CWTe: CWTe colloquium/webinar - Dr. Kentaro Furusawa (NICT)
Title: Microcombs and their applications as signal sources in the sub-terahertz frequency range
Abstract: Microcombs, frequency comb light sources generated using high-Q microresonators, offer interesting opportunities for a range of applications in the terahertz frequency range. The research activities undertaken at NICT are presented including device development, soliton generation and applications experiments.
Biografy: Kentaro Furusawa obtained his Ph.D at Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton U.K., working on microstructured optical fibres. He spent several years in RIKEN, where he was involved in attosecond pulse characterization and nanophotonics projects. Then, he joined Tohoku university, where he worked on characterisation of wide-band semiconductor materials such as AlN, GaN and ZnO. Since 2014, he is with NICT, where he has primarily been engaged in microcomb research projects.