Hiroaki Kuze finished the graduate school of University of Tokyo in 1982, obtaining the Ph.D degree in physics in the field of quantum electronics. After working as a post-doctoral researcher for the Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), in 1984 he became a research assistant and in 1986 an associate professor in the physics department, faculty of liberal arts, Shizuoka University. During 1987-1988, he stayed at the Institute for Quantum Optics, Max-Planck Institute in West Germany as a visiting scientist. From 1995 to 2004, he worked as associate professor with the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University, and in 2004 he became full professor. During 2010-2014 as well as 2018-2020, he served as the director of CEReS. Between 2014 and 2016, he was the president of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan (RSSJ). His major research field is the optical remote sensing of the atmosphere.
The retrieval of the aerosol optical thickness (AOT) from remotely-sensed data relies on the adopted aerosol model. However, the method of this technique has been rather limited because of the high variability of the surface albedo, in addition to...
Toshihiro Somekawa Jun Izawa Masayuki Fujita Junji Kawanaka Hiroaki Kuze
Applied Optics 60(25) 7772-7774 2021年9月
We describe a portable Raman lidar system that can remotely detect oil leakages in water. The system has been developed based on a frequency-doubled, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, operated at 532 nm with a receiver telescope equipped with some filters ...
T. Somekawa J. Izawa M. Fujita J. Kawanaka H. Kuze
Optics Communications 480 2021年2月
We demonstrate the remote detection method of oils in water by laser Raman spectroscopy. A frequency-doubled, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm was used as a light source, and oils in water were identified in the optical cells placed 2 and 4 m awa...
大学院国際学術研究院