History of COIL development in Japan: 1982-2002

摘要

A twenty-years of COIL researches and developments in Japan are reviewed. The researches of four major sites, namely, Keio University, Industrial Research Institute, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Tokai University are presented in order of time. Epoch-making works are highlighted, and the significance of those works in the industrial COIL development is discussed. Finally, current status of COIL researches in Japan is introduced.