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Information Photonics Lab
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The lab creates new value for information technology through the physics and technology of light.
AboutAbout the lab
Mastering the physics and technology of light to create new value in information technology
The Information Photonics Lab builds on the physics and technology of light to research information technologies and information systems that offer new value.
Its field lies at the boundary between optics and photonics on the one hand and information science and mathematical science on the other.
The lab aims to develop optical computing, advanced sensing and imaging, and optical interfaces that connect people and objects with information.
The lab also works on research related to diagnosis and treatment using light.
The lab's website also uses the name "Ogura Lab."
Key terms
- Optical computing
- Technology that performs computation with light by combining physical phenomena of light with computational models.
- Optical Ising machine
- A fast computing mechanism that uses light and is specialized for combinatorial optimization problems.
- Multimodal imaging
- Imaging that simultaneously captures the spatial distributions of the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light.
- In silico evaluation
- Evaluation that examines treatment effects and safety on a computer.
NewsLab news
A paper was published in Journal of Japan Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine.
A paper by Prof. Ogura on spatial photonic Ising machines was published in Applied Optics.
A student received the Outstanding Student Award from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers.
A student received the Presentation Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics.
A paper on the theoretical analysis of picosecond laser treatment was published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
ResearchResearch themes
Building on the physics and technology of light, the lab combines information technology, mathematical science, and other fields to create information systems with new value. Its research proceeds in four directions: computing with light, observing with light, connecting with light, and contributing to medicine with light.
*Illustrative imageComputing with Light (Optical Computing)
The lab is developing optical reservoir computing, which processes time-series signals with high efficiency, and building systems based on optical Ising machines specialized for combinatorial optimization problems. It also studies optical DNA computing, which uses the autonomous binding properties of DNA.
*Illustrative imageObserving with Light (Optical Imaging)
The lab works on high-accuracy object identification using single-pixel detectors and on building multimodal imaging systems that simultaneously capture the spatial distributions of the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light. It is also pioneering new imaging technologies that use cyber-physical systems.
Connecting with Light (Optical Interfaces)
The lab studies the generation and application of vector light fields based on computer-generated holography, which brings out useful interactions with matter; physics-based security that uses nanoscale optical phenomena; and visual interfaces that support the activities of older adults.
*Illustrative imageContributing to Medicine with Light (Optical Diagnosis and Treatment)
Using information-science methods such as image processing, signal analysis, simulation, and AI, the lab aims to realize more advanced and minimally invasive medicine. It is also building an in silico evaluation platform for assessing treatment effects and safety on a computer.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Information Photonics Lab consist of faculty and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.As of 2026
- ProfessorYusuke Ogura
- Associate ProfessorTakahiro Nishimura
- Assistant ProfessorSuguru Shimomura
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “FMN Lab electro-optical integrated modulator” FMNLab / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Computing with Light (Optical Computing): “OPTICAL COMPUTER SLIDES - DPLA - 6ac1bbf61a81f15e3ceb0f288bc233a8” National Aeronautics and Space Administration. John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. 3/1/1999 / Public domain (cropped)
- Observing with Light (Optical Imaging): “Hero-64-pixel-array-superconducting-nanowire-single-photon-detector-b” NASA/JPL-Caltech; Text by Dr. Warren Holmes / Public domain (cropped)
- Contributing to Medicine with Light (Optical Diagnosis and Treatment): “OCT Cross section retina scan” Bobjgalindo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Nonlinear Mathematics Lab): “Lorenz system r28 s10 b2-6666” Computed in Fractint by Wikimol / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Systems Mathematics Lab): “Frank-Wolfe-Algorithm” Robert Carnecky / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Media Integration Environment Lab): “VR Mersin Project Pano-X Bot V3” Panoramicweb / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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