Prof. Toshikuni Kaino Profile

Prof. Toshikuni Kaino

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Editor | Author | Instructor

Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 9 February 2011 Paper

Next generation optical interconnection technology: high-performance photonics polymers for optical waveguide fabrication and evaluation

Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 7944, 794407 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878661

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Nanoparticles, Optical interconnects, Photonics, Refractive index, Zirconium dioxide, Fabrication, Integrated optics, Optical circuits

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2010 Paper

Size- and concentration-dependent of Rayleigh scattering properties of titanium dioxide nanohybrid polymer

Hendry Elim, Bin Cai, Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino, Tadafumi Adschiri

Proceedings Volume 7774, 77740E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863026

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Rayleigh scattering, Particles, Nanoparticles, Refractive index, Photorefractive polymers, Laser scattering, Photon counting, Titanium dioxide, Scatter measurement

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2010 Paper

Simple and reliable evaluation method of multi-mode polymer optical waveguides

O. Sugihara, F. Tan, T. Kaino, M. Kagami, M. Yonemura, A. Kawasaki

Proceedings Volume 7605, 760508 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848055

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Wave propagation, Tolerancing, Light emitting diodes, Silicon, Optical lithography, Light sources, Near field

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2009 Paper

Simple evaluation of multimode polymer optical waveguide

Okihiro Sugihara, Bin Cai, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 7213, 72131A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817068

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Wave propagation, Tolerancing, Optical lithography, Optical printed circuit boards, Light emitting diodes, Ultraviolet radiation, Cobalt

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Near-infrared luminescent polymer waveguides and microlasers

Martin Djiango, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Bin Cai, Kyoji Komatsu, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6891, 68910Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763225

KEYWORDS: Microrings, Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Absorption, Laser damage threshold, Optical fibers, Luminescence, Optical microcavities, Transparency

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Thermo-optic coefficients of hybrid polymer with metal oxide nanoparticles

Yu Kurata, Kyoji Komatsu, Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino, Nobuyuki Kambe

Proceedings Volume 6891, 68910M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763550

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Nanoparticles, Refractive index, Photorefractive polymers, Polymer thin films, Zirconium dioxide, Silica, Epoxies, Thermal optics, Titanium dioxide

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Optical properties of calixarene polymers

Taeho Kim, Kyoji Komatsu, Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino, Hiroto Kudo, Tadatomi Nishikubo

Proceedings Volume 6891, 68910D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763211

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Waveguides, Europium, Refractive index, Ions, Thermography, Cladding, Picosecond phenomena, Molecules, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Fabrication and evaluation of all-optical 1x2 Y-branch waveguide switch using photochromic amorphous molecular materials

Yoshihiko Narisawa, Kyoji Komatsu, Okihiro Sugihara, Takahiro Tanino, Hideyuki Nakano, Yasuhiko Shirota, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6891, 68910Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763296

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Refractive index, Cladding, Switches, Polymers, Optical fabrication, Absorption, Photorefractive polymers, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical switching

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 2008 Paper

Fabrication of fs laser assisted optical self-writing waveguide

Bin Cai, Kyoji Komatsu, Okihiro Sugihar, Manabu Kagami, Masaaki Tsuchimori, Takayuki Matsui, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6890, 68901B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764158

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Femtosecond phenomena, Ultraviolet radiation, Polymers, Optical fibers, Polymerization, Fabrication, Absorption, Refractive index, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2007 Paper

Simple evaluation method of multimode polymer optical waveguides for next generation FTTH application

Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino, Shinya Shibata, Kazuya Takayama, J. Selvan, Koki Hirano, Takami Ushiwaka, Hiroki Yasuda, Yuzo Itoh, Masahito Morimoto, Shogo Yagi, Akio Sugita, Keishi Shimizu, Eiichi Akutsu, Yoko Matsui, Kozo Tajiri

Proceedings Volume 6775, 677508 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.752027

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Fiber to the x, Wave propagation, Tolerancing, Optical components, Light emitting diodes, Optical alignment, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2006 Open Access

Recent development of polymer optical waveguides toward next generation FTTH applications

Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6389, 638901 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.684738

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Fiber to the x, Optical components, Phase only filters, Cladding, Polymer optical fibers, Polymerization, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2005 Paper

Large core polymeric optical waveguides fabricated by thermal replication

Okihiro Sugihara, Hirotaka Mizuno, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6014, 60140N (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.631081

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymer optical fibers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Polymers, Photoresist materials, Silicon, Wave propagation, Fabrication, Polymethylmethacrylate, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2005 Paper

Near infrared lasing in dye-doped polymeric microrings

Martin Djiango, Grace Jordan, Manuel Rüther, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5958, 59580Q (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623008

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Microrings, Near infrared, Optical fibers, Interfaces, Resonators, Absorption, Nd:YAG lasers, Cylindrical lenses, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2005 Paper

Near-infrared laser emission from high-Q polymer cavities

Takeyuki Kobayashi, Martin Djiango, Grace Jordan, Manuel Rüther, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5956, 59560A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623208

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Microrings, Waveguides, Polymer multimode waveguides, Planar waveguides, Laser optics, Luminescence, Absorption, Glasses, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2005 Paper

Optical characterization of a luminescent small molecule in solid-state polymer matrices: large gain and low-threshold microcavity lasing in the blue-green region

Grace Jordan, Michael Flaemmich, Manuel Ruether, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5934, 59340A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616436

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Microrings, Waveguides, Absorption, Optical fibers, Planar waveguides, Organic materials, Laser damage threshold, Molecules, Optical microcavities

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

A relationship between the optical anisotropy and the optical nonlinearity of a poled polymer film

Kazuya Takayama, Padraig Dunne, Kyoji Komatsu, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590193

KEYWORDS: Anisotropy, Refractive index, Polymers, Polymer thin films, Nonlinear optics, LCDs, Chromophores, Electroactive polymers, Transparency, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Waveguide pattern formation in the organic nonlinear optical crystal by electron beam irradiation

Kyoji Komatsu, Toru Abe, Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590437

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Electron beams, Nonlinear crystals, Waveguides, Single crystal X-ray diffraction, Laser crystals, Refractive index, Glasses, Absorption, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Open Access

Fabrication of polymer optical waveguides using simple method

Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5595, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580751

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Fabrication, Optical lithography, Phase only filters, Cladding, Optical components, Optical alignment, Polymethylmethacrylate

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Near-infrared optical gain and stimulated emission in organic-compound-doped polymer waveguides

Takeyuki Kobayashi, Jean-Baptiste Savatier, Grace Jordan, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532907

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Absorption, Molecules, Solids, Spectroscopy, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Planar waveguides, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Fabrication of high-resolution gratings for polymeric optical waveguide devices

Shinya Shibata, Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino, Naomichi Okamoto

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.538777

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Polymers, Diffraction, Photoresist materials, Waveguides, Epoxies, Fabrication, Photography, Laser ablation, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Fabrication method of large-core polymeric optical waveguide through replication process using anisotropically etched silicon

Hirotaka Mizuno, Okihiro Sugihara, Toshikuni Kaino, Naomichi Okamoto, Masahiro Tomiki, Masahito Hoshino

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.533780

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Etching, Anisotropic etching, Semiconducting wafers, Polymethylmethacrylate, Fabrication, Photomasks

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Polymers of photoreactive calixarene derivatives for optical applications

Yoko Yamagishi, Toshikuni Kaino, Atsushi Kameyama, Tadatomi Nishikubo

Proceedings Volume 4991, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475422

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Waveguides, Refractive index, Photorefractive polymers, Ultraviolet radiation, Wave propagation, Channel waveguides, Channel projecting optics, Polymer thin films, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2001 Paper

Synthesis and optical properties of azo -dye-attached novel second-order NLO polymers with high thermal stability

Takami Ushiwata, Etsuya Okamoto, Kyoji Komatsu, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 4279, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429386

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Chromophores, Absorbance, Glasses, Hydrogen, Optical properties, Absorption, Polymethylmethacrylate, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 29 November 2000 Paper

Fabrication and optical properties of an organic crystal waveguide

Toshikuni Kaino, Kazuya Takayama, Cai Bin, Kyoji Komatsu

Proceedings Volume 4106, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408493

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Waveguides, Refractive index, Nonlinear crystals, Photonic crystals, Cladding, Nonlinear optics, Etching, Polymethylmethacrylate, Laser irradiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 1999 Paper

Fabrication of refractive index grating into an azo-dye-attached EO polymer film by photobleaching

Toshiaki Hattori, Tomoaki Shibata, Shinji Onodera, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 3796, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.368290

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Refractive index, Polymer thin films, Diffraction gratings, Photorefractive polymers, Waveguides, Polarization, Diffraction, Atomic force microscopy, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 1997 Paper

Growth method, optical properties, and application of organic nonlinear optical crystal 2-adamantylamino-5-nitropyridine

Atsushi Yokoo, Itaru Yokohama, Hidehiko Takara, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 3147, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279308

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Nonlinear crystals, Second-harmonic generation, Absorption, Telecommunications, Optical communications, Laser crystals, Glasses, Optical properties, Ferroelectric materials

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 1996 Paper

Plastic optical fibers

Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 10285, 1028509 (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245264

KEYWORDS: Polymer optical fibers, Polymers, Phase only filters, Light scattering, Refractive index, Light sources, Computing systems, Scattering, Signal attenuation, Structured optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 1993 Paper

Third-order nonlinear optical properties of processible polymeric materials

Toshikuni Kaino, Satoru Tomaru, Takashi Kurihara, Zhen-hua Zhou, Takaki Kanbara, Takakazu Yamamoto

Proceedings Volume 1775, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139192

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Polymer thin films, Nonlinear optics, Organic materials, Thin films, Absorption, Waveguides, Refractive index, Materials processing, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Electro-optical light modulation in novel azo-dye-substituted poled polymers

Yoshito Shuto, Michiyuki Amano, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 1560, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50716

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Electro optics, Modulation, Molecules, Organic materials, Electroactive polymers, Modulators, Electro optical modeling, Crystals, Second-harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1990 Paper

Nonlinear optical properties in organic polymer film

Shiro Matsumoto, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 1337, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22941

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Polymer thin films, Absorption, Electronics, Organic materials, Nonlinear optics, Complex systems, Electro optic polymers, Nonlinear optical materials, Crystals

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Proceedings Volume Editor (16)

SPIE Conference Volume | 7 April 2020

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXII

SPIE Conference Volume | 7 June 2019

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXI

SPIE Conference Volume | 16 May 2018

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XX

SPIE Conference Volume | 10 May 2017

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIX

SPIE Conference Volume | 18 May 2016

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVIII

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Conference Committee Involvement (25)

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXVII

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXVI

31 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXV

1 February 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXIV

26 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXIII

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXII

5 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXI

5 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XX

31 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIX

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVIII

15 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVII

9 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVI

3 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XV

4 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIV

23 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIII

24 January 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XII

26 January 2010 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XI

27 January 2009 | San Jose, California, United States

Photonics Packaging, Integration, and Interconnects IX

26 January 2009 | San Jose, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices X

22 January 2008 | San Jose, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices IX

21 January 2007 | San Jose, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VIII

23 January 2006 | San Jose, California, United States

Optomechatronic Micro/Nano Devices and Components

5 December 2005 | Sapporo, Japan

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VII

24 January 2005 | San Jose, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI

27 January 2004 | San Jose, CA, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V

27 January 2003 | San Jose, CA, United States

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Course Instructor

WS506: International Workshop on Nanotechnology of Polymeric Smart Material

This workshop will address polymer-based materials research for smart skin applications including dendrimers for smart materials applications, nanoscale tailoring of electro-optic materials, pi electron organic materials, polymeric nanophotonics and nanoelectronics, carbon nanotubes, and polymeric nanocomposites.

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