Researcher's Profile

Professor
Satoshi IWAMOTO
Micro Device Engineering

E-mail: iwamotoiis.u-tokyo.ac.jp

URL: Laboratory Homepage

URL: 2023 Research Book (PDF:1.2MB)

Biography

March 2002	Ph.D., Department of Applied Physics, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)
September 2002	Research Associate, Institute of Industrial Science, UTokyo
July 2003	Lecture, Institute of Industrial Science, UTokyo
September 2003	Lecture, RCAST, UTokyo
October 2007	Associate Professor, RCAST, UTokyo
April 2009	Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, UTokyo
April 2019	Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, UTokyo
May 2019	Professor, RCAST, UTokyo

Research Interests

Photonic nanostructures and topological wave engineering

Photonic crystals are artificial optical materials possessing a wavelength-scale periodic structure in refractive index. Novel optical functionalities and unique optical phenomena can be realized using photonic crystals. Our research focuses on the control of light and light-matter interactions by using photonic nanostructures including photonic crystals, especially, aiming at the development of novel light-emitting devices and quantum optical devices. We are also interested in the generation of unconventional optical beams, such as optical vortexes and Poincare beams, utilizing photonic nanostructures and in their applications. Moreover, we are exploring topological wave engineering aiming at realizing novel control of light, sound, and elastic waves using the concept of topology. We expect the unique features will lead breakthroughs of the device technologies in various fields.

Semiconductor Photonic Crystals

Semiconductor Photonic Crystals Control of light and elastic wave based on the concept of topology

Award

March 2001　Young Scientist Award of The Japan Society of Applied Physics
September 2005　International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials Best Paper Award
March 2009　IEICE Electronics Society Activity Testimonial
April 2012　The Young Scientists’ Prize, the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
March 2013　IEICE Electronics Society Activity Testimonial
April 2017　APEX/JJAP Editorial Contribution Award
October 2018　The 23rd Microoptics Conference, Best Paper Award
March 2019　IEICE Electronics Society Activity Testimonial
March 2020　APEX/JJAP Editorial Contribution Award
May 2020　The 44th Laser Society of Japan / Distinguished Paper Award (Review Paper Section)
September 2020　OSA Fellow
May 2021　The 45th Laser Society of Japan / Distinguished Paper Award (Review Paper Section)
October 2022　Docomo Mobile Science Award

Keywords

Photonic Nanostructure, Topology, Optical Cavity, Laser, Quantum Optics

Educational Systems

Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate school of Engineering
Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate school of Engineering