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Eiichi Kuramochi

Eiichi Kuramochi

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
46
Citations
9788
World Ranking
3344
National Ranking
121

Overview

Eiichi Kuramochi is a researcher affiliated with NTT in Japan, with a focus on engineering and physics, particularly in the domains of atomic and molecular physics, optics, and electrical and electronic engineering. Their scientific work largely addresses topics related to photonic crystals, photonic and optical devices, and plasmonic and surface plasmon research.

Their main research topics include:

  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena

Kuramochi has published numerous scientific papers, with key recent works including:

  • "All-Optical InAsP/InP Nanowire Switches Integrated in a Si Photonic Crystal," 2020, ACS Photonics
  • "Hybrid Nanowire Photodetector Integrated in a Silicon Photonic Crystal," 2020, ACS Photonics
  • "Photonic topological phase transition induced by material phase transition," 2024, Science Advances
  • "All-optical dynamic modulation of spontaneous emission rate in hybrid optomechanical emitter-cavity systems," 2022, Optica
  • "Photon-correlation measurements of stochastic limit cycles emerging from high-Q nonlinear silicon photonic crystal microcavities," 2020, Physical Review A

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kuramochi include:

  • Masaya Notomi
  • Akihiko Shinya
  • Masaaki Ono
  • Yuto Moritake
  • Taiki Yoda

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Photonics
  • Optics Express
  • Science Advances

Kuramochi's scientific contributions bridge multiple subfields including biomedical engineering and materials chemistry, indicating a multidisciplinary approach. Their research especially emphasizes the integration of nanowire technologies within silicon photonic structures and investigations into dynamic modulation phenomena and topological phase transitions in photonic materials.

Best Publications

  • Ultrahigh-Q photonic crystal nanocavities realized by the local width modulation of a line defect

    Eiichi Kuramochi;Masaya Notomi;Satoshi Mitsugi;Akihiko Shinya

  • Optical bistable switching action of Si high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavities

    Masaya Notomi;Akihiko Shinya;Satoshi Mitsugi;Goh Kira

  • Waveguides, resonators and their coupled elements in photonic crystal slabs.

    M. Notomi;A. Shinya;S. Mitsugi;E. Kuramochi

  • Large-scale arrays of ultrahigh-Q coupled nanocavities

    Masaya Notomi;Eiichi Kuramochi;Takasumi Tanabe

  • Trapping and delaying photons for one nanosecond in an ultrasmall high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavity

    Takasumi Tanabe;Masaya Notomi;Eiichi Kuramochi;Akihiko Shinya

  • All-optical switches on a silicon chip realized using photonic crystal nanocavities

    Takasumi Tanabe;Masaya Notomi;Satoshi Mitsugi;Akihiko Shinya

  • Fast bistable all-optical switch and memory on a silicon photonic crystal on-chip.

    Takasumi Tanabe;Masaya Notomi;Satoshi Mitsugi;Akihiko Shinya

  • Large-scale integration of wavelength-addressable all-optical memories on a photonic crystal chip

    Eiichi Kuramochi;Kengo Nozaki;Akihiko Shinya;Koji Takeda

  • Disorder-induced scattering loss of line-defect waveguides in photonic crystal slabs

    E. Kuramochi;M. Notomi;S. Hughes;A. Shinya

  • Ultrahigh-Q Nanocavity with 1D Photonic Gap

    M Notomi;E Kuramochi;H Taniyama

  • Dynamic release of trapped light from an ultrahigh-Q nanocavity via adiabatic frequency tuning.

    Takasumi Tanabe;Masaya Notomi;Hideaki Taniyama;Eiichi Kuramochi

  • Fast all-optical switching using ion-implanted silicon photonic crystal nanocavities

    Takasumi Tanabe;Katsuhiko Nishiguchi;Akihiko Shinya;Eiichi Kuramochi

  • Ultralow-energy and high-contrast all-optical switch involving Fano resonance based on coupled photonic crystal nanocavities.

    Kengo Nozaki;Akihiko Shinya;Shinji Matsuo;Tomonari Sato

  • Optomechanical Wavelength and Energy Conversion in High- Q Double-Layer Cavities of Photonic Crystal Slabs

    Masaya Notomi;Hideaki Taniyama;Satoshi Mitsugi;Eiichi Kuramochi

  • Ultrahigh-Q one-dimensional photonic crystal nanocavities with modulated mode-gap barriers on SiO2 claddings and on air claddings.

    Eiichi Kuramochi;Hideaki Taniyama;Takasumi Tanabe;Kohei Kawasaki

  • Nonlinear and adiabatic control of high-Q photonic crystal nanocavities.

    M. Notomi;Takasumi Tanabe;A. Shinya;E. Kuramochi

  • Low power and fast electro-optic silicon modulator with lateral p-i-n embedded photonic crystal nanocavity.

    Takasumi Tanabe;Katsuhiko Nishiguchi;Eiichi Kuramochi;Masaya Notomi

  • Photonic crystal lasers using wavelength-scale embedded active region

    Shinji Matsuo;Tomonari Sato;Koji Takeda;Akihiko Shinya

  • Femtofarad optoelectronic integration demonstrating energy-saving signal conversion and nonlinear functions

    Kengo Nozaki;Shinji Matsuo;Takuro Fujii;Koji Takeda

  • Extremely low power optical bistability in silicon demonstrated using 1D photonic crystal nanocavity.

    Laurent Daniel Haret;Takasumi Tanabe;Eiichi Kuramochi;Masaya Notomi

  • Ultrasmall multi-channel resonant-tunneling filter using mode gap of width-tuned photonic-crystal waveguide

    Akihiko Shinya;Satoshi Mitsugi;Eiichi Kuramochi;Masaya Notomi

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaya Notomi
Masaya Notomi NTT (Japan)
Akihiko Shinya
Akihiko Shinya NTT (Japan)
Takasumi Tanabe
Takasumi Tanabe Keio University
Shinji Matsuo
Shinji Matsuo NTT (Japan)
Toshiaki Tamamura
Toshiaki Tamamura NTT Electronics
R Richard Nötzel
R Richard Nötzel South China Normal University
Toshihiko Baba
Toshihiko Baba Yokohama National University

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