Terahertz Sensing and Imaging Team
Team Leader
Chiko OTANI (D.Sci.)
Terahertz (THz) wave is characterized by its moderate transparency for various soft materials as well as the presence of specific absorption spectra (fingerprint spectra). These characteristics can be utilized for various researches and industrial applications. This team focuses on the research and developments of novel THz sensing and imaging technologies. In particular, the team focuses its efforts on the development of the utilization of the properties as both waves and light, high-precision and advanced THz sensing, imaging and spectroscopy technologies, and their applications of novel non-destructive diagnostics.
- R&D and applications of broadband THz spectra of large molecules
- R&D and applications of high-resolution THz imaging
- R&D and applications of superconducting THz devices for space science
- H. Hoshina, Y. Morisawa, H. Sato, H. Minamide, I. Noda, Y. Ozaki, C. Otani.:
"Polarization and temperature dependent spectra of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)s measured at terahertz frequencies"
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, in press (2011) - H. Hoshina, Y. Morisawa, H. Sato, A. Kamiya, I. Noda, Y. Ozaki C. Otani.:
"Higher order conformation of poly(3- hydroxyalkanoate)s studied by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy"
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 96, 101904 (2010) - M. Yamashita, C. Otani, S. Kim, H. Murakami, M. Tonouchi, T. Matsumoto, Y. Midoh, K. Miura, K. Nakamae, K. Nikawa.:
"Laser THz emission microscope as a novel tool for LSI failure analysis"
Microelectronics Reliability, vol. 49, pp. 1116-1126 (2009) - K. Maki, T. Shibuya, C. Otani, K. Suizu, K. Kawase.:
"Terahertz beam steering via tilted-phase difference-frequency mixing"
Applied Physics Express, vol. 2, 022301 (2009) - S. Ariyoshi, T. Taino, A. Dobroiu, H. Sato, H. Matsuo, C. Otani.:
"Terahertz detector based on a superconducting tunnel junction coupled to a thin superconductor film"
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 95, 193504 (2009) - N. Sunaguchi, Y. Sasaki, N. Maikusa, M. Kawai, T. Yuasa, C. Otani.:
"Depth-resolving THz imaging with tomosynthesis"
Optics Express, vol. 17, pp. 9558-9570 (2009) - M. Yamashita, C. Otani, K. Kawase, T. Matsumoto, K. Nikawa, S.M. Kim, H. Murakami, M. Tonouchi.:
"Backside observation of large-scale integrated circuits with multilayered interconnections using laser terahertz emission microscope"
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94, 191104 (2009) - H. Hoshina, A. Hayashi, N. Miyoshi, F. Miyamaru, C. Otani.:
"Terahertz pulsed imaging of frozen biological tissues"
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94, 123901 (2009) - H. Hoshina, Y. Sasaki, A. Hayashi, C. Otani, K. Kawase.:
"Noninvasive Mail Inspection System with Terahertz Radiation"
Applied Spectroscopy, vol. 63, pp. 81-86 (2009) - K. Maki, C. Otani.:
"Terahertz beam steering and frequency tuning by using the spatial dispersion of ultrafast laser pulses"
Optics Express, vol. 16, pp. 10158-10169 (2008)
Principal Investigator
- Chiko OTANI
- Team Leader
Staff Scientist
- Masatsugu YAMASHITA
- ASI Research Scientist
- Hiromichi HOSHINA
- ASI Research Scientist
- Yoshiaki SASAKI
- ASI Technical Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Srinivasa Rao RAGAM
- Foreign Postdoctoral Researcher
- Hal SUZUKI
- Postdoctoral Researcher
Student Trainee
- Koji UEMATSU
- Junior Research Associate
- Kenta TAKAHASHI
- Junior Research Associate
- Kensuke KOGA
- Junior Research Associate
- Yuusuke YAMADA
- Junior Research Associate
Technical Assistant
- Aya HAYASHI
- Technical Staff I
- Noboru FURUKAWA
- Technical Staff I
- Satoru MIMA
- Technical Staff I