Associate Professor Sze Yun SET elected as OSA Fellow

The Optical Society (OSA) Board of Directors has elected RCAST Associate Professor Sze Y. SET to the society’s 2020 Fellows Class. This honor is in recognition for “The invention of carbon nanotube mode-locked lasers and nano-carbon photonics, and pioneering contributions to the commercialization of technologies related to ultrafast optics.”

Founded in 1916, OSA is an academic society headquartered in the United States. Since its inception, OSA has played a leading role in the fields of optics and photonics research. OSA Fellows are a distinguished group of members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics, and are selected based on several factors, including contributions to education, research, engineering, business and the community. Fewer than 0.5% of the members are selected each year for their outstanding achievements in the field, unparalleled experience and knowledge, and their achievements for reform and progress, making each year’s honorees a highly selective group.

Comment:
It is a great pleasure to be selected as the Fellow of the Optical Society, for the recognition of the invention of femtosecond pulsed lasers and early fundamental works in ultra-fast photonics applications using the very material invented in Japan – Carbon Nanotube.
The fellow award also recognizes the subsequent product commercialization of CNT lasers, by the first RCAST startup company co-founded by Prof. Kikuchi.
Special thanks to my co-researchers Prof. Yamashita of RCAST, Prof. Maruyama of UTokyo, for making pioneering contribution in creating a new research trend using CNT, Graphene and other 2D materials for ultra-fast photonics and laser applications.
I am highly honored and motivated and will continue to strive for excellence in scientific research with a focus on contributing to the advancement in engineering and value creation for industrial and commercial applications.