Applied Nano-photonic Computing Laboratory

In recent years, research related to optical computers that originated from the invention of lasers in the 1960s has entered a new phase in collaboration with nano / quantum technology on the hardware aspect, and machine learning / AI technology on the software aspect. Our laboratory team is progressing in innovative research on nano-optical information devices and systems to achieve advanced practical functionalities based on the utilization and application of nano-optical technology. Information application with new traits achieved using “light,” which has various physical quantities, such as intensity, wavelength, polarization, and phase, reflects the minute size, high speed, and energy efficiency that meets society’s needs. Furthermore, it serves as a new development for building a next-generation information society. The contents of specific experiments cover a wide range from proposals and demonstrations of the basic principles of optical devices and systems and their design, construction, and functional evaluation.