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Susumu Noda

Susumu Noda

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
95
Citations
41498
World Ranking
236
National Ranking
4

Physics

D-Index
97
Citations
42347
World Ranking
1792
National Ranking
43

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Susumu Noda is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, focusing primarily on research within the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields, notably Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The core topics of Susumu Noda's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications, Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Optical Coatings and Gratings, and Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics.

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus and scope of their research:

  • High-brightness scalable continuous-wave single-mode photonic-crystal laser, 2023, Nature
  • General recipe to realize photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers with 100-W-to-1-kW single-mode operation, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Photonic-crystal lasers with two-dimensionally arranged gain and loss sections for high-peak-power short-pulse operation, 2021, Nature Photonics
  • Photonic-crystal lasers with high-quality narrow-divergence symmetric beams and their application to LiDAR, 2021, Journal of Physics Photonics
  • Dually modulated photonic crystals enabling high-power high-beam-quality two-dimensional beam scanning lasers, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Susumu Noda include:

  • Takuya Inoue
  • Kenji Ishizaki
  • Menaka De Zoysa
  • Masahiro Yoshida
  • Takashi Asano

The scientist's work is regularly published in key scientific venues that include:

  • Optics Express
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optica
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • Applied Physics Letters

Susumu Noda's research contributions span both theoretical and applied aspects of photonic crystal lasers, semiconductor laser technology, and advanced optical devices. Their studies cover design, operation, and applications of photonic crystals, including high-power single-mode lasers, beam quality control, and novel laser architectures. The frequent publication venues and collaborations suggest active engagement with both experimental and theoretical communities within optical engineering and physics domains.

Best Publications

  • High- Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal

    Yoshihiro Akahane;Takashi Asano;Bong-Shik Song;Susumu Noda

  • Ultra-high- Q photonic double-heterostructure nanocavity

    Bong-Shik Song;Susumu Noda;Takashi Asano;Yoshihiro Akahane;Yoshihiro Akahane

  • Indications of neutrino oscillation in a 250 km long-baseline experiment.

    M. H. Ahn;S. Aoki;H. Bhang;S. Boyd

  • Full three-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals at near-infrared wavelengths

    Susumu Noda;Katsuhiro Tomoda;Noritsugu Yamamoto;Alongkarn Chutinan

  • Measurement of neutrino oscillation by the K2K experiment

    M. H. Ahn;E. Aliu;S. Andringa;S. Aoki

  • Trapping and emission of photons by a single defect in a photonic bandgap structure

    Susumu Noda;Alongkarn Chutinan;Masahiro Imada

  • Spontaneous-emission control by photonic crystals and nanocavities

    Susumu Noda;Masayuki Fujita;Takashi Asano

  • Coherent two-dimensional lasing action in surface-emitting laser with triangular-lattice photonic crystal structure

    Masahiro Imada;Susumu Noda;Alongkarn Chutinan;Takashi Tokuda

  • Polarization Mode Control of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Laser by Unit Cell Structure Design

    Susumu Noda;Mitsuru Yokoyama;Masahiro Imada;Alongkarn Chutinan

  • Watt-class high-power, high-beam-quality photonic-crystal lasers

    Kazuyoshi Hirose;Kazuyoshi Hirose;Yong Liang;Yoshitaka Kurosaka;Yoshitaka Kurosaka;Akiyoshi Watanabe

  • Waveguides and waveguide bends in two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs

    Alongkarn Chutinan;Susumu Noda

  • Fine-tuned high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavity

    Yoshihiro Akahane;Takashi Asano;Bong-Shik Song;Susumu Noda

  • Simultaneous Inhibition and Redistribution of Spontaneous Light Emission in Photonic Crystals

    Masayuki Fujita;Shigeki Takahashi;Yoshinori Tanaka;Takashi Asano

  • Control of light emission by 3D photonic crystal

    S. Ogawa;M. Imada;S. Yoshimoto;S. Kako

  • Detection of accelerator produced neutrinos at a distance of 250-km

    S. H. Ahn;S. An;S. Aoki;H. G. Berns

  • Photonic devices based on in-plane hetero photonic crystals.

    Bong-Shik Song;Susumu Noda;Takashi Asano

  • GaN Photonic-Crystal Surface-Emitting Laser at Blue-Violet Wavelengths

    Hideki Matsubara;Susumu Yoshimoto;Hirohisa Saito;Yue Jianglin

  • Realization of dynamic thermal emission control

    Takuya Inoue;Menaka De Zoysa;Takashi Asano;Susumu Noda

  • Conversion of broadband to narrowband thermal emission through energy recycling

    Menaka De Zoysa;Takashi Asano;Keita Mochizuki;Ardavan Oskooi

  • Photonics: lasers producing tailored beams.

    Eiji Miyai;Kyosuke Sakai;Takayuki Okano;Wataru Kunishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Asano
Takashi Asano Kyoto University
Yoshiya Tanaka
Yoshiya Tanaka University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Toshihiko Baba
Toshihiko Baba Yokohama National University
Yoichi Kawakami
Yoichi Kawakami Kyoto University
Makoto Kasu
Makoto Kasu Saga University
Yoshimasa Tanaka
Yoshimasa Tanaka Nagasaki University
Osamu Wada
Osamu Wada Kobe University
Kazuyuki Hirao
Kazuyuki Hirao Kyoto University
Shizuo Fujita
Shizuo Fujita Kyoto University
Chennupati Jagadish
Chennupati Jagadish Australian National University

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