Research and development of a compact and mobile wide tunable MIR lasers

• Project/Area Number: 21360038
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied optics/Quantum optical engineering
• Research Institution: Institute for Molecular Science
• Principal Investigator: TAIRA Takunori 分子科学研究所, 分子制御レーザー開発研究センター, 准教授 (50216595)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ISHIZUKI Hideki 分子科学研究所, 分子制御レーザー開発研究センター, 助教 (90390674)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥16,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,780,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
• Keywords: 量子エレクトロニクス / マイクロチップレーザー / セラミックレーザー / Nd : YAG非線形光学波長変換 / 擬似位相整合(QPM) / PPMgLN / 中赤外光発生 / Nd : YAG / 非線形光学波長変換 / 量子エレクトロニク / セラミックレーザ / Nd:YAG

Research Abstract

In this project、we have investigated the basic research toward a compact and mobile mid-infrared(MIR) laser based on our firstly demonstrated a wide tunable and high-brightness MIR laser

Research Products

• [Journal Article] High-power, single-longitudinal-mode terahertz-wave generation pumped by a microchip Nd : YAG laser (2012)
  • Author(s): S. Hayashi, K. Nawata, H. Sakai, T. Taira, H. Minamide, and K. Kawase
  • Journal Title: Opt. Express Volume: vol.20, no.3 Pages: 2881-2886
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High-power, single-longitudinal-mode terahertz-wave generation pumped by a microchip Nd:YAG laser (2012)
  • Author(s): S.Hayashi, T.Taira
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Volume: VOL.20(Invited) Issue: 3 Pages: 2881-2886
  • DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.002881
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Domain-controlled laser ceramics toward Giant Micro-photonics[Invited] (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Journal Title: Opt. Mater. Express Volume: vol.1, no.5 Pages: 1040-1050
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Domain-controlled laser ceramics toward Giant Micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T.Taira
  • Journal Title: Optical Materials Express Volume: VOL.1(Invited) Issue: 5 Pages: 1040-1050
  • DOI: 10.1364/ome.1.001040
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 高輝度マイクロチップレーザーとエンジン点火 (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Journal Title: レーザー研究 Volume: vol.38, no.8 Pages: 576-584
  • NAID: 10026586823
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High energy quasi-phase matched optical parametric oscillation using Mg-doped congruent LiTaO_3 crystal (2010)
  • Author(s): H. Ishizuki and T. Taira
  • Journal Title: Opt. Express Volume: vol.18, no.1 Pages: 253-258
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High energy quasi-phase matched optical parametric oscillation using Mg-doped congruent LiTaO_3 crystal (2010)
  • Author(s): H.Ishizuki, T.Taira
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Vol.18 Pages: 253-258
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Isomer selective infrared spectroscopy of supersonically cooled cis-and trans-N-phenylamides in the region from the amide band to NH stretching vibration (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Miyazaki, J. Saikawa, H. Ishizuki, T. Taira, and M. Fujii
  • Journal Title: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys Volume: vol.11 Pages: 6098-6106
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Isomer selective infrared spectroscopy of supersonically cooled cis- and trans-N-phenylamides in the region from the amide band to NH stretching vibration (2009)
  • Author(s): M.Miyazaki, J.Saikawa, H.Ishizuki, T.Taira, M.Fujii
  • Journal Title: Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys. Vol.11 Pages: 6098-6106
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] マイクロチップレーザー励起光パラメトリック中赤外光源 (2012)
  • Author(s): 石月秀貴,平等拓範
  • Organizer: 2012年春季第59回応用物理学関係連合講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-15
• [Presentation] マイクロチップレーザー励起光パラメトリック中赤外光源 (2012)
  • Author(s): 石月秀貴, 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 2012年春季第59回応用物理学関係連合講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-15
• [Presentation] マイクロ固体フォトニクスによるテラヘルツ波光源の最先端 (2012)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: レーザー学会学術講演会第32回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: TKP仙台カンファレンスセンター(宮城)
  • Year and Date: 2012-01-30
• [Presentation] マイクロ固体フォトニクスによるテラヘルツ波光源の最先端 (2012)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: レーザー学会学術講演会第32回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: TKP仙台カンファレンスセンター(宮城県)
  • Year and Date: 2012-01-30
• [Presentation] Ceramic lasers and laser materials toward giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: 2nd EOS Topical Meeting on Lasers(ETML' 11)(Invited)
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel la Residenza(Italy)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-27
• [Presentation] Ceramic lasers and laser materials toward giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T.Taira
  • Organizer: 2nd EOS Topical Meeting on Lasers (ETML'11)
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel la Residenza (Italy)(Invited)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-27
• [Presentation] Large aperture QPM devices toward giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: 22nd General Congress of the International Commission for Optics(ICO-22)
  • Place of Presentation: William O. Jenkins Convention Centre(Mexico)
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-15
• [Presentation] Large aperture QPM devices toward giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T.Taira
  • Organizer: 22nd General Congress of the International Commission for Optics (ICO-22)
  • Place of Presentation: William O.Jenkins Convention Centre (Mexico)
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-15
• [Presentation] High-power, single-longitudinal-mode terahertz-wave generation pumped by a microchip Nd : YAG laser (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Hayashi1, T. Taira
  • Organizer: 2011 Nonlinear Optics(NLO)
  • Place of Presentation: Marriot Kauai Beach Resort(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-20
• [Presentation] High-power, single-longitudinal-mode terahertz-wave generation pumped by a microchip Nd:YAG laser (2011)
  • Author(s): S.Hayashi, T.Taira
  • Organizer: 2011 Nonlinear Optics (NLO)
  • Place of Presentation: Marriot Kauai Beach Resort (USA)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-20
• [Presentation] Fabrication of slant quasi phase matching structure in Mg-doped congruent LiNbO_3 (2011)
  • Author(s): H. Ishizuki, T. Taira
  • Organizer: 2011 Nonlinear Optics(NLO)
  • Place of Presentation: Marriot Kauai Beach Resort(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-18
• [Presentation] Fabrication of slant quasi phase matching structure in Mg-doped congruent LiNbO_3 (2011)
  • Author(s): H.Ishizuki, T.Taira
  • Organizer: 2011 Nonlinear Optics (NLO)
  • Place of Presentation: Marriot Kauai Beach Resort (USA)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-18
• [Presentation] Large aperture QPM devices for giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: 20th International Laser Physics Workshop(LPHYS' 11)(Invited)
  • Place of Presentation: Congress Centre and Hotels Ilidza(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-11
• [Presentation] Large aperture QPM devices for giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T.Taira
  • Organizer: 20th International Laser Physics Workshop (LPHYS'11)
  • Place of Presentation: Congress Centre and Hotels Ilidza (Bosnia and Herzegovina(Invited)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-11
• [Presentation] Giant microphotonics : large aperture PPMGLN (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: Journees Nationales des Cristaux pour l' Optique(JNCO)(Invited)
  • Place of Presentation: University of Provence, Campus St Charles(France)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-07
• [Presentation] Giant microphotonics : large aperture PPMGLN (2011)
  • Author(s): T.Taira
  • Organizer: Journees Nationales des Cristaux pour l'Optique (JNCO)
  • Place of Presentation: University of Provence, Campus St Charles (France)(Invited)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-07
• [Presentation] Characterization of high-energy optical-parametric oscillation by using periodically poled Mg-doped congruent LiTaO_3 (2011)
  • Author(s): H. Ishizuki, T. Taira
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2011
  • Place of Presentation: ICM-International Congress Centre(Germany)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-26
• [Presentation] Characterization of high-energy optical-parametric oscillation by using periodically poled Mg-doped congruent LiTaO_3 (2011)
  • Author(s): H.Ishizuki, T.Taira
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2011
  • Place of Presentation: ICM-International Congress Centre (Germany)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-26
• [Presentation] Composite all-ceramics, passively Q-switched Nd : YAG/Cr4+: YAG monolithic micro-laser with two-beam output for multi-point ignition (2011)
  • Author(s): N. Pavel, M. Tsunekane, K. Kanehara and T. Taira
  • Organizer: CLEO 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore Convention Center, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-02
• [Presentation] Composite all-ceramics, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr^<4+>:YAG monolithic micro-laser with two-beam output for multi-point ignition (2011)
  • Author(s): N.Pavel, T.Taira
  • Organizer: CLEO 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore Convention Center (USA)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-02
• [Presentation] The art of age microship lasers-toward giant micro-photonics- (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 『光の日』公開シンポジウム2011
  • Place of Presentation: 森戸記念館(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-08
• [Presentation] The art of age microship lasers-toward giant micro-photonics- (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 『光の日』公開シンポジウム2011
  • Place of Presentation: 森戸記念館(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-08
• [Presentation] Review and evaluation of the nonlinear capabilities of RECOB(RE=Y, Gd) oxyborate crystals for SHG (2011)
  • Author(s): P. Loiseau, T. Taira and G. Aka
  • Organizer: OSA Topical Meeting on Advanced Solid-State Photonics(ASSP)
  • Place of Presentation: Ceylan Intercontinental Istanbul Hotel(Turkey)
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-15
• [Presentation] Anisotropic laser ceramics toward giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: OSA Topical Meeting on Advanced Solid-State Photonics(ASSP)
  • Place of Presentation: Ceylan Intercontinental Istanbul Hotel(Turkey)
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-15
• [Presentation] Anisotropic laser ceramics toward giant micro-photonics (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: OSA Topical Meeting on Advanced Solid-State Photonics (ASSP)
  • Place of Presentation: Ceylan Intercontinental Istanbul Hotel(トルコ)
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-15
• [Presentation] Review and evaluation of the nonlinear capabilities of RECOB (RE=Y, Gd) oxyborate crystals for SHG (2011)
  • Author(s): P.Loiseau
  • Organizer: OSA Topical Meeting on Advanced Solid-State Photonics (ASSP)
  • Place of Presentation: Ceylan Intercontinental Istanbul Hotel (トルコ)
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-15
• [Presentation] Anisotropic ceramics as a next generation laser (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: 6th Laser Ceramics Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Factory Hotel(Germany)
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-07
• [Presentation] Anisotropic ceramics as a next generation laser (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 6^<th> Laser Ceramics Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Factory Hotel(ドイツ)
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-07
• [Presentation] 受動Qスイッチ型μチップレーザの高輝度化とエンジン点火 (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 第34回レーザ協会セミナー
  • Place of Presentation: 中央大学駿河台記念館(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-18
• [Presentation] 受動Qスイッチ型μチップレーザの高輝度化とエンジン点火 (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 第34回レーザ協会セミナー
  • Place of Presentation: 中央大学駿河台記念館(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-18
• [Presentation] マイクロ固体フォトニクスの展開-高輝度マイクロチップレーザーとエンジン点火などの応用- (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 第78回研究会(第50回レーザ技術セミナー)
  • Place of Presentation: トヨタ産業技術記念館(愛知)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-17
• [Presentation] マイクロ固体フォトニクスの展開-高輝度マイクロチップレーザーとエンジン点火などの応用- (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 第78回研究会(第50回レーザ技術セミナー)
  • Place of Presentation: トヨタ産業技術記念館(愛知県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-17
• [Presentation] ZGP/PPLN/色素レーザーによる中赤外波長可変レーザーを用いた超音速分子線レーザー分光 (2010)
  • Author(s): 宮崎充彦,齊川次郎,石月秀貴,平等拓範,藤井正明
  • Organizer: 日本光学会年次学術講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 中央大学駿河台記念館(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-09
• [Presentation] ZGP/PPLN/色素レーザーによる中赤外波長可変レーザーを用いた超音速分子線レーザー分光 (2010)
  • Author(s): 宮崎充彦
  • Organizer: 日本光学会年次学術講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 中央大学駿河台記念館(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-09
• [Presentation] ジャイアントマイクロフォトニクスの拓く世界 (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: レーザー衝撃と応用技術専門委員会
  • Place of Presentation: 浜松ホトニクス東京支店(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-04
• [Presentation] ジャイアントマイクロフォトニクスの拓く世界 (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: レーザー衝撃と応用技術専門委員会
  • Place of Presentation: 浜松本トニクス東京支店(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-04
• [Presentation] Laser ignition of combustion engines for cleaner vehicles(Plenary) (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: ICALEO?International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics
  • Place of Presentation: Anaheim Marriott Hotel(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-27
• [Presentation] Laser ignition of combustion engines for cleaner vehicles (Plenary) (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: ICALEO-International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, Anaheim
  • Place of Presentation: Anaheim Marriott Hotel(米国)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-27
• [Presentation] Micro solid-state photonics-new photonics by micro-domain controlled materials (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: E-MRS 2010 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Warsaw University of Technology(Poland)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-14
• [Presentation] Micro solid-state photonics-new photonics by micro-domain controlled materials (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: E-MRS 2010 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-14
• [Presentation] Advanced laser ceramics toward giant micro photonics (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: The 16th international conference on crystal growth/14th international conference on vapor growth and epitaxy(ICCG-16/ICVGE-14)
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing International Convention Center(China)
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-12
• [Presentation] Advanced laser ceramics toward giant micro photonics (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: The 16^<th> international conference on crystal growth/14^<th> international conference on vapor growth and epitaxy (ICCG-16/ICVGE-14)
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing International Convention Center(中国)
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-12
• [Presentation] Giant micro-photonics : domain controlled optical materials (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: 4th International Workshop on Photonic and Electronic Materials
  • Place of Presentation: Donostia International Physics Center(Spain)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-07
• [Presentation] Giant micro-photonics : domain controlled optical materials (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 4^<th> International Workshop on Photonic and Electronic Materials
  • Place of Presentation: Donostia International Physics Center(スペイン)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-07
• [Presentation] Continuously tunable, high-energy mid-infrared optical-parametric oscillation by angular tuning of PPMgLN with tilted QPM structures (2010)
  • Author(s): 石月秀貴
  • Organizer: The Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2010)
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose McEnery Convention Center(米国)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-18
• [Presentation] Next generation of laser ceramics toward giant micro-photonics (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Taira
  • Organizer: The 7th Asia Pacific Laser Symposium(APLS2010)
  • Place of Presentation: Seogwipo KAL Hotel(Korea)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-14
• [Presentation] Next generation of laser ceramics toward giant micro-photonics (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: The 7^<th> Asia Pacific Laser Symposium (APLS2010)
  • Place of Presentation: Seogwipo KAL Hotel(韓国)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-14
• [Presentation] 高輝度マイクロチップレーザー (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 光電相互変換第125委員会「本委員会第208回研究会」
  • Place of Presentation: 東京理科大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-12
• [Presentation] 高輝度マイクロチップレーザー (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Organizer: 光電相互変換第125委員会「本委員会第208回研究会」
  • Place of Presentation: 東京理科大学(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-12
• [Presentation] Continuously tunable, high-energy mid-infrared optical-parametric,oscillation by angular tuning of PPMgLN with tilted QPM structures (2010)
  • Author(s): H. Ishizuki
  • Organizer: The Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics(CLEO 2010)
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose McEnery Convention Center(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-08
• [Presentation] Broadly and continuously tunable, high-energy optical parametric system by angular tuning of tilted QPM structures (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Ishizuki, J. Saikawa, and T. Taira
  • Organizer: CLEO 2009
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-04
• [Presentation] Broadly and continuously tunable, high-energy optical parametric system by angular tuning of tilted QPM structures (2009)
  • Author(s): H.Ishizuki, J.Saikawa, T.Taira
  • Organizer: CLEO 2009
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland, USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-04
• [Book] 「先端固体レーザー」,レーザー学会編 (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Publisher: オーム社
• [Book] 「光エレクトロニクスとその応用」,日本学術振興会光エレクトロニクス第130委員会編, 6.1.1レーザーとレーザー光, 6.1.2固体レーザーと応用上の特質, 6.2.2ビーム計測, 6.3.4波長変換, 7.2.6マイクロ固体フォトニクス (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Publisher: オーム社
• [Book] 光エレクトロニクスとその応用 (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Publisher: オーム社
• [Book] 先端固体レーザー (2011)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Publisher: オーム社
• [Book] レーザーディスプレイ (2010)
  • Author(s): 平等拓範
  • Publisher: オプトロニクス社
• [Remarks] 平等准教授に国際光工学会(SPIE)フェロー授与
  • URL: http://www.ims.ac.jp/topics/2011/120104.html
• [Remarks] ジャイアントマイクロフォトニクスの創成とレーザー点火
  • URL: http://www.ims.ac.jp/topics/2011/110704.html
• [Remarks] OSAフェロー2010
  • URL: http://www.osa.org/Awards_and_Grants/Fellow_Members/Recent_Fellows/2010_Fellows.aspx