Yasuharu Suematsu

Yasuharu Suematsu
Portrait of Yasuharu SUEMATSU-2006
BornSeptember 22, 1932 (1932-09-22) (age 92)[1][3]
Gifu, Japan[3]
NationalityJapanese[1]
Alma materTokyo Institute of Technology[1][3]
Known forcontributing to the development of optical fiber communication
Awards2015 The Order of Culture, from the Emperor of Japan.

2014 Japan Prize[1]
2003 IEEE James H. Mulligan Jr. Education Medal[1][2]
1996 Medal of Honour with Purple Ribbon[1]
1994 C&C Prize[1]
1994 John Tyndall Award[1]


1986 IEEE David Sarnoff Award[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsoptical communications[3]
Notable studentsYoshihisa Yamamoto[4]

Yasuharu Suematsu (末松 安晴, Suematsu Yasuharu) (born in 1932) is a researcher and educator in optical communication technology. His research has included the development of Dynamic Single Mode Semiconductor Lasers for actuation and the development of high-capacity, long-distance optical fiber communications technology.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Japan Prize Foundation: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu. Dated 2014, Archived copy at archive.org
  2. ^ IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal Recipients, Archived copy at archive.org
  3. ^ a b c d Nakata, Y.; Asada, M.; Suematsu, Y. (September 1986). "Analysis of novel resonant electron transfer triode device using metal-insulator superlattice for high speed response". IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. QE-22 (9): 1880–1886. Bibcode:1986IJQE...22.1880N. doi:10.1109/JQE.1986.1073178.
  4. ^ Yoshihisa Yamamoto: Curriculum Vitae. Dated January 2005. Original at stanford.edu Archived July 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine,