These activities are initiated by Professor Y.Suematsu(emeritus, the former president), and Prefessor S.Arai[Group_A], mainly in the field of Semiconductor Photonic Devices including Low-dimensional Quantum-well Lasers, Photonic Switching Devices, and also in the fabrication of ultra-fine structures; Professor K.Furuya and Associate Professor Y.Miyamoto[Group_B], mainly in the field of High-speed Electron Wave Devices using semiconductors, fabrication of ultra-fine structures, and OMVPE growth techniques; Associate Professor M.Asada[Group_C], mainly in the field of High-speed Electron Devices using Metal/Insulator heterostructures, and also in the theoretical investigation of the properties of Quantum-well, Quantum-wire, and Quantum-box Devices; and Associate Professor M.Watanabe[Group_D], mainly in the field of Light Emitting Devices using Semiconductor(Metal)/Insulator nano-structures and also the epitaxial growth of Metal/Insulator/Semiconductor heterostructure.
This report consists of a brief introduction of the research activities and a collection of the research papers published in 1997.