Honorary Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology. Adviser of Kochi University of Technology, Professor Emeritus of National Institute of Informatics. Foreign Associate of National Academy of Engineering, USA, Foreign Member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea. Chairperson of Kenjiro Takayanagi Foundation and Hoso Bunka Foundation. He realized dynamic single mode laser to accomplish high-capacity long-distance optical fiber communications. Main honors: the Order of Culture from Emperor, and the Japan Prize.
Greatly contributed in the field of optical communication field for the development of large capacity and long distance optical fiber communications, that support present internet society,by realization of the dynamic single mode lasers which oper...
Apr 2014
Japan Prize, Japan Prize Foundation
Pioneering research on semiconductor lasers for high-capacity, long-distance optical fiber communication
Nov 2006
Okawa Prize, Okawa Foundation
Nov 2003
Person of Cultural Merit
2003
IEEE Medal, James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, IEEE
2000
Foreign Member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea
1997
Eduard Rhein Basic Research Prize, Edward Rhein Foundation, Germany
for his pioneering work on semiconductor lasers and integrated optics for application in optical communication systems
1996
Medal with Purple Ribbon, Japanese Government
Wide-band optical fiber communications
1994
Foreign Associate, National Academy of Engineering, USA
1994
C&C Prize, C&C Foundation,
Wide-band optical fiber communications through his dynamic single-mode lasers and semiconductor-photonic-integrated circuit
Journal of Lightwave Technology Vol.26(No.9) 1132-1144 2008
Basic Research for High-Speed and Long Distance Optical Fiber Communications through Conception and Realization of Dynamic Single Mode Semiconductor Lasers