Otani　Laboratory

Laboratory of Yukitoshi Otani

　I am Yukitoshi Otani and this website gives a brief overview of the research developed by my laboratory. Don’t hesitate to contact me for any mutual research interest. The principal aims of the laboratory is to train highly skilled human resources capable of develop state of the art research related with Optics. Our laboratory is mainly focused in two main research fields: Polarization engineering implementations and Optomechatronics. By fundamental research on polarization, Stokes and Mueller sensing techniques, we are interested in engineering implementations related to obtain high speed, high accuracy or spatial distribution measurements. In relation with the Optomechatronics implementations, works has been developed related to light driving actuators/manipulators, interferometry and non-contact shape measurement techniques. By the moment the laboratory is composed by 2 appointed researchers, 5 Phd Candidates, 4 Master Candidates and 5 bachelor students.

Announcements
*Seminar of Prof.James C. Wyant* *held!!*
SPIE Utsunomiya Univiersity Student Chapter will hold the seminar of Prof. Wyant. Date：July 19 (Sat) 13:00 to 3:00 p.m. Venue：Utsunomiya University, Center for Optical Research and Education. Presenter：Prof. James C. Wyant（College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona） Topics： 1. Dynamic interferometry 2. Experiences sterting and growing optics companies Attendance fee: free flyer
UNESCO International Year of Light Memorial 　The Japan Society for Precision Engineering (JSPE) International Symposium
Date: 13:00-19:30, Mon., March 16th 2015 (Japan Standard Time) Vanue: Room 1202, #1 Bld. 2nｄ floor，Hakusan campus, Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.toyo.ac.jp/site/english-about/campuses.html Organizer : Mechano-Photonics and Intelligent Nano-Measure, JSPE Technical Committees Symposium chair : Yasuhiko Arai (Kansai University) Co-chair : Yasuhiro Takaya (Osaka University) Secretary : Yukitoshi Otani (CORE, Utsunomiya University) Language : English Attendance fee : 　5,000 Yen, 　　　　2,000 Yen for student Banquet fee : 　　　3,000 Yen,　　　　 2,000 Yen for student Deadline: Fri.,February 27th 2015(Japan Standard Time) More information: http://mechphoto.jspe.or.jp/ PDF file http://mechphoto.jspe.or.jp/sympo_eng.pdf
*2nd Child Experiment Classroom held!!*
We will hold the 2nd experimental classroom events in the Center for Optical Research and Education (CORE). Please join us. Date: January 24th, 2015 (Sat) 13:00 to 15:00 Venue: Utsunomiya University, Center for Optical Research and Education (CORE). For more information: SPIE (SPIE) Utsunomiya University student chapter Thank you in advance for your participation!

*Establishment of the Advanced Optical Engineering Department*
Advanced Optical Engineering is established in the Graduate School of Engineering Master's Program from 2015 fiscal year in April.

*1 st Children experiment classroom held! !*
We will hold the 1st experimental classroom for elementary and junior high school students. Please join us. Date: July 19 (Sat) 13:00 to 3:00 p.m. Venue: Utsunomiya University, Center for Optical Research and Education. Co-organized with the IEICE Tokyo Branch and SPIE (SPIE) Utsunomiya University student chapter. Thank you in advance for your participation!