Prof. Kentaro Nakamura Profile

Prof. Kentaro Nakamura

Professor Applied Acoustic Devices at Tokyo Institute of Technology

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Editor

Publications (41)

Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Characterization of depolarized GAWBS for optomechanical sensing of liquids outside standard fibers

Neisei Hayashi, Sze Yun Set, Shinji Yamashita, Yosuke Mizuno, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 10323, 103230M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262964

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Optical fibers, Single mode fibers, Scattering, Silica, Refractive index, Liquids, Light scattering, Cladding, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using high-loss plastic optical fibers

Heeyoung Lee, Neisei Hayashi, Yosuke Mizuno, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 10323, 103238X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267462

KEYWORDS: Polymer optical fibers, Reflectometry, Fiber optics sensors, Optical fibers, Temperature metrology, Spatial resolution, Silica, Single mode fibers, Signal to noise ratio, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Locally pressed plastic optical fibers for refractive index sensing

Yosuke Mizuno, Shumpei Shimada, Heeyoung Lee, Makoto Shizuka, Hiroki Tanaka, Neisei Hayashi, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 10323, 1032358 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267461

KEYWORDS: Single mode fibers, Optical fibers, Silica, Polymer optical fibers, Refractive index, Ultrasonics, Phase only filters, Fiber optics sensors, Transducers, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Clarification of strain-temperature cross-sensitivity effect on Brillouin frequency shift in plastic optical fibers

Kazunari Minakawa, Yosuke Mizuno, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 10323, 103238U (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267288

KEYWORDS: Silica, Single mode fibers, Optical fibers, Optical amplifiers, Glasses, Temperature sensors, Polymer optical fibers, Sensors, Scattering, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Plastic optical fiber fuse and its impact on sensing applications

Yosuke Mizuno, Shin-ichi Todoroki, Heeyoung Lee, Neisei Hayashi, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 10323, 103231D (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272467

KEYWORDS: Polymer optical fibers, Optical fibers, Single mode fibers, Silica, Geometrical optics, Glasses, Plasma, Cladding, Optical amplifiers, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2015 Paper

Influence of polarization scrambling on Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using plastic fibers

Yosuke Mizuno, Kazunari Minakawa, Kentaro Nakamura, Neisei Hayashi

Proceedings Volume 9634, 96342Z (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2193758

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Spatial resolution, Polymer optical fibers, Optical fibers, Signal to noise ratio, Reflectometry, Silica, Sensors, Single mode fibers, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2015 Paper

Drastic sensitivity enhancement of temperature sensing based on modal interference in plastic optical fibers

N. Hayashi, M. Tabaru, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, G. Numata

Proceedings Volume 9634, 96341R (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2194065

KEYWORDS: Polymer optical fibers, Silica, Single mode fibers, Temperature metrology, Temperature sensors, Polymers, Sensors, Multimode fibers, Polymeric sensors, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2015 Paper

High-performance Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry

Yosuke Mizuno, Neisei Hayashi, Hideyuki Fukuda, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 9634, 96342V (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2193559

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Reflectometry, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Single mode fibers, Signal detection, Modulation, Microwave radiation, Silica, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 2015 Paper

Modal-interference-based temperature sensing using plastic optical fibers: markedly enhanced sensitivity near glass-transition temperature

Goki Numata, Neisei Hayashi, Marie Tabaru, Yosuke Mizuno, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 9655, 96552I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2184389

KEYWORDS: Single mode fibers, Silica, Temperature metrology, Phase only filters, Polymer optical fibers, Polymers, Optical sensing, Temperature sensors, Multimode fibers, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 2015 Paper

Simplified correlation-domain Brillouin sensor using plastic optical fiber

Neisei Hayashi, Yosuke Mizuno, Kentaro Nakamura

Proceedings Volume 9655, 965529 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182782

KEYWORDS: Phase only filters, Single mode fibers, Temperature metrology, Silica, Polymer optical fibers, Sensors, Interfaces, Optical fibers, Modulation, Reflectometry

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