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Masamichi Yamanishi

Masamichi Yamanishi

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
5739
World Ranking
4929
National Ranking
201

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - IEEE Fellow For his contributions to the theory of electro-optic properties in semiconductor quantum well structures.

Overview

Masamichi Yamanishi is affiliated with Hamamatsu Photonics in Japan. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines, including Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, and Computer Science. The scientist's subfields of study include Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their main topics of work cover:

  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography

Yamanishi's recent publication is titled Ultimate response time in mid-infrared high-speed low-noise quantum cascade detectors, published in 2021 in Applied Physics Letters. This publication has received citations indicating a degree of engagement within the research community.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Tatsuo Dougakiuchi
  • Akio Ito
  • Masahiro Hitaka
  • Kazuue Fujita

Their work is published in venues such as:

  • Applied Physics Letters

In recognition of contributions to the field, Masamichi Yamanishi was named an IEEE Fellow in 1997 for work relating to the theory of electro-optic properties in semiconductor quantum well structures.

Best Publications

  • Small-divergence semiconductor lasers by plasmonic collimation

    Nanfang Yu;Jonathan Fan;Qi Jie Wang;Christian Pflügl

  • Comment on Polarization Dependent Momentum Matrix Elements in Quantum Well Lasers

    Masamichi Yamanishi;Ikuo Suemune

  • Extremely wide modulation bandwidth in a low threshold current strained quantum well laser

    I. Suemune;L. A. Coldren;M. Yamanishi;Y. Kan

  • Whispering-gallery mode resonators for highly unidirectional laser action

    Qi Jie Wang;Changling Yan;Nanfang Yu;Julia Unterhinninghofen

  • Intracavity quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor

    S. Borri;P. Patimisco;I. Galli;D. Mazzotti

  • Phase dampings of optical dipole moments and gain spectra in semiconductor lasers

    M. Yamanishi;Yong Lee

  • Theory of the Intrinsic Linewidth of Quantum-Cascade Lasers: Hidden Reason for the Narrow Linewidth and Line-Broadening by Thermal Photons

    M. Yamanishi;T. Edamura;K. Fujita;N. Akikusa

  • Field effects on the refractive index and absorption coefficient in AlGaAs quantum well structures and their feasibility for electrooptic device applications

    Yasuo Kan;H. Nagai;M. Yamanishi;I. Suemune

  • Directional emission and universal far-field behavior from semiconductor lasers with limaçon-shaped microcavity

    Changling Yan;Changling Yan;Qi Jie Wang;Laurent Diehl;Martina Hentschel

  • Field-induced optical nonlinearity due to virtual transitions in semiconductor quantum well structures.

    Masamichi Yamanishi

  • Measuring frequency noise and intrinsic linewidth of a room-temperature DFB quantum cascade laser

    S Bartalini;S Borri;I Galli;G Giusfredi

  • High performance quantum cascade lasers based on three-phonon-resonance design

    Qi Jie Wang;Christian Pflügl;Laurent Diehl;Federico Capasso

  • High-performance, homogeneous broad-gain quantum cascade lasers based on dual-upper-state design

    Kazuue Fujita;Tadataka Edamura;Shinichi Furuta;Masamichi Yamanishi

  • Quantum Mechanical Size Effect Modulation Light Sources– A New Field Effect Semiconductor Laser or Light Emitting Device

    Masamichi Yamanishi;Ikuo Suemune

  • Stimulated emission and laser oscillations in ZnSe‐Zn1−xMnxSe multiple quantum wells at ∼453 nm

    R. B. Bylsma;W. M. Becker;T. C. Bonsett;L. A. Kolodziejski

  • Semiconductor lasers with integrated plasmonic polarizers

    Nanfang Yu;Qi Jie Wang;Christian Pflügl;Laurent Diehl

  • Indirect pump scheme for quantum cascade lasers: dynamics of electron-transport and very high T0-values.

    Masamichi Yamanishi;Kazuue Fujita;Tadataka Edamura;Hirofumi Kan

  • Subkilohertz linewidth room-temperature mid-infrared quantum cascade laser using a molecular sub-Doppler reference

    F. Cappelli;I. Galli;S. Borri;G. Giusfredi

  • Cavity-Induced Changes of Spontaneous Emission Lifetime in One-Dimensional Semiconductor Microcavities.

    K. Tanaka;T. Nakamura;W. Takamatsu;M. Yamanishi

  • Quantum cascade lasers with integrated plasmonic antenna-array collimators.

    Nanfang Yu;Romain Blanchard;Jonathan Fan;Qi Jie Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Capasso
Federico Capasso Harvard University
Nanfang Yu
Nanfang Yu Columbia University
Qi Jie Wang
Qi Jie Wang Nanyang Technological University
Tadatsugu Minami
Tadatsugu Minami Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Mikhail A. Belkin
Mikhail A. Belkin Technical University of Munich
Jonathan A. Fan
Jonathan A. Fan Stanford University
Mikhail A. Kats
Mikhail A. Kats University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert L. Gunshor
Robert L. Gunshor Purdue University West Lafayette
Patrice Genevet
Patrice Genevet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Kazuhisa Uomi
Kazuhisa Uomi Lumentum Japan, Inc.

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