Our group works in the field of optical physics and optical engineering. We use light as a tool to reveal and control the fundamental properties of materials.
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Posted on 2024. 12.9
Ryosuke Imamura (Master's student) has received the Best Student Poster Award at Lasers and Quantum Electronics (LQE）May Meeting.Posted on 2023. 5.23
Updated our group members.Posted on 2023. 4.6
A paper by K. Kato, S. Ueno (Both enrolled in a Master's course) and Y. Minowa et al. on Imaging-based feedback cooling of a levitated nanoparticle was published in the Review of Scientific Instruments.Posted on 2022. 7.12
We have posted a press release of a paper on Visualization of quantized vortex reconnection enabled by laser ablation.Posted on 2022. 5.5
A paper by S. Aoyagi (enrolled in a Master's course) and Y. Minowa et al. on Visualization of quantized vortex reconnection enabled by laser ablation was published in the Science Advances.Posted on 2022. 5.4
Updated our group members.Posted on 2022. 4.12
The research results on Optical trapping of nanoparticles in superfluid helium was reported in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, and Physics World.Posted on 2022. 2.7
A paper on Optical trapping of nanoparticles in superfluid helium by X. Geng, K. Kokado(Both enrolled in a Master's course) and Y. Minowa has been published in the Optica.Posted on 2022. 1.25
Mr. Makino (Ph. D. course) has received the best presentation award at the 34th Diamond Symposium.Posted on 2021. 5.15
Updated our group members.Posted on 2021. 4.7
A paper by N. Tanimoto (Master's student) et al. has been published in ”JJAP”Posted on 2021. 2.11
A paper by Mr. Makino (Ph.D course) made the cover of "Diamond and Related Materials".Posted on 2021. 1.5
Leon Brückner has received the Best Presentation Award at the FrontierLab@OsakaU Final Presentation Meeting.
T.Morimoto (Master's Program 2 years) was awarded subsequently the 26th Optical Properties Study Group Award in the recent award.
Updated our group members photo.
A paper by Y. Minowa et al. on optical levitation of a single quantum dot in helium gas was published in Optics Letters.
A paper by G. Yamashita et al. on carrier multiplication process in bulk Si crystal was published in Applied Physics Letters.
A review article by Dr. Nagai on THz light polarization control was published in a Japanese magazine, HIKARI alliance.
A review article by Dr. Minowa and Prof. Ashida on optical manipulation of semiconductor nanoparticles was published in a Japanese magazine, The Review of Laser Engineering.
Fabrication of single crystal microsphere was reported in a Japanese magazine, Ceramics Japan.
A success in the fabrication of single-crystalline microspheres is reported in the October issue of the Ceramics Japa the journal.
A success in the fabrication of single-crystalline microspheres is reported in the Yomiuri Shimbun.
A success in the fabrication of single-crystalline microspheres is published in the August issue of the Gekkan Kagaku the magazine.
A success in the fabrication of single-crystalline microspheres is reported in the Asahi Shimbun.
We succeeded in the fabrication of single-crystalline microspheres with high sphericity from anisotropic materials for the first time. The result is published in Scientific Reports.
Dr. Nagai won a Research Excellence Award of Japan Society of Infrared Science and Technology
The office of Terahertz Technology Forum moved to International Academic Publishing Company, Limited (Tokyo).
Mr. Okamoto won a distinguished presentation award for young researchers at the 10th annual meeting of Society of Nano Science and Technology.
The office of Terahertz Technology Forum moved to Ashida Lab.