LSSE6-2
Solar-Driven Photochemical and11:00-11:30 Electrochemical Energy Generation INVITEDLSSE7-2
Sodium LIDAR observations of polar
14:30-15:00 mesosphere and lower thermosphere INVITED

J.W. Ager1,2,3
1 Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, USA

2 Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California

Berkeley, USA

S. Nozawa1, T. Kawahara2, T.T. Tsuda3,
Y. Ogawa4, T. Takahashi4, N. Saito5, S.Wada5,
H. Fujiwara6, M. Tsutsumi4, C. Hall7,T. Kawabata1, Y. Ogawa1, A. Brekke7
1 ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan
2 Shinshu University, Japan
3 The University of Electro-Communications, JapanLSSE6-3User-on-demand Solar to Power System
11:30-12:00 with Solar to Hydrogen on site Storage

4 NIPR, Japan
5 RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, JapanINVITEDK. Fujii , K. Koike , M. Sugiyama , Y. Nakano ,S. Nakamura4, S. Wada2
1,2,33336 Seikei University, Japan
7 UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

Break (15:00-15:30)

1 Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, The University of

Kitakyushu, JAPANLSSE7-3
Study on the Earth’s metallic layers using
15:30-15:50 optical remote sensing observations

2 RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, JAPAN3 School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN4 RIKEN Innovation Center, JAPANLunch (12:00-13:10)
Room 316
LSSE6-4
Recent R&D Status of Solar Power
13:10-13:40 Satellite with Wireless Power Transfer
INVITED&

1 Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics, TheLSSE6-5
Super high efficiency concentrator
13:40-14:10 photovoltaic system and its application tomake hydrogen INVITEDK. Nishioka
Faculty of Engineering, Research Center for Sustainable Energy &Environmental Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Japan

14:10-16:50 LSSE7

Room 316

Remote Sensing

6 National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
7 Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
8 Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Sweden

LSSE7-4
Observations of the upper atmosphere
15:50-16:20 using resonance scatter lidars INVITED
T. Nakamura1, M.K. Ejiri1, M. Abo2,T.D. Kawahara3, T. Nishiyama1, T.T. Tsuda4,K. Tsuno5,1
1 National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
2 Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Chair: N. Saito, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, JapanLSSE7-1
Pulsating aurora-induced Na density
14:10-14:30 depletion in the polar MLT region: highspeed sodium lidar and EISCAT radarobservation
T. Takahashi , T.T. Tsuda , K. Hosokawa ,S. Nozawa3, Y. Ogawa1, 4, M. Tsutsumi1, 4,
Y. Hiraki2, T.D. Kawahara5, N. Saito6, S. Wada6,T. Kawabata3, C. Hall7, H. Miyaoka1
24 Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Japan
5 Tromsø Geophysical Observatory, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

23 Shinshu University, Japan
4 The University of Electro-Communications, Japan5 RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, JapanLSSE7-5High-speed and high-resolution LED
16:20-16:50 mini-lidar on planet INVITED
T. Shiina

Electro-communications, Japan

3 Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University,Japan
4 Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Japan
5 Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Japan
6 RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
7 Tromsø Geophysical Observatory, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

Conference Chair

Toshikazu Ebisuzaki (RIKEN, Japan)

International Advisory Board

Prof. R. Li (Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, China)
Prof. G. Mourou (Ecole Polytechnique/IZEST, France)
Prof. T. Tajima (UC Irvine, USA)
Prof. X. Yan (Peking University, China)

Science Organizing Committee

S. Aoki (Keio University, Japan)
H. Daido (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)
T. Ebisuzaki (RIKEN, Japan), Chair
T. Fujii (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan)
K. Fujita (The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Japan)
Y. Kitazawa (JAXA, IHI, Japan)
H. Lu (Peking University, China)
C. Phippes (Photonics Associates, USA)M. Quin (Ecole Polytechnique, France)
A. Sasoh (Nagoya University, Japan)
M. Vasile (University of Strathclyde, UK)
S. Wada (RIKEN, Japan)
T. Yanagisawa (JAXA, Japan)
Y. Shimada (Institute for Laser Technology, Japan)
A. Nishimura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)

International

Congress

April 18-21, 2017
at Pacifico Yokohama,JapanThe aim of “Laser Solutions for Space and theEarth” is to discuss the application of emerging
laser technologies to solve various problems forsustainable developments of space and the Earth.
Topics• Lasers for Space Development and Earth Sciences• Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy• Decommissioning and Monitoring for Power Reactors• Social Infrastructure• Space High Intensity Laser• Natural Energy Production• Remote Sensing

Location of Conference Site
Pacifico Yokohama

1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/
Transportation Guide: TEL +81-45-221-2166
Information: TEL +81-45-221-2155
FAX +81-45-221-2136
On/Before
March 21, 2017

After March 22, 2017
– April 10, 2017
& On-Site

Member

55,000 JPY

60,000 JPY

Non-member

65,000 JPY

70,000 JPY

Member

18,000 JPY

21,000 JPY

Non-member

21,000 JPY

23,000 JPY

Registration FeesGeneralStudent,Retiree

Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University, JapanK EY N OT E S P EEC H

1 Natinal Institute of Polar Research, Japan
2 Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics, University of2017

http://lsse.opicon.jp/

University of Electro-Communications, JapanJapan

Kyoto University, JapanPHOTONICS

LaserSolutions forSpace and theEarth

2 RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
3 Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University,

N. Shinohara

1T.T. Tsuda1, N. Saito2, S. Nozawa3,T.D. Kawahara4, T. Kawabata3, T. Takahashi5,C.M. Hall6, S. Wada2, T. Nakamura5, M.K. Ejiri5,T. Nishiyama5, M. Abo7, K. Tsuno2, J. Gumbel8,
J. Hedin8

OPTICS

16:50-16:55 ClosingRoom 316

16:50-16:55 Closing Remarks
T. Ebisuzaki, Conference Chair of LSSE2017
Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan

Tuesday, April 18, 10:00-1 1 :00

Friday, April 21, 9:30-10:30

Sylvestre Maurice

Akira Fujishima

Lasers on Mars: searching for
habitability and traces of life

Photocatalysis andLight Guide Pipe

Room 316

IRAP (Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS), France

Room 302

Tokyo University of Science, JapanLSSE2-3
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
14:30-14:50 for diagnosis of porcelain insulators

Tuesday, April 18
09:45-10:00 OpeningRoom 316

1 Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute09:45-10:00 Opening Remarks
T. Ebisuzaki, Conference Chair of LSSE2017
Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan

10:00-12:00 LSSE1

T. Fujii1,2, K. Motoki2, K. Yaji1, S. Eto1, E. Hotta2,
T. Suekane2

Room 316

Lasers for Space Development and Earth Sciences
Chair: T. Ebisuzaki, Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, JapanLSSE1-1
Lasers on Mars: searching for habitability
10:00-11:00 and traces of life INVITED
S. Maurice1, R.C. Wiens2, F. Rull3 on behalf of
the ChemCam, RLS, and SuperCam teams
1 IRAP (Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS), France
2 Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
3 Unidad UVa-CSIC al Centro de Astobiología, University of Valladolid, Spain

LSSE1-2
Hadean environment inferred from the
11:00-11:30 oldest zircon of the Earth: Application ofmicro-analysis by laser technologies INVITED
S. Yamamoto1, S. Sakata2, H. Ohbayashi3,T. Hirata3, T. Komiya4of Electric Power Industry, Japan
2 Tokyo Institute of Technology, JapanNational University, JapanLSSE1-3
The Origin and Evolution of Planet Mars
11:30-12:00 INVITEDLSSE2-4
Remote measurement of energetic
14:50-15:10 material using ultra-short pulse laser
N. Kitayama, K. Sugiyama
Ammunition and Energetics Research Section, Ballistics Research Division,
Ground Systems Research Center, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Agency, JapanLSSE2-5
Combining Raman and Laser Induced
15:10-15:30 Breakdown Spectroscopy by Double
Pulse Lasing
V.N. Lednev1, P.A. Sdvizhenskii1,M.Ya. Grishin2,3, V.V. Bukin2, A.N. Fedorov2,S.M. Pershin2
1 National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Russia
2 Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
3 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Russia

Wednesday, April 19
09:00-12:10 OPIC Plenary SessionRoom 501+502

Room 316

The Univeristy Museum, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Chair: A. Nishimura, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

Room 316

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Chair: T. Fujii, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, JapanLSSE2-1
Application of laser induced breakdown
13:30-14:00 spectroscopy for the chemical
investigation of concrete infrastructure
INVITED

G. Wilsch, C. Gottlieb, T. Günther, S. Millar,N. Sankat, H. Wiggenhauser
BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany

LSSE2-2
LIBS techniques for detecting materials
14:00-14:30 in severe environments INVITED
H. Ohba1, 2, I. Wakaida2
1 Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate, National Institutes for

Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan

2 Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan

Atomic Energy Agency, JapanT. Yamada1, N. Phi Long1, T. Hanari1, T. Shibata1,A. Nishimura1, S. Koyama1, H, Daido1,Y. Shimada2, O. Kotyaev2, S. Kurahashi2
1 Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
2 Institute for Laser Technology, JapanLSSE3-1
The composite-type optical fiberscope
13:10-13:40 system and its industrial deployment INVITED
K. Oka1,A. Nishimura2
1 National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology,

Japan
2 Applied Laser Technology Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, JapanLSSE3-2
Nondestructive evaluation of plastic
13:40-14:00 strain in carbon steels by magnetic
incremental permeability method
T. Matsumoto , T. Uchimoto , T. Takagi ,G. Dobmann3122

1 Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
2 Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan
3 Saarland University, Germany

LSSE3-3Laser Ultrasonic Approach for Detecting
14:00-14:20 a Deteriorated Rebar in Concrete
A. Furusawa1, A. Nishimura1, Y. Takenaka2
1 Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
2 A-tech Co., Ltd, Japan.

Naraha Remote Technology Development Center, Sector of Fukushima
Research and Development, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

Thursday, April 20
13:30-15:00 LSSE5

15:30-17:40 LSSE4

Room 316

Space High Intensity Laser

Break (15:10-15:30)

Chair: T. Ebisuzaki, Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
Room 316

Social Infrastructure

LSSE5-1
A XCAN Laser for Small Space-Debris
13:30-14:00 Mitigation INVITED
G. Mourou, J.C. Chanteloup

Chair: Y. Shimada, Institute for Laser Technology, Japan

Ecole Polytechnique, France

S. Kurahashi1, T. Kitamura1, H. Okada2,
S. Kondo2, K. Mikami2, N. Hasegawa2,
M. Nishikino2, Y. Shimada1

LSSE5-2
Advanced Solid-state Lasers for Space
14:00-14:30 - A Perspective on the Prospects ofSpaceborne Lasers INVITED
J.-M. Hopkins
Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, UKJapan

13:10-15:10 LSSE3

Decommissioning and Monitoring for Power Reactors

13:30-15:30 LSSE2

LSSE3-5
Development of laser techniques for
14:40-15:10 decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station INVITED

1 Institute for Laser Technology, Japan
2 National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology,Lunch (12:10-13:10)

LSSE4-5
Deployment of sensing technologies to
17:20-17:40 promote human resource development inNaraha Remote Technology Development
Center of JAEA
A. Nishimura, T. Shibata, T. Yamada, H. Suzuki,K. Shimada, Y. Sato, S. Koyama

LSSE4-1
Development of High-speed Defect
15:30-16:00 Inspection Technique for Concrete
Structure using Laser HammeringMethod INVITED

J.M. Dohm

Lunch (12:00-13:30)

M. Ueda, K. Saruta, T. Yamaguchi
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

1 Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama
2 Department of Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Japan
3 Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
4 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, JapanLSSE3-4
Evaluation of the Applicability of14:20-14:40 Laser Measurement Techniques for theInstrumentation of Fast Reactors using
Sodium Engineering Research Facility

LSSE4-2
Non-contact acoustic inspection method
16:00-16:30 for civil engineering structure using
air-borne sound and laser Doppler
vibrometer INVITEDLSSE5-3
Prospective laser system architectures for
14:30-15:00 space debris removal INVITED
I.B. Mukhin, I.I. Kuznetsov, O.V. Palashov,A.M. Sergeev
Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

T. Sugimoto , K. Sugimoto , N. Utagawa ,K. Katakura31121 Toin University of Yokohama, Japan
2 Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan
3 Meitoku Engineering Laboratory, JapanLSSE4-3
Development of Cutting Technology for
16:30-16:50 Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
Using High Power Fiber Laser
S. Toyama, R. Ishigami
The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, JapanLSSE4-4
Laser cleaning system using a kW-class
16:50-17:20 fiber laser for maintenance of social
infrastructures INVITED
K. Fujita1, K. Toyosawa2, H. Inagaki3,
K. Takahara2, T. Hongo2, T. Akiyoshi2,
N. Maebashi2, S. Okihara1
1 The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries,Japan
2 Toyokoh Co., Ltd.,Japan3 Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.,JapanFriday, April 21
09:30-14:10 LSSE6

Room 302

Natural Energy Production
Chair: S. Wada, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, JapanLSSE6-1
Photocatalysis and Light Guide Pipe INVITED
09:30-10:30 A. Fujishima
Tokyo University of Science, Japan