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Shiina Lab
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The lab studies optical measurement, using light to visualize what cannot be seen.
AboutAbout the lab
Visualizing the invisible with light
Shiina Lab studies measurement technologies that use light, under the theme of the interaction between light and matter.
Its work rests on three pillars: sensing the atmosphere and gases with light, sensing living organisms and materials with light, and how light propagates inside highly scattering materials.
Measurement targets include the sky, clouds, the ocean, minerals, plants, insects, cells, and living organisms.
The lab's work centers on building actual instruments, and also includes PC control, numerical analysis, and simulation.
Key terms
- Lidar
- A technique that emits laser light and measures the state of the atmosphere or objects at a distance from the light that returns
- OCT
- A measurement method that uses light interference to see cross-sections of the inside of an object or body without cutting it open. Short for optical coherence tomography
- Scattering
- The spreading of light in various directions when it hits tiny particles or tissue
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies measurement technologies that use light to measure targets such as nature and living organisms. Under the theme of the interaction between light and matter, it works on technologies that use light to visualize what cannot be seen.
*Illustrative imageMeasuring the Atmosphere and Gases with Lidar
The lab studies lidar, which uses light to measure and visualize the atmosphere and gases from a distance. Measurement targets include the atmosphere, clouds, hazardous gases, and dust.
*Illustrative imageVisualizing Interiors with OCT
The lab studies OCT, which visualizes the internal structure and optical properties of living tissue and objects. It measures and evaluates plants, living tissue, and industrial products, and carries out joint research with dermatologists, dentists, ophthalmologists, medical device manufacturers, and companies.
*Illustrative imageLight Propagating Through Scattering Media
The lab studies sensing techniques that use specific propagation modes inside highly concentrated scattering media, where light is strongly scattered.
MembersFaculty
The members of Shiina Lab consist of the supervising faculty member, project researchers, a secretary, graduate students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorTatsuo Shiina
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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: “20151124 lidar system scanner of atmosphere National Observatory of Athens Greece 1” Ggia / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Measuring the Atmosphere and Gases with Lidar: “Andes Lidar Observatory (DSC-9692-CC)” CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Visualizing Interiors with OCT: “OCT Cross section retina scan” Bobjgalindo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Light Propagating Through Scattering Media: “Scattering of light” Jiří Šperka / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Haneishi Lab): “ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot shows off the Optical Coherence Tomography machine (iss074e0433179)” NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain (cropped)
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- Related lab (Miyamoto Lab): “Laser LY-RGBW01 internals optical table shining in smoke PC301982” Alexey Vazhnov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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