Research career
2023.2. - present: Research Team Leader, Platform Photonics Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
2020. 9. - present: Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
2021.2. - 2023.2: Deputy Director, IT Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (on loan), and Platform Photonics Research Center, AIST
2020.10. - 2021. 2.: Research Team Leader, Platform Photonics Research Center, AIST
2016: Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
2015.4. - 2020.9.: Research Group Leader, Electronics and Photonics Research Institute, AIST
2014.4. - 2015.3: Research Team Leader, Network Photonics Research Center, AIST
Silicon photonics devices, hybrid nanophotonics on silicon (spintronics and plasmonics), network photonics, fiber optics
2014: Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
2009.1. - 2014.3.: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Materials Science, NAIST
Spin optoelectronics (spin lasers and their applications), spin dynamics in semiconductors, surface plasmon polaritons, semiconductor nanolasers
2005.9. - 2008.12.: Research Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Nonlinear optical processes in optical micro-resonators, silicon photonic devices, photonic nanostructure fabrications, ultrafast device measurements, electro-magnetic analysis and simulations
2000.4 - 2004.7: Researcher, Fitel Photonics Laboratory, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Optical fiber communication; polarization controllers, first- and second-order polarization mode dispersion compensation, transmission simulations, and transmission experiments
h-index: 31 in Google Scholar, 24 in Web of Science (ResearcherID)
Senior Member of the OSA (the Optical Society)
The World Cultural Council (WCC) Special Recognition 2019
The 69th Electrical Science and Technology Encouragement Award (Nov. 2021)
IEICE Electronics Society 2022 Distinguished Service Award (Mar 2023)
Society Activity: Associate editor of Journal of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Japan (2016 - 2018); Secretary and Committee Member of Technical Group on Silicon Photonics, IEICE (2014 - present); Secretary of Research & Technology Committee, IEICE (2021 - 2022); Committee Member of International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP 2019, IEEE Photonics Society); Program Subcommittee Chair (C12 Silicon Photonics) of CLEO-PR 2022; Program Subcommittee Member (D2 Passive Components) of OFC (2021 - 2023); Program Subcommittee Chair (D2 Passive Components) of OFC 2024
Education
2008: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Photonics), UCSD
Dissertation Title: "All-optical Nonlinear Switching in Optical Micro-resonators on a Silicon Chip" PDF
Advisor: Prof. Yeshaiahu Fainman
Scholarship: Nakajima Foundation (2004-2008)
2000: M.E., Precision Science, Osaka University
Master's Thesis: "High Precision and Large Area Surface Figure Metrology with Phase-shifting Point Diffraction Interferometer" (in Japanese, PDF)
Scholarship: Japan Student Services Organization (1st kind, 1998-2000), Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (1998-2000)
1998: B.E., Precision Engineering, Osaka University
Research grants
Japan Science and Technology Agency
CREST 2015-2020
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) 2019-2020
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 2015-2017
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 2013-2014
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 2011-2012
Grant-in-Aid for Start-up 2009-2010
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme (SCOPE) 2011-2012
Kansai Research Foundation for Technology Promotion
Research Grant 2014
Support Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology Research
Research Grant 2013-2015
Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology
Research Grant 2012-2013
Nakajima Foundation
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists 2010
NAIST Foundation
Grant for Education and Research Activities 2012
NAIST Graduate School of Materials Science
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Research interests
Opto-spintronics, plasmonics, nonlinear optics, and chip-scale photonics integration on silicon
Selected publications
- K. Ikeda, R. Konoike, K. Suzuki, "Large-Scale and Multiband Silicon Photonics Wavelength Cross-Connect Switch With FSR-Free Grating-Assisted Contra-Directional Couplers," J. Lightwave Technol., Early Access. link
- K. Ikeda, R. Konoike, K. Suzuki, H. Kawashima, "2 × 2 16-ch silicon photonics wavelength-selective switch based on waveguide gratings," Opt. Express 28, 26861-26869 (2020). link
- K. Ikeda, K. Suzuki, R. Konoike, H. Kawashima, "Silicon Photonics Wavelength Selective Switch with Unlimited Free Spectral Range," J. Lightwave Technol. 38, 3268-3272 (2020). link
- K. Ikeda, K. Suzuki, R. Konoike, S. Namiki, and H. Kawashima, "Large-scale silicon photonics switch based on 45-nm CMOS technology," Opt. Commun. 466, 125677 (2020). link
- R. Konoike, K Suzuki, T. Inoue, T. Matsumoto, T. Kurahashi, U. Ayahito, K. Takabayashi, S. Akiyama, S. Sekiguchi, S. Namiki, H. Kawashima, and K. Ikeda, "SOA-Integrated Silicon Photonics Switch and its Lossless Multistage Transmission of High-Capacity WDM Signals," J. Lightwave Technol. 37, 123-130 (2019). link
- K. Suzuki, R. Konoike, J. Hasegawa, S. Suda, H. Matsuura, K. Ikeda, S. Namiki, H. Kawashima, "Low-Insertion-Loss and Power-Efficient 32 × 32 Silicon Photonics Switch with Extremely High-Δ Silica PLC Connector," J. Lightwave Technol. 37, 116-122 (2019). link
- N. Yokota, R. Takeuchi, H. Yasaka, K. Ikeda, “Lasing Polarization Characteristics in 1.55-um Spin-Injected VCSELs,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 29, 711-714 (2017). link
- K. Ikeda, and H. Kawaguchi, "Effects of spin diffusion on electron spin relaxation time measured with a time-resolved microscopic photoluminescence technique," J. Appl. Phys. 117, 053903 (2015). link
- K. Ikeda, and H. Kawaguchi, "Metallic nanowire lasers," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 30, 1981-1986 (2013). link
- K. Ikeda, K. Takeuchi, K. Takayose, I-S. Chung, J. Mørk, and H. Kawaguchi, "Polarization-independent high-index contrast grating and its fabrication tolerances," Appl. Opt. 52, 1049-1053 (2013). link
- K. Ikeda, Y. Fainman, K. A. Shore, and H. Kawaguchi, "Modified long-range surface plasmon polariton modes for laser nanoresonators," J. Appl. Phys. 110, 063106 (2011). link
- K. Ikeda, T. Fujimoto, H. Fujino, T. Katayama, S. Koh, and H. Kawaguchi, "Switching of Lasing Circular Polarizations in a (110)-VCSEL," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 21, 1350-1352 (2009). link
- K. Ikeda, R. E. Saperstein, N. Alic and Y. Fainman, "Thermal and Kerr nonlinear properties of plasma-deposited silicon nitride/ silicon dioxide waveguides," Opt. Express 16, 12987-12994 (2008). link
- K. Ikeda, M. Nezhad, and Y. Fainman, "Wavelength selective coupler with vertical gratings on silicon chip," Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 201111 (2008). link
- K. Ikeda, Y. Shen and Y. Fainman, "Enhanced optical nonlinearity in amorphous silicon and its application to waveguide devices," Opt. Express 15, 17761-17771 (2007). link
Highlighted by Nature Photonics 2(2), 64 (2008).
- K. Ikeda and Y. Fainman, "Material and structural criteria for ultra-fast Kerr nonlinear switching in optical resonant cavities," Solid-State Electron. 51, 1376-1380 (2007). link
- K. Ikeda and Y. Fainman, "Nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator with a silicon photonic crystal waveguide," Opt. Lett. 31, 3486-3488 (2006). link
- K. Ikeda, "PMD compensator with second order PMD mitigation using mode-coupled fixed delay," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16, 105-107, (2004). link
- K. Ikeda, T. Takagi, T. Hatano, H. Kazami, Y. Mimura and H. Matsuura, "Endless Tracking Polarization Controller," Furukawa Review No.23, 32-38 (2003). link
among the contributed works including over 80 journal papers, 120 international conference presentations, 20 patents, and 3 book chapters.
Referee
2024 Opt. Express (1) / Opt. Lett. (1) / Opt. Laser Technol. (1)
2023 Opt. Express (1) / J. Lightwave Technol. (1)
2022 Opt. Express (1) / J. Lightwave Technol. (1) / IEEE Access (1)
2021 J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (1) / J. Opt. Microsyst. (1) / IEEE J. Sel. Tops. Quantum Electron. (1)
2020 Opt. Express (1) / Opt. Lett. (1) / Appl. Phys. Lett. (1) / Appl. Opt. (1) / IEEE J. Lightwave Technol. (1) / IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron. (1) / IEEE Access (1) / Microelectron. J. (1) / IEICE Trans. Electron. (1)
2019 Appl. Opt. (1) / Sci. Rep. (1) / J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (1) / Opt. Commun. (1)
2018 Opt. Express (1) / Appl. Phys. Lett. (1) / APL Photon. (1) / Appl. Phys. Express (1) / J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (1) / IEICE Electron. Express (1) / J. Lumin. (1) / Opt. Fiber Technol. (1)
2017 Appl. Phys. Lett. (1) / J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (2)
2016 IEEE Photon. J. (1)
2015 Opt. Express (3) / J. Lightwave Technol. (1) / Opt. Commun. (1)
2014 Opt. Express (4) / Opt. Commun. (1)
2013 Opt. Express (2) / IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (1) / IEEE J. Quantum Electron. (1) / J. Appl. Phys. (1)
2012 Opt. Express (1) / Opt. Lett. (1) / Appl. Phys. Lett. (2) /Appl. Phys. Express (1)
2011 Opt. Express (2) / IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (1)
2010 Opt. Express (1) / Opt. Lett. (1) / J. Appl. Phys. (1) / Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. (1)
2009 Opt. Express (2)
2008 Opt. Express (2) / Opt. Lett. (1) / IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (3)
2007 J. Nanophotonics (1) / Appl. Phys. B - Lasers and Optics (1)
2005 IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (2)
Licenses
High pressure gas production safety technical manager (Class C Chemical)
Health officer's license on industrial hygiene