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Professor IWASHITA Katsushi


Year of birth 1955 Gender Male
Affiliation School of Systems Engineering
Electronic and Photonic Systems Engineering Course, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Enginering
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Areas of specialization
Laboratory/research office Light Control and Optical Network Laboratory
We study ultrahigh capacity optical networks using Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology and high precision non-invasive optical measurement techniques including optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fiber sensing.
Current reseach topics
Educational background 1979: Master
Professional background 1979-2004: 
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Courses  * Courses provided in English are shown with (E) mark

Undergraduate school ▼

Introduction to Electromagnetic and Optical Waves
Experiments of Electronic and Photonic 1
Experiments of Electronic and Photonic 2
Graduation Thesis
Optical Communication Systems
Introduction to Communication Instruments
Networking Methods
Electrical Communication Laws

Graduate school ▼

Optical Communication Engineering
Seminar 1
Seminar 2
Individual Work for Graduate
Advanced Seminar 1
Advanced Seminar 2

Research activities

Research papers ▼

  1. Authors: Badar Mudabbir, KOBAYASHI Hirokazu, IWASHITA Katsushi
    Title: Demonstration of format free wavelength conversion for optical networks
    Journal: Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 48, No. 1, Springer
    Year: 2016/01/01
  2. Authors: Badar Mudabbir, KOBAYASHI Hirokazu, IWASHITA Katsushi
    Title: Chromatic dispersion measurement with double sideband phase noise canceled OFDR
    Journal: Optics Communications, Vol. 356, pp. 350-355
    Year: 2015/12
  3. Authors: Hiroyuki Mima, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: Dual-Channel Simultaneous Wavelength Conversion With OSSB Modulator and AWG
    Journal: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 26, No. 14, pp. 1462-1465, IEEE
    Year: 2014/07/15
  4. Authors: Badar Mudabbir, Takuya Hino, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: Phase Noise Cancelled OFDR With cm-Level Spatial Resolution Using Phase Diversity
    Journal: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 26, No. 9, pp. 858-856, IEEE
    Year: 2014/05/01
  5. Authors: ZHANG Yang, Junya Matsushita, Tomoyasu Nishimori, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: SCM-SS scheme for optical MIMO transmission using multimode fibers
    Journal: Communication Express, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 268-273, IEICE
    Year: 2013/06/24
  6. Authors: 平松　秀太, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: A Novel Phase-Noise Cancelled Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry using Modulation Sidebands
    Journal: Photonics and Optoelectronics(P&O), Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 60-64, Photonics and Optoelectronics
    Year: 2012/10/30
  7. Authors: Jing Liang, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: A Novel Compensation Method for FWM Impaiments based on Cancellation by Estimated Components in Digital Coherent Detection
    Journal: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 23, No. 19, pp. 1394-1396, IEEE
    Year: 2011/09/14
  8. Authors: Liang Jing, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: FWM Compensation in DPSK Transmission by Reducing Detection with Digital Coherent Detection Using Backward Propagation
    Journal: international Journal of Information and Electronics engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 99-104
    Year: 2011/07/01
  9. Authors: LIANG Jing, Katsushi Iwashita
    Title: Experimental compensation for FWM induced crosstalk with digital coherent detection
    Journal: IEICE transaction on communications, Vol. E94-B, No. 2, pp. 558-561
    Year: 2011/02/01
  10. Authors: Jing Liang, IWASHITA, Katsushi
    Title: Inter-Channel FWM Impaiments Compensation of ASK Transmission with Digital Coherent Detection
    Journal: ECOC2010, No. P3.04
    Year: 2010/09/22
  11. Authors: J. Liang, K. Iwashita
    Title: Electrical Compensation of FWM Impairment by Heterodyne Detection Using Backward Propagation
    Journal: OECC TuK6
    Year: 2009
  12. Authors: K.Iwashita, K.Nakajima
    Title: Parameter estimation for adaptive electrical equalization of multimode-fiber dispersion using sub-carrier multiplexing scheme
    Journal: OECC ThP-92
    Year: 2008
  13. Authors: K.Nakatsuma, K.Iwashita
    Title: Performance evaluation and experimental demonstration of optical frequency converter based on optical SSB modulator and Mach-Zehnder interferometer
    Journal: OECC, ThP-78
    Year: 2008
  14. Authors: K.Iwashita, K.Nakajima
    Title: Digitally Tunable Optical Frequency Converter based on Optical SSB Modulators and Mach –Zehnder Interferometers
    Journal: in Proc.OFC/in Proc.OFC/NFOEC2007, JWA56, Anaheim
    Year: 2007
  15. Authors: K.Nakajima, K.Iwashita
    Title: Electrical Equalization of Multipath Interferences using Subcarrier Multiplexing of a Single Frequency Light Source
    Journal: in Proc. LEOS annual meeting 2006, TuCC2, Montreal
    Year: 2006
  16. Authors: I.Yamasaki, R.Kawamura, K.Iwashita
    Title: A Profit Maximization Scheme by Service-list Control for Multiple Class Services
    Journal: IEICE Japan Network 2004, Vol. E87-B, No. 5, p. 1334
    Year: 2004
  17. Authors: K.Iwashita, T.Matsumoto
    Title: Modulation and detection characteristics of optical contiguous phase FSK transmission systems
    Journal: IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technologies, Vol. LT-5, No. 4
    Year: 1987

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Social activities

Committee roles ▼

  1. IEEE Japan Council History Committee , IEEE, 2015-2016
  2. IEEE Japan Council History Committee, IEEE, 2013-2014
  3. The 15th Asia-Pacific Network Operation and Management Symposium(APNOMS2013) Technical Program Committee, Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium(APNOMS) , 2013-2014

Published books ▼

  1. Coherent Lightwave Communications Technologies, Chapman&Hall, 1995