Optical Sensing Systems /Exercise1

This course aims to develop students’ ability to independently conduct research in optical measurement and sensing. Students will review relavant literature, identify original research topic, and work on improving the performance of optical measurement systems and sensors — including sensitivity, resolution, accuracy, response speed, stability, long-term reliability, practical implementation, and cost. Through these activities, students will learn to organize and present their results in the form of conference presentations and academic papers.

This course provides research supervision in the field of optical measurement and sensing. Students will conduct research activities in a systematic manner, including formulation of a research topic, development of a research plan, construction of experimental systems, data analysis and reproducibility verification, and preparation of presentation materials and manuscripts. Research topics may include optical fiber sensors, interferometric measurements, and measurement techniques based on scattering or reflection phenomena. While deepening their understanding of the principles, students will focus on improving the performance of measurement systems and sensors. The course also emphasizes research ethics and laboratory safety. Discussions, progress reports, and peer reviews are conducted regularly to enhance the quality of research.

1. Being able to survey and organize previous studies in optical measurement and sensing, understand the research background, and define an appropriate research problem.
2. Being able to plan and conduct experiments on optical sensors, and quantitatively evaluate sensor performance.
3. Being able to summarize results in the form of presentations or academic papers and clearly communicate them to researchers in the field.
4. Being able to conduct all research activities in accordance with research ethics and safety regulations.

Japanese(English accepted)

Based on their individual research topics, students will independently carry out the entire research process, including literature review, experimental work, data analysis, and dissemination of research outcomes. Regular lab meetings and seminars will be held to share research progress and engage in discussion. The goal is for each student to present their work at conferences and/or publishing them in academic journals.

Discussions at lab meetings and quality of research progress reports (50%), and the overall achievement of research goals including conference presentations and academic publications (50%). Total score of 60% is needed to get a credit. Students can get the total score of 60% if they can successfully define a research problem, collect meaningful data, and present their findings in an organized manner.

1) G. P. Agrawal, Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 4th Edition, Academic Press, 2012.
2) Raman Kashyap, Fiber Bragg Gratings, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, 2009.
3) G. D. Peng, Handbook of Optical Fibers, 1st Edition, Springer, 2019.

Students are expected to review fundamental knowledge in optics, electromagnetics, and measurement engineering. It is also desirable to survey basic literature related to optical measurement and sensors in advance to gain an understanding of the background and current trends in the research field.

• After lab meeting or by e-mail.

Non-regionally-oriented course

• Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
• Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
• Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
• Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills

Most classes are interactive

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