers and nanofibers to develop hitoe, an electrode material that is compatible with the human body, for use in wearable electrodes
Nanobiology
NTT Basic ResearchLaboratories
With rising concern for health, the demand for continuous collection of data on the condition of our own bodies for use in, for example changing lifestyle habits or improving performance in sports, is ever increasing. That has led us to develop hitoe as a material for use in body interfaces as a key component for wearable biometric systems that effectively meet that monitoring need.
Bringing advanced researchcloser to us
hitoehuman intelligence to expand
18「C3fit IN-pulse(impulse)」series(GOLDWIN INC.)
hitoe transmitter01(NTT DOCOMO, INC.)
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Development of hitoe to a practical stageWe are establishing design technology for a human-body sensing interface for data acquisition based on conductive cloth made with conductive polymers. Our aim is to bring this technology to a practical level and develop services around it, thus contributing to the health management and safety of persons who work outdoors in midsummer, etc.
SocietyPractical implementationR&D
TORAY
A flexibleconductive fiber
Basic Research Labshitoe Wearable sensing
device
Device Innovation CenterConductivepolymers
Service
DOCOMOGOLDWIN・TORAY
Nanofiber technology Compression controlmaterial design technology
Runtastic for DOCOMO
NTT Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group
Theoretical quantum information science and technology
Audio and speech signal processingfor capturing and recognition of human conversations
NTT Fellow and Senior Distinguished Researchers
Akira FujiwaraResearch on ultimate electronics based on the control of single or a few electrons in semiconductor nanostructures
Research on photonics-electronics convergence devices based on heter-ogeneously integrated lll-V compound semiconductor with silicon platform
Shinji MatsuoPersistent acquisition of bio-signals to investigate the pathophysiology of diseases using cutting-edge materials
Research on quantum emergent physics via electron interaction engineering in semiconductors
Hiroshi YamaguchiResearch on statistical machine trans-lation based on deep syntax analysis
Masaaki NagataElucidation of interactive information processing for motor control, sensa-tion, and perception
Hiroaki GomiQuest for novel optical phenomena and development of next -generation optical integration technology using photonic nanostructure
Research on the brain mechanisms underlying flexible listening and deep communication
Masaya NotomiResearch on ultra-high capacity optical transmission for future optical transport network
Yutaka Miyamoto
Takehiro Moriya
Shingo TsukadaShin’ya Nishida Koji Muraki
Semiconductor nanomechanical devices
Psychophysical research on the principles of information processing by the human brain, which can produce rich visual experiences
Makio Kashino
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Speech/audio signal encoding
Kunio KashinoResearch on fast recognition and search technology for real-world media information
NTT Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group
Fellow
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Fellow
Naonori UedaResearch on innovative machine learning technology for big data analysis
William John MunroTomohiro NakataniResearch on mathematical model and data analysis for understanding real-world phenomena
Hiroshi SawadaUnified computing theory for quantum and classical computations
Seiichiro TaniInformation processing technologies based on quantum optics
Hiroki Takesue
Location of NTT Science and Core Technology Laboratory GroupOur R&D spreads over four locations, with the Atsugi Research Center as the main facility and including Musashino, Yokosuka and Keihanna.
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Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group
Information NetworkLaboratory Group
Service InnovationLaboratory Group
NTT Keihanna Building
Atsugi R&D Center
Intellectual Property Center
Musashino R&D Center
Yokosuka R&D Center
NTT Shinagawa Twins Bldg.
R&D Planning Department
Otemachi First Square East Tower
Tsukuba R&D Center
NTT Innovation Institute, Inc.R&D Center in North America (Palo Alto )
NTT Science and Core TechnologyLaboratory Group