Yasuharu Suematsu
Yasuharu Suematsu | |
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Born |
September 22, 1932[1][2] Gifu, Japan[2] |
Nationality | Japan[1] |
Fields | optical communications[2] |
Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology[1][2] |
Notable students | Yoshihisa Yamamoto[3] |
Notable awards |
2014 Japan Prize[1]
1986 IEEE David Sarnoff Award[1] |
Yasuharu Suematsu (末松 安晴 Suematsu Yasuharu) is a scientist, who received the Japan Prize and several other notable awards.
Biography
Yasuharu Suematsu was born on September 22, 1932, in Gifu, Japan.[2] He received both his B.S. (1955) and Ph.D. (1960) from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.[1][2] Afterwards, he joined the faculty of the Tokyo Institute of Technology as a professor, and became its president in 1989.[1] Later he also held the positions as first[5] President of the newly founded Kochi University of Technology and later became Director General[1] of the National Institute of Informatics. He authored at least 19 books and more than 260 scientific papers.[4]
Research
Professor Suematsu is best known for his contributions to the development of optical fiber communication. He developed semiconductor lasers which even under high-speed modulation produce light at a stable wavelength which coincides with the wavelength region where the optical losses of fibers reach its minimum.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 The Japan Prize Foundation: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu. Dated 2014, Archived copy at archive.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Analysis of novel resonant electron transfer triode device using metal-insulator superlattice for high speed response". IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. QE-22 (9): 1880–1886. September 1986. doi:10.1109/JQE.1986.1073178.
- ↑ Yoshihisa Yamamoto: Curriculum Vitae. Dated January 2005. Original at stanford.edu, Archived July 18, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal Recipients, Archived copy at archive.org
- ↑ Kochi University of Technology: Congratulating Professor Emeritus Yasuharu Suematsu on winning the Japan Prize. Dated January 31, 2014, Archived copy at archive.org
- ↑ The Japan Prize Foundation: Pioneering research on semiconductor lasers for high-capacity, long-distance optical fiber communication, Archived copy at archive.org
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