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JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA
Pages 276-281

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... . In addition, he advised local governments in Miyagi prefecture and Sendai city; both the governor and mayor appreciated his various contributions.
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... For example, he demonstrated that the ideal static induction transistor had an oscillation frequency of 780 GHz (1979) , and calculated that the ideal static induction tunneling transistor had a cut-off frequency well into the THz range; for these technical achievements a feature article dubbed him "THz Shogun."1 In the optoelectronics field, Nishizawa invented the semiconductor optical maser, laser diodes, high-intensity lightemitting diode (LED)
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From page 279...
... and for advances in optoelectronic devices," and Edison Medal (2000) for "contributions to materials science and technology, and the invention of the static induction transistor." In 2002 the IEEE created the Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal in his honor; it is presented for "outstanding contributions to material and device science and technology, including practical application." In Japan he was designated a Person of Cultural Merit (1983)
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... , among many others. Jun-ichi Nishizawa leaves behind his wife, three children, and many colleagues and former students who are distinguished professors or excellent scientists, engineers, and human beings because they knew him and were influenced by him.
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