Gerhard Fasol

Nature — On 16 December 1947 a group of scientists at Bell Laboratories in the United States, including the eventual Nobel laureates John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain, announced that they had developed the transistor. But the device was neither ready for production on industrial scales, nor could it operate at high enough frequencies for most applications.

Science Magazine — T he fabrication of optical fibers and of thin metallic wires is among the most critical basic technologies. For example, the ability to fabricate thin metallic interconnects with favorable properties is an important factor limiting the progress of ultra-large-scale integrated circuits. And magnetic nanostructures are likely to replace today's unstructured magnetic media in the future.

Science Magazine — L ess than 1 year after announcing the first continuous-output gallium nitride (GaN) blue light semiconductor laser at room temperature, Nakamura et al. at Nichia Chemical Industries Ltd. are now reporting such lasers with a demonstrated lifetime of 3000 hours and an estimated lifetime of over 10,000 hours ([1][1]).

Science Magazine — Saito et al. ([1][1]) recently reported room temperature operation of a quantum dot (QD) vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) powered by current injection. This work combines recent advances in self-organized crystal growth of highly homogeneous multiple layers of quantum dots with the development of high-performance VCSELs.

Science Magazine — In December 1995, a researcher at a medium-sized company in Japan announced the development of a long-sought device-a laser diode operating at room temperature that emits blue light. In his Perspective, Fasol describes the development of this device, which may have major applications in optical data storage and computer displays, and the corporate culture that fostered its creation.

Springer — Dr. Gerhard Fasol, Geschäftsführer (Representative Director) und Gründer der Aktiengesellschaft Eurotechnology Japan K. K., arbeitet seit 1991 in Japan, und war vor 1991 Manager und Chief-Researcher des Hitachi Forschungs-und Entwicklungszentrums Cambridge (UK); Aufbau einer internationalen Forschungsgruppe als Fakultätsmitglied (Elektronik) der japanischen Elite-Universität Tokyo; Gründungsmitglied der japanischen nationalen Forschungsinitiative für Spin-Elektronik; verantwortlich für ein "Sakigake" (Pionier) Forschungsprojekt der japanischen Regierung.

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Online Library Wiley — „Wir müssen in Zukunft mehr Erfindungen selber machen, Technologien selber erfinden"︁, fordert Professor Akito Arima, einer der einflußreichsten Wissenschaftler Japans. Seit Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges hat sich Japan bewußt auf die effiziente Entwicklung von Produkten zu Lasten der Grundlagenforschung konzentriert. Professor Arima kämpfte lange Jahre für eine Verstärkung der Grundlagenforschung in Japan.

Online Library Wiley — Seit den sechziger Jahren wird weltweit fieberhaft nach einem Emitter für blaues Licht gesucht, dem enorme praktische Bedeutung zukommt, sofern er die strengen Anforderungen industrieller Anwendbarkeit erfüllt. Dieses Rennen hat vor kurzem Nichia Chemical Industries gewonnen, eine relativ kleine Firma auf Japans Shikoku‐Insel.

aip.scitation.org — A selective electrodeposition method for the fabrication of extremely thin and long metallic and magnetic wires is introduced. Growth is done on the cleaved edge of a semiconductor multilayer structure incorporating a 4-nm-wide modulation doped quantum well. This conducting quantum well is connected to the negative current contact during electrodeposition. Since electrodeposition requires the neutralization of positive metal ions from the solution, deposition takes place selectively onto the edge of the quantum well, leading to the fabrication of extremely thin magnetic metal wires, which should be useful for the investigation of the limits of magnetic storage.

Nature — Interference rules the waves

www.fasol.com — While many Japanese corporations are still admired around the world, too many have for years suffered sluggish growth and low profitability. A string of corporate scandals and failures have shocked the pubic and corroded confidence in Japanese business.

Nature — A liquid of fractional charges