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Dr. Teiji Uchida received the Distinguished Service Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE of Japan) at the General Assembly of the Institute on May 20, 2000. Dr. Uchida received the Award for his outstanding contributions to the research on SELFOC optics, micro-optics and optical surface mount technology, as well as to the start-up and operation of the continuing education courses of the Institute.
Upon his graduation from the University of Tokyo in 1954, Dr. Uchida joined NEC Corporation. He was initially engaged in the development of a super- multichannel microwave telecommunication system. During this time, he developed a novel solid-state FM modulator to accommodate 1800 channels and AFC (Automatic Frequency Control) devices. In 1960, he began research in the field of radio-spectroscopy at the University of Grenoble as French government scholarship student and obtained an Ingenieur-Docteur degree in 1962. After rejoining NEC, he resumed his research in the area of microwave telecommunication development and initiated an opto-electronics research program. It should be noted that Dr. Uchida initiated nearly all the opto-electronics business in NEC. He was appointed as a Board Member and Associate Senior Vice President in 1984. In 1988, he left NEC for Tokai University where he presently holds the position of Professor in the Research Institute of Science and Technology.
Prof. Uchida is the first to promote the basic idea of micro-optic devices, which are widely employed in modern optical communication systems. Stimulated by those seminal concepts, an international conference, MOC (Micro- Optics Conference), has been held semi-annually since 1987. He further proposed the novel concept of optical surface mount technology (O-SMT), which is an advanced concept of Micro-Optics. He is also involved in developing techniques for the absolute frequency stabilization of visible laser diodes and for the characterization of a planar micro-lens matrix which will be adopted in future projection TV and optical interconnects within computers.
He is currently investigating technology and market trends in the electronics industry, which relies heavily on his broad business experience in plants, laboratories, and subsidiary companies. He has also been presenting lectures on this topic to companies and international universities frequently.
He has also given many lectures on the management of industrial R&D owing to his business experience and position as Coordinator for the R & D management committee of the Business Research Institute in Japan. In addition, he often serves as an international consultant for the World Bank on topics of national science and technology R/D policies in China and Malaysia, as well as for the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong.
Dr. Uchida has authored over two hundred papers in areas including telecommunication, opto-electronics, and management. He is also the author of fifty patents on microwave and opto- electronics device technologies. He has written numerous science and technology articles including market and technology trends and has served as a regular columnist for the Nikkei Sangyo (Industrial) Newspaper since 1990.
Dr Uchida’s receipt of the Distinguished Service Award adds to his list of awards, including the Achievement Award of IEICE in 1973 for SELFOC fibers R&D, and the Micro-Optics Award in 1989 for the proposal of the micro- optics concept.
Dr Uchida is a member of the IEICE, the Physical Society of Japan, the Japan Society of Applied Physics, and Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. He serves as Director and Member of the Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging, and is a Fellow of IEEE and OSA.
For more information regarding Dr. Uchida and his current research activities: www.ru.u-tokai.ac.jp/~uchida/