Yoshihisa Yamamoto (scientist)
Yoshihisa Yamamoto | |
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| Born | November 21, 1950 (age 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Coherent optical communications; Quantum-dot single-photon sources; Differential phase-shift quantum key distribution; Optical control of quantum-dot spin qubits; BEC of exciton-polaritons; Coherent Ising machines; |
| Awards | Willis Lamb Award (2022). Okawa Prize (2011). Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (2005). IEEE LEOS Quantum Electronics Award (2000). Matsuo Science Prize (2000). Nishina Prize (1992). Carl Zeiss Award (1992). |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisors | Hisayoshi Yanai Takeshi Kamiya |
| Other academic advisors | Yasuharu Suematsu |
| Doctoral students | Isaac Chuang (MIT) Hui Cao (Yale) Debbie Leung (Waterloo) Kai-Mei Fu (Washington) Eleni Diamanti (Pierre-Marie Curie) Orly Alter |
Yoshihisa Yamamoto (山本 喜久, Yamamoto Yoshihisa) is the director of Physics & Informatics Laboratories (PHI Labs), NTT Research, Inc. He is also Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University and National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo).