June 2018 Issue
News and Events

Coherent Optical Science Seminar on Information Optics held at UEC, Tokyo

Coherent Optical Science Seminar on Information Optics was held on 21 May 2018 at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo.

This event is part of the Coherent Optical Science Seminar series that are held to expand the university's research activities in coherent optical science. Five seminars have been held during the past year, with four in English.

Vinu R. V., Utsunomiya University, Japan.
Vinu R. V., Utsunomiya University, Japan.

After a welcome address by Yoko Miyamoto, associate professor at the Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, the two speakers gave the following talks.

  • 1. Vinu R. V., Utsunomiya University, Japan: "Polarization holography for imaging applications"

The talk focused on the potential of polarization holographic techniques in imaging applications, with emphasis given to the newly developed Jones matrix microscopy system.

Maruthi Manoj Brundavanam, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Maruthi Manoj Brundavanam, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
  • 2. Maruthi Manoj Brundavanam, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: "Topological transformation of fractional optical vortex beams using computer generated holograms"

This talk described results on the spatial structures observed in optical beams after the introduction of a vortex with fractional topological charge.