Hidetoshi Katori

Born

香取 秀俊

(1964-09-27) 27 September 1964 (age 61)

Tokyo, Japan

AlmamaterUniversity of Tokyo

KnownforGrating
Ultra precise atomic clock
Optical lattice

AwardsI. I. Rabi Award (2008)
Asahi Prize (2012)
Nishina Memorial Prize (2013)
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014)
Japan Academy Prize (2015)
Micius Quantum Prize (2020)
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2022)

Hidetoshi Katori
Katori in 2015
Born	香取 秀俊 (1964-09-27) 27 September 1964 (age 61) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Known for	Grating Ultra precise atomic clock Optical lattice
Awards	I. I. Rabi Award (2008) Asahi Prize (2012) Nishina Memorial Prize (2013) Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014) Japan Academy Prize (2015) Micius Quantum Prize (2020) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2022)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Tokyo

Hidetoshi Katori (香取秀俊, Katori Hidetoshi; born 27 September 1964) is a Japanese physicist and professor at the University of Tokyo best known for having invented the magic wavelength technique for ultra precise optical lattice atomic clocks.^[1] Since 2011, Katori is also Chief Scientist at the Quantum Metrology Lab, RIKEN.^[2]

Recently, Katori's group performed a measurement of gravitational redshift with two transportable strontium optical lattice clocks over nearly the entire height of the Tokyo Skytree, setting a new record for the best ground-based test of general relativity.^[3][4]