Laser Solutions for Space and the Earth 2018(LSSE2018)

Program

April 24 Tue.

LSSE1: Nishina Award Memorial Lecture
Chair: Toshikazu Ebisuzaki(RIKEN, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
10:30 11:30 LSSE1-1Invited A coherent Ising machine for solving combinatorial optimization problems Hiroki Takesue, T. Inagaki, K. Inaba, T. Ikuta, T. Honjo
NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan
We briefly review the recent progress of coherent Ising machine, an Ising model solver based on a network of degenerate optical parametric oscillators. 

LSSE2: Post Deadline paper
Chair: Akihiko Nishimura(Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
11:30 12:00 LSSE2-1
12:00 13:15 Lunch

Joint IoT + LSSE NSTP:
Joint Session of IoT-SNAP and LSSE Nondestructive Sensing for Topical Problems

Chairs: Katsuhiro Ishii(The Graduate Schiool for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Japan)
Akihiko Nishimura(Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)

Room 302

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
13:15 13:30 Opening
Remarks
Kenichi Kitayama
The Graduate Schiool for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Japan
13:30 14:00 NSTP-1
Invited
Toward highly advanced social infrastructure by utilizing 3D laser measurement and IoT Nobuyoshi Yabuki
Osaka Univercity, Japan
14:00 14:30 NSTP-2
Invited
Nondestructive testing of aging phenomena by using electromagnetic waves Kaori Fukunaga1, Richard Hills2, Nicholas Whyborn3, Masumi Yamada1
1National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan,
2Univercity of Cambridge, UK,
3Joint ALMA Office, Chile
Condition based maintenance of social infrastructure requires advanced data processing to extract useful information for diagnosis from data obtained by various sensing systems.
14:30 15:00 NSTP-3
Invited
Application of microwave-photonics technologies to high-frequency Radio Astronomy Hitoshi Kikuchi
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
We have developed calibration systems for high-frequency Radio Interferometers, which are applied with microwave-photonics technologies. These systems have built-in remote controllers with web-server function.
15:00 15:30 break
15:30 16:00 NSTP-4
Invited
Visualization of radioactive substances by integrating radiation measurement and 3D optical measurement inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Yuki Sato
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
16:00 16:30 NSTP-5
Invited
Social touch in human-human telecommunication mediated by a robot Hidenobu Sumioka
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Japan
We present how virtual physical contact mediated by an artificial entity affects our quality of life through human-human telecommunication, focusing on elderly care and education.
16:30 16:45 Closing
Remarks
Toshikazu Ebisuzaki
RIKEN, Japan
April 25 Wed.

LSSE3: Social Infrastructure
Chair: Yoshinori Shimada(Institute for Laser Technology, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
13:30 14:00 LSSE3-1Invited Demonstration of High-speed Defect Inspection Technique for Simulated Tunnnel using Laser Hammering Methode. Masaharu Nishikino1, Noboru Hasegawa1, Toshiyuki Kitamura1, Hajime Okada1, Shuji Kondo1, Katsuhiro Mikami1, Shinri Kurahashi2, Yoshinori Shimada2, Tetsuya Kawachi1
1National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan,
2Institute for Laser Technology, Japan
The mock-up defect in a large concrete specimen and the defect on a simulated tunnel were measured using the prototype high-speed laser inspection system on the mobile vehicle.
14:00 14:30 LSSE3-2Invited Imaging diagnostics of plate-like structures by remote measurement of elastic waves with lasers Takahiro Hayashi, Atsuya Maeda, Shogo Nakao
Kyoto University, Japan
This paper discusses imaging technique for plate-like structures using flexural vibration generated and detected by lasers. As this technique uses diffuse field, images of defects and adhesive bonds were obtained even in complex structures.
14:30 15:00 LSSE3-3Invited Laser Peening Study with Large Scale High Power Laser Keisuke Shigemori1, Yoichiro Hironaka1, Eisuke Miura2, Ryunosuke Kuroda2, Kohei Miyanishi1, Takeshi Matsuoka3, Norimasa Ozaki3, Ryosuke Kodama3, Takeshi Kurita4, Norio Kurita4
1ILE, Osaka University, Japan,
2AIST, Japan,
3Osaka University, Japan,
4Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K., Japan
We present recent results on laser peening study on large scale laser facility GEKKO-XII laser system at ILE, Osaka University.
15:00 15:30 Break
15:30 16:00 LSSE3-4Invited High speed and high resolution laser measurement for infrastructure Takeharu Murakami, Norihito Saito, Yuichi Komachi, Takashi Michikawa, Michio Sakashita, Shigeru Kogure, Kiwamu Kase, Satoshi Wada, Katsumi Midorikawa
RIKEN, Japan
We developed a high resolution LIDAR to detect cracks with 200 μm width on a concrete placed 5 m away. We also try to develop the high resolution measurement on running vehicles.
16:00 16:30 LSSE3-5Invited Non-destructive inspection with compact neutron source Yoshie Otake
RIKEN, Japan
Nondestructive inspection methods to detect void and water in concrete using backscattered neutron and to estimate salt concentration in concrete with prompt-gamma neutron analysis has been developed based on accelerator-driven compact neutron system, RANS.
16:30 17:00 LSSE5-1Invited Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Using a Concentrating Solar System Tatsuya Kodama
Niigata University, Japan
The concentrated solar high-temperature heat has the potential to produce hydrogen via multi-step water splitting cycles. The lecture introduces our novel beam-down solar concentrating system for our new particle fluidized water splitting reactor.
April 26 Thu.

LSSEp4: Poster Session

Room: Exhibition Hall A

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
10:30 12:00 LSSEp4-1 Development of Polarization Imaging Camera by Femtosecond Laser Microfabrication Takuya Okamoto, Yuya Yamada, Takafumi Ohfuchi, Naoaki Fukuda, Takuya Okamoto, Yuya Yamada, Takafumi Ohfuchi, Naoaki Fukuda, Toshio Takiya
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Japan
Our research group developed a new polarization imaging camera equipped with micro-array waveplates manufactured using femtosecond laser microfabrication. Demonstration result indicated that the developed camera is useful for detecting transparent substances.
LSSEp4-2 Recyclable metal air cell using sintered Zn pastes with reduced Zn nanoparticles by pulse laser ablation in liquids Taku Saiki1, Ryuuta Ishii1, Seiji Taniguchi2
1Kansai University for laser Engineering, Japan,
2Institute for Laser Technology, Japan
Zn-paste Mg air cell was fabricated for energy cycle using solar-pumped pulse lasers and metals. Zn oxide were reduced to Zn nanoparticles by using high-repetitive laser pulses. Pastes with the reduced Zn nanoparticles were sintered.
LSSEp4-3 Introduction of a New Thermal Storage Power Station Akihiko Nishimura1, Yusuke Takenaka1, Kunio Saegusa1, Seiji Hiroki1, Toru Fujino2, Tamio Amano2, Toru Okazaki3, Kazuo Yoshida3
1Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan,
2IML-Tokyo Sokki Kenkyujo, Japan,
3The Institute Applied Energy, Japan
A new thermal storage power station is introduced. Molten salt is used for heat storage. Heat resistant FBG sensors produced by picosecond laser processing are presented for structure monitoring.
LSSEp4-4 Proposal of In-Service Monitoring using a Deformed Steel Bar Combined with Heat Resistant FBG Sensors Yuhei Nishio1, Akihiko Nishimura2, Yusuke Takenaka2, Hiroshi Suzuki2, Manabu Kanematsu1
1Tokyo University of Science, Dep. Architecture, Japan,
2Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
Proper measurement method under high temperature is required for understanding fire resistance of reinforced concrete structure. The authors attempt to install heat resistant FBG sensors in reinforced concrete for monitoring steel bar deformation.
LSSEp4-5 Preliminary Investigation toward Inspection of Anchorage Strength for Buried Bolt by Laser Hammering Method Katshiro Mikami, Noboru Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Hajime Okada, Shuji Kondo, Masaharu Nishikino, Tetsuya Kawachi
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiologically Science and Technology, Japan
A buried bolt in tunnel is an essential part, for example, a roof panel is bolted by chemical anchor bolt. As a preliminary investigation, bolts buried into polyurethane forms were evaluated.
LSSEp4-6 Estimation of the second-order spatial correlation properties of a one-dimensional rough surface from polarization sensitive bistatic measurements Jonathan Alejandro Franco, Oscar G. Rodriguez-Herrera
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
We present a scatterometer to estimate the second-order spatial correlation properties of a one-dimensional rough surface from polarization sensitive bistatic measurements with promising applications in remote sensing.
LSSEp4-7 Broadening and Shift of Emission Lines in Femtosecond Laser Induced Plasma Filament Alexey Ilyin1, 2, S. S. Golik1, 2, K. A. Shmirko1, 2, A. Yu. Mayor1, 2, D. Yu. Proschenko2, 3
1Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Russia,
2Far Eastern Federal University, Russia,
3Maritime State University, Russia
Temporal behavior of emission lines (N I and O I) width and shift is investigated with subnanosecond resolution. Filament was induced by femtosecond pulses (800 nm, 1 mJ, 48 fs, 1 kHz) in air.
LSSEp4-8 Investigation of the spectral and temporal characteristics of plasma radiation in the case of breakdown on the surface of aqueous solutions generated by single laser pulses of femtosecond duration Sergey Golik1, 2, A. A. Ilyin1, 2, D. Yu. Proschenko1, 2, A. Yu. Mayor1, 2, Yu. S. Tolstonogova1, 2, M. Yu. Babiy1, A. V. Borovsky1, T. M. Agapova1
1Far Eastern Federal University, Russia,
2Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Russia
Spectral and temporal characteristics of plasma were studied in the femtosecond LIBS of aqueous solutions to determine the optimal excitation and registration parameters
12:00 13:30 Lunch

LSSE5: Energy Production and Transmission
Chair: Akihiko Nishimura(Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
13:30 14:00 LSSE5-2Invited R&D status of heat utilization technologies for high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and solar energy Odtsetseg Myagmarjav1, J. Iwatsuki1, N. Tanaka1, H. Noguchi1, Y. Kamiji1, I. Ioka2, M. Nomura3, T. YamadaN. Tanaka1, H. Noguchi1, Y. Kamiji1, I. Ioka2, M. Nomura3, T. Yamada
1Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan,
2Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan,
3Department of Applied Chemistry, Japan
This paper summarizes current R&D of key devices of thermochemical water-splitting iodine-sulfur process for hydrogen production, and of process evaluation.
14:00 14:30 LSSE5-3Invited Corrosion resistance of aluminum coated stainless steel in carbonate molten salts Kohji Nagashima
Kyoto University, Japan
For increasing the maximum operating temperature of CSP plants, the corrosion test of Al coated SUS310S was performed using carbonate molten salts at 650 degrees Celsius.
14:30 15:00 LSSE5-4Invited Solar-thermal energy conversion using solar selective absorbers based on semiconducting beta-FeSi2 Okuhara Yoshiki1, Tomohiro Kuroyama1, Daisaku Yokoe1, Takeharu Kato1, Masasuke Takata1, Takuhito Tsutsui2, Kazuto Noritake2
1Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Japan,
2Toyota Industries Corporation, Japan
A solar selective absorbing coating, combining the interband absorption of beta-FeSi2 with the thermally stable low-emissivity of a Ag layer, was proposed for efficient photo-thermal energy conversion at high temperatures.
15:00 15:30 Break

LSSE6: Remote Sensing and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Chair: Takashi Fujii(Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
15:30 16:00 LSSE6-1Invited Lidar project for thermospheric sodium observations at EISCAT radar site in Norway Takuya D. Kawahara1, Satonori Nozawa2, Norihito Saito3, Takuo T. Tsuda4, Testuya Kawabata2, Toru Takahashi5, Satoshi Wada3
1Shinshu Universityn, Japan,
2ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan,
3Photonics Control Technology Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan,
4The University of Electro-Communications, Japan,
5National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
New thermospheric and daytime Na lidar observations at EISCAT radar site in Tromso (69.6N, 19.2E), Norway are planned.
16:00 16:30 LSSE6-2Invited Development of in-situ LIBS and laser Raman spectroscopic analyzers for deep-sea exploration Tomoko Takahashi1, Soichi Yoshino1, Yutaro Takaya2, Tatsuo Nozaki3, Toshihiko Ohki1, 4, Koichi Ohki4, Tetsuo Sakka5, Blair Thornton1, 6
1The University of Tokyo, Japan,
2Waseda University, Japan,
3Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan,
4OK Lab. Co. Ltd., Japan,
5Kyoto University, Japan,
6University of Southampton, UK
LIBS and laser Raman spectroscopy have a large potential to in-situ chemical analysis for exploration of deep-sea mineral resources. In this study, development of deep-sea LIBS and laser Raman spectrometers is reported.
16:30 16:50 LSSE6-3 Spectroscopy of Sputtered Metal by Glow Discharge Daisuke Ishikawa, Shuichi Hasegawa
The University of Tokyo, Japan
As one remote sensing method, we have shown the applicability of glow discharge laser absorption emission spectroscopy of gas, liquid residue, and solid metals.
16:50 17:10 LSSE6-4 Mid-Infrared (IR) Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO)-Based Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Methane Concentration Measurements Taieb Gasmi Cherifi
Division of Science & Engineering. Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus, Spain
We present an all solid state differential absorption lidar (DIAL) based on the mid-infrared (3 to 4.5μm) tunable Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) for detection of methane. We also present experimental results on atmospheric methane measurements.
April 27 Fri.

LSSE7: Adaptive Optics
Chair: Norihito Saito(RIKEN, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
9:00 9:30 LSSE7-1Invited Adaptive optics applications from cells to the universe Yotaka Hayano1, 2, Y. Yamada3, 4, M. Hattori1, H. Takami1, 2, T. Murata3, 4, N. Murata3, 4, N. Miura◦, S. Oya1, 2
1National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan,
2School of Physical Sciences, Japan,
3National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan
The overview of adaptive optics concept and technologies in various applications are introduced. In addition, possibility of advanced adaptive optics system, which treats both the phase and the amplitude of optical wave, are proposed.
9:30 10:00 LSSE7-2Invited Adaptive Optics for high power laser beam correction in the atmosphere Alexis Kudryashov1, 2, Vadim Samarkin1, Aleksey Rukosuev1, Julia Sheldakova1
1Institute of Geosphere Dynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia,
2Moscow Polytechnical University, Russia
In this presentation we consider two types of deformable mirrors to be used to correct for high-power laser radiation propagating in the atmosphere.
10:00 10:30 LSSE7-3Invited Adaptive Optics System for cm-sized Debris Removal Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Yoshiyuki Takizawa, Satoshi Wada
RIKEN, Japan
Space debris become major obstacles for the future space development. We will discuss the requirements for the adaptive optics system of the laser shooting optics for the debris removal from a space craft.
10:30 11:00 Break

LSSE8: Agri-Photonics
Chair: Satoshi Wada(RIKEN, Japan)

Room 316

Start End Session No. Title Speaker Description
11:00 11:45 LSSE8-1Invited Context Changes with Advanced Precision Agriculture and Agro-medical Foods in Japan Sakae Shibusawa
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Community-based precision agriculture has involved emerging sensor technology and merged with digital management strategy, resulted in providing transborder solutions in the fields of technology development, business management, policy making for the coming agrobusiness industry.
11:45 12:30 LSSE8-2Invited Agri-photonics and Agri-robotics for Food Production toward Global Population 9 Billion time Naoshi Kondo
Kyoto University, Japan
Spectroscopy, imaging and robotics technologies contribute to solve the trade-off global problem, food production and environmental conservation for 9 billion population time by reduction of 1.3 billion tons of food loss and waste.
12:30 13:30 Lunch
13:30 14:00 LSSE8-3Invited Applications of Agri-Photonics for Quality Assurance of Phalaenopsis Suming Chen, Han-Chun Hsu, Chao-Yin Tsai, Yung-Huei Chang
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Hyperspectral imaging system was developed and used to measure internal ingredient contents and external traits of Phalaenopsis leaves. It is feasible to predict the flowering quality of Phalaenopsis using hyperspectral imaging and analysis methods.
14:00 14:30 LSSE8-4Invited Cell detection using dielectric properties of intracellular water in sub-THz region Yuichi Ogawa
Kyoto University, Japan
I will introduce the cell spectrum data measured by terahertz time domain spectroscopy using femtosecond laser and the device for cell evaluation by semiconductor technology for life science and a bacteriological examination.
14:30 15:00 LSSE8-5Invited Application of Optical Technology for Smart Agriculture Taro Fukuyama, Norihito Saito, Takayo Ogawa, Tomoki Matsuyama, Masaki Yumoto, Satoshi Wada
Photonics Control Technology Team, RIKEN center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN, Japan
Smart agriculture utilizes robot technology and ICT to aim labor-saving and high quality production. I will introduce the possibility that optical technology can contribute to Smart agriculture.
15:00 15:15 Closing Remarks Toshikazu Ebisuzaki
RIKEN, Japan
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