RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP)
Director: Koichiro Tanaka (D.Sc.)
RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) is at the forefront of photonics research, paving the way for extraordinary breakthroughs in the observation, analysis and information capabilities of light.
We are driving cutting-edge research that opens new frontiers in various scientific fields. Light, that most familiar and intriguing of phenomena, has been and continues to be, the most powerful tool in our quest to explore and understand the world around us. The groundbreaking discovery that light is a quantum, known as a “photon”, has led to the remarkable development of quantum physics and has formed the very foundation of modern society. At RAP, we are on a mission to unlock the boundless potential of light by fostering cutting-edge research across various “edges” of photonics. We are developing state-of-the-art photonics, including ultrahigh-precision optical lattice clocks and attosecond lasers, photonics in interdisciplinary research areas exploring fundamental questions of life science and space, and photonics that seamlessly integrates artificial intelligence to bridge the virtual and physical worlds.
We are delighted to have the opportunity to work together to build a new optical age and share our dreams of new developments in photonics science.
Organization
- Space-Time Engineering Research Team
- Hidetoshi Katori (D.Eng.)
- Ultrafast Coherent Soft X-ray Photonics Research Team
- Eiji J. Takahashi (D. Eng.)
- Ultrafast Spectroscopy Research Team
- Tahei Tahara (D.Sc.)
- Biotechnological Optics Research Team
- Atsushi Miyawaki (M.D., Ph.D)
- Quantum Optoelectronics Research Team
- Yuichiro Kato (Ph.D.)
- Metaphotonics Research Team
- Takuo Tanaka (D.Eng.)
- Image Processing Research Team
- Hideo Yokota (D.Eng.)
- Advanced Laser Processing Research Team
- Koji Sugioka (D.Eng.)
- Tera-Photonics Research Team
- Hiroaki Minamide (D.Eng.)
- Terahertz Sensing and Imaging Research Team
- Chiko Otani (D.Sc.)
- Terahertz Quantum Device Research Team
- Hideki Hirayama (D.Eng.)
- Terahertz and Infrared Quantum Photonics Research Team
- Koichiro Tanaka (D.Sc.)
- Photonics Control Technology Team
- Satoshi Wada (Ph.D.)
- Ultrahigh Precision Optics Technology Team
- Yutaka Yamagata (D.Eng.)
- Neutron Beam Technology Team
- Yoshie Otake (D.Sc.)
- Ultrashort Electron Beam Science RIKEN Hakubi Research Team
- Yuya Morimoto (Ph.D.)
- Digital Twin for Light-Matter Interaction RIKEN ECL Research Team
- Shuntaro Tani (Ph.D.)
- Advanced Manufacturing Support Team
- Yutaka Yamagata (D.Eng.)
Recent Research Results
Feb. 20, 2025
How carbon nanotubes give out more than they receive
Jul. 18, 2024
Opening up new ground in the search for dark matter
Jun. 21, 2024
How molecules at the surface of water relax
Jul. 6, 2023
Making waves with terahertz technologies
Sep. 7, 2022
Terahertz waves hit the bull’s eye at an angle
May 25, 2021
Engineering matter at the atomic level
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Cooperation Center
2-1 Hirosawa
Wako, Saitama
351-0198 Japan
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