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Power Photonics (PLP) Lab
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The lab precisely controls laser light and takes on challenges such as nanofabrication.
AboutAbout the lab
Taking on unprecedented research to open new directions in photonics.
The Power Photonics (PLP) Lab takes on unprecedented research in the field of photonics, centered on lasers, and aims for new developments.
Research centers on experiments and analysis (programming), and AI will also be used in research, experiments, and analysis.
The lab works on precise control of high-intensity lasers, laser development, beam shaping in 2D and 3D space, nanotechnology, and more.
The lab is run jointly with the MAT group (Professor Tomoko Chikumoto), which works on laser applications and superconductivity.
Key terms
- Photonics
- A research field centered on lasers, also called optics and laser engineering.
- Beam shaping
- A technology that adjusts the spread and intensity distribution of laser light into a desired form.
- Bayesian optimization
- A data analysis method that uses the results of previous trials to find good conditions with few attempts.
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Lasers are a foundational technology supporting daily life and industry, but there is still room for further development. The PLP group takes on unprecedented research, working on precise control of high-intensity lasers and nanofabrication, laser development, beam shaping, and more.
*Illustrative imagePrecise laser control and nanofabrication
The lab conducts research on precise control of high-intensity lasers and nanofabrication. It covers laser development, beam shaping in 2D and 3D space, nanotechnology, and more.
*Illustrative imageLight control by Bayesian optimization
The lab conducts research on light control using Bayesian optimization. Depending on students' interests and aptitude, AI-based optimization of experimental conditions and image and data analysis are also incorporated into the research.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Power Photonics (PLP) Lab consist of faculty members, master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYoshiki Nakata
- Specially Appointed Professor, Professor EmeritusNoriaki Miyanaga
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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: “Table Mountain Facility Sends DSOC Laser Beacon to NASA’s Psyche (Infrared Image) (PIA26661)” JPL / Public domain (cropped)
- Precise laser control and nanofabrication: “Laser Fluorescence Cutaway of Pentax Lens” yellowcloud from Germany / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Light control by Bayesian optimization: “Laser LY-RGBW01 internals optical table shining in smoke PC301984” Alexey Vazhnov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Power Laser Systems Engineering (PLS) Lab): “VULCAN laser hall with disc amplifiers 1986” Colin N. Danson et al. / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ultra-Broadband Photonics (UP) Lab): “Ultraviolet laser effects” www.LaserLightShow.ORG / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Plasma Photonics (PPD) Lab): “Orion target chamber” Colin N. Danson et al. / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nuclear Photonics (NP) Lab): “VULCAN target chamber 2003” Colin N. Danson et al. / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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