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 Ilyin^{1, 2}, S. S. Golik^{1, 2}, K. A. Shmirko^{1, 2}, A. Yu. Mayor^{1, 2}, D. Yu. Proschenko^{2, 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 Golik^{1, 2}, A. A. Ilyin^{1, 2}, D. Yu. Proschenko^{1, 2}, A. Yu. Mayor^{1, 2}, Yu. S. Tolstonogova^{1, 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 Ohki^{1, 4}, Koichi Ohki⁴, Tetsuo Sakka⁵, Blair Thornton^{1, 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 Hayano^{1, 2}, Y. Yamada^{3, 4}, M. Hattori¹, H. Takami^{1, 2}, T. Murata^{3, 4}, N. Murata^{3, 4}, N. Miura◦, S. Oya^{1, 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 Kudryashov^{1, 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