Yoshinori Takahashi received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Osaka University, Suita, Japan, in 1998, 2000, and 2007, respectively. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering. His research interests include crystal growth of nonlinear optical crystals for ultraviolet light generation and THz wave generation, and medicinal compound. Dr. Takahashi is a member of the Japan Society of Applied Physics and the Laser Society of Japan. He received the Lectures Encouragement Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics in 2006, and the Progress Award from the Laser Society of Japan in 2012.