Yuji Fukuda

Degree

Doctor of Science, The University of Tokyo (1998)

Educational Contents

Graduate Course: Fundamentals of Quantum Science and Technology 1, Advanced Physics on Quantum Science and Technology

Research Interests

The emergence of high-intensity lasers in the 1980s has made it possible to create materials on Earth under ultrahigh pressure and ultrahigh temperature conditions that humanity has never experienced before. Using these high-intensity lasers, we are conducting laboratory experiments on the diverse, high-energy phenomena that color the universe (cosmic ray acceleration, gamma-ray bursts, black holes, etc.) and on the development of new laser-driven quantum beam sources (X-rays, electron beams, ion beams, etc.).

Message for Students

Lasers are a fundamental tool that supports quantum science and technology, and they themselves are a product of the application of quantum mechanics. Since quantum mechanics is the fundamental physical theory of the microscopic world that is far away from the everyday world, you may think that it has nothing to do with your everyday life. In fact, this is a big misunderstanding. Phenomena, based on the idea that "light and electrons are quantum objects (having particle and wave properties)", are found throughout our daily lives. Observing things from a quantum perspective changes the way you see the world.

Research Areas

Intense laser science, Plasma physics

Affiliations

The Physical Society of Japan (JPS), The Laser Society of Japan (LSJ), Japan Intense Light Field Science Society (JILS)

Academic Journals

Physical Review Letters (APS), Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), etc.

International Conferences

International Symposium on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science (ISUILS), EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, etc.