査読付学術論文 | Journal Papers

  1. T. Nakanishi, R. Nakashima, K. Ishida, Y. Wada, C. Y. Lo, K. Nakamura, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, D. Yamane, “Radial stress distribution in micro dry-etched perfluorinated polymer optical fibers,” IEEJ Trans. Electr. Electron. Eng., accepted.
  2. R. Takano, H. Javid, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Potential of twist sensing based on multimodal interference in polymer optical fibers without core offset,” IEICE Trans. Electron., accepted.
  3. Y. Suzuki, M. Sakamoto, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Extension of measurement range in optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on temporal gating scheme,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 11, 118001 (2024).
  4. K. Kikuchi, H. Lee, R. Inoue, K. Noda, and Y. Mizuno, “Mechanisms of multi-layered Rayleigh noise in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Sci. Rep., vol. 14, 23513 (2024).
  5. T. Shiozaki, A. Tamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Strain sensing based on modal interference spectrum in polarization-maintaining fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 9, 098001 (2024).
  6. T. Kiyozumi, S. Yoshida, K. Noda, and Y. Mizuno, “Ghost-peak suppression for optical correlation-domain reflectometry by gigahertz-order frequency shift,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 42, no. 18, pp. 6578-6584 (2024).
  7. Z. Wang, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Airborne ultrasound detection via refractive index modulation of air using Sagnac interferometry,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 42, no. 18, pp. 6563-6570 (2024).
  8. G. Zhu, K. Goya, K. Noda, R. Jha, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Brillouin characterization of ZBLAN fiber for strain and temperature sensing,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 42, no. 18, pp. 6381-6386 (2024).
  9. K. Otsubo, G. Zhu, K. Noda, T. Kiyozumi, H. Takahashi, Y. Koshikiya, and Y. Mizuno, “Low-coherence Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on periodic pseudo-random modulation,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 42, no. 18, pp. 6233-6239 (2024).
  10. K. Nakamura, H. Murayama, Y. Mizuno, K. Y. Song, X. Fan, F. Ito, Y. Tanaka, J. Yang, and K. Lee, “Editorial (JLT Special Issue on OFS-28),” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 42, no. 18, pp. 6200-6203 (2024) [Not a research article].
  11. K. Ozaki, K. Kikuchi, G. Zhu, K. Noda, Y. Yao, Y. Lu, R. Jha, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Noise mechanism clarification in external-modulation Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry with double-sideband modulator,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 7, 070904 (2024).
  12. H. Takahashi, Y. Mizuno, and Y. Koshikiya, “Brillouin-based fiber loss measurement for PON using ERA-BOTDA with differential width pairs of frequency-swept pump pulses,” Opt. Express, vol. 32, no. 15, pp. 26232-26244 (2024).
  13. M. Sano, K. Noda, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Slope-assisted configuration for fiber-optic multimodal interference temperature sensing,” Sens. Mater., vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 2727-2733 (2024).
  14. K. Wang, K. Kishizawa, K. Noda, W. Kurz, X. Dong, A. W. Koch, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Spectral power stabilization against temperature variations in multimode fiber Bragg gratings,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 17, no. 5, 052001 (2024).
  15. Y. Mizuno, K. Nakazawa, H. Javid, K. Noda, K. Nakamura, and H. Lee, “Fiber-optic temperature sensing using Raman spectrum near Rayleigh peak,” Opt. Fiber Technol., vol. 85, 103804 (2024).
  16. K. Kikuchi, H. Lee, R. Inoue, K. Ozaki, H. Sasage, and Y. Mizuno, “Accurate estimation of modulation amplitude in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on Rayleigh noise spectrum,” Sci. Rep., vol. 14, 8112 (2024).
  17. T. Kiyozumi, S. Yoshida, K. Noda, and Y. Mizuno, “Simplified correlation-domain LiDAR without long delay fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 3, 038002 (2024).
  18. K. Toda, H. Takahashi, Y. Koshikiya, and Y. Mizuno, “Fiber-tip temperature sensing probe based on standard Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry with sinusoidal modulation,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 2, 020907 (2024).
  19. T. Nakanishi, A. Kato, Y. Wada, R. Nakashima, C. Zhao, C. Y. Lo, K. Nakamura, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and D. Yamane, “Multimode interference-based strain sensing using micro dry-etched perfluorinated polymer optical fibers,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 2, 028003 (2024).
  20. T. Kiyozumi, K. Noda, G. Zhu, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Modified expression for spatial resolution in optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 73, 7001711 (2024).
  21. H. Sasage, K. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and H. Lee, “Simplified setup for Brillouin scattering observation using variable reflectivity mirror and its polarisation characteristics,” Electron. Lett., vol. 59, no. 24, e13053 (2023).
  22. H. Javid, G. Zhu, K. Noda, S. Watanabe, K. Nakamura, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Reflectometric configuration for polymer optical fiber Bragg grating-based real-time tactile sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 11, 112001 (2023).
  23. K. Wang, Y. Mizuno, X. Dong, W. Kurz, M. Köhler, P. Kienle, H. Lee, M. Jakobi, and A. W. Koch, “Multimode optical fiber sensors: from conventional to machine learning-assisted,” Meas. Sci. Technol., vol. 35, no. 2, 022002 (2023) <invited review>.
  24. K. Otsubo, G. Zhu, T. Kiyozumi, K. Noda, K. Nakamura, H. Lee, and Y. Mizuno, “Systematic-error suppression in low-coherence Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Sci. Rep., vol. 13, 17531 (2023).
  25. Y. Suzuki, H. Lee, H. Sasage, K. Noda, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Proof-of-concept demonstration of double-slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 62, no. 10, 108005 (2023).
  26. K. Toda, K. Otsubo, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Fiber-optic temperature probe based on low-coherence Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Opt. Fiber Technol., vol. 81, 103435 (2023).
  27. S. Ochi, K. Ozaki, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Guideline for improving spatial resolution in direct-modulation Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 62, no. 8, 088001 (2023).
  28. Y. Mizuno, “Surpassing 1,000,000 resolving points in chaotic Brillouin sensing,” Adv. Photon., vol. 5, no. 3, 030502 (2023) [Commentary].
  29. P. Gorai, Y. Mizuno, M. Kumar, and R. Jha, “Molecular imprinting polymer nanoparticles coupled with an optical sensor for sensitive and label-free detection of p-cresol,” ACS Appl. Nano Mater., vol. 6, no. 14, pp. 12946-12956 (2023).
  30. M. Sakamoto, H. Sasage, K. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and H. Lee, “Influence of reference path length on self-heterodyne-based Brillouin observation,” Electron. Lett., vol. 59, no. 13, e12856 (2023).
  31. Y. Mizuno, N. Motoishi, K. Noda, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and M. A. Soto, “Fiber Bragg gratings operating across arbitrary wavelength ranges,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 6, 062005 (2023).
  32. T. Miyamae, G. Zhu, T. Kiyozumi, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Observation of Rayleigh scattering by simplified optical correlation-domain reflectometry without frequency shifter,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 5, 052004 (2023).
  33. K. Wang, Y. Mizuno, H. Lee, X. Dong, W. Kurz, M. Fink, M. Jakobi, and A. W. Koch, “Experimental demonstration of offset-induced sensitivity enhancement in SMS-based temperature and strain sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 5, 052003 (2023).
  34. Y. Yao, Y. Lu, and Y. Mizuno, “Proposal of compressed sensing-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry for effective repetition rate enhancement,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 3, 032005 (2023).
  35. G. Zhu, T. Miyamae, H. Takahashi, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Compensation of noise floor distortion in long-range simplified optical correlation-domain reflectometry without the use of electrical spectrum analyzer,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 1, 012013 (2023).
  36. Y. Yao, Y. Lu, and Y. Mizuno, “Shallow neural network-empowered high-speed Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry: optimization and real-time operation,” IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 72, 7002212 (2023).
  37. G. Zhu, T. Miyamae, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “High-speed high-resolution optical correlation-domain reflectometry without using electrical spectrum analyzer,” Opt. Laser Technol., vol. 161, no. 6, 109120 (2023).
  38. H. Sasage, M. Sakamoto, K. Noda, K. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and H. Lee, “Total spectral power-based method for estimating Brillouin frequency shift in optical fibers,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 62, no. 1, 018002 (2023).
  39. K. Wang, Y. Mizuno, X. Su, X. Dong, W. Kurz, M. Fink, H. Lee, M. Jakobi, and A. W. Koch, “Core diameter and numerical aperture dependences on the performance of fiber-optic multimode interference sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 16, no. 1, 012003 (2023).
  40. K. Noda, H. Lee, S. Watanabe, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Potential of high-sensitivity tactile sensing using polymer optical fiber gratings,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 15, no. 12, 122005 (2022).
  41. K. Wang, Y. Mizuno, K. Kishizawa, Y. Toyoda, H. Lee, K. Ichige, W. Kurz, X. Dong, M. Jakobi, and A. W. Koch, “Temperature sensing based on multimode interference in polymer optical fibers: sensitivity enhancement by PC-APC connections,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 61, no. 11, 118001 (2022).
  42. K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Proposal of polarization optical correlation-domain reflectometry (POCDR),” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 40, no. 16, pp. 5708-5715 (2022).
  43. T. Kiyozumi, T. Miyamae, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Super-simplified optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 61, no. 7, 078005 (2022) [Featured in “Spotlights 2022“].
  44. K. Toda, K. Kishizawa, Y. Toyoda, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, K. Ichige, and Y. Mizuno, “Characterization of modal interference in multi-core polymer optical fibers and its application to temperature sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 15, no. 7, 072002 (2022).
  45. K. Wang, Y. Mizuno, X. Dong, W. Kurz, M. Fink, M. Jakobi, and A. W. Koch, “Strain-insensitive high-sensitivity temperature sensing based on multimode interference in a square-core fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 61, no. 7, 078002 (2022).
  46. Y. Yao and Y. Mizuno, “Dynamic strain measurement in Brillouin optical correlation-domain sensing facilitated by dimensionality reduction and support vector machine,” Opt. Express, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 15616-15633 (2022).
  47. G. Zhu, K. Kishizawa, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Wide-dynamic-range Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry with 20-kHz sampling rate,” IEEE Sens. J., vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 6644-6650 (2022).
  48. T. Paixão, J. H. Belo, A. F. Carvalho, V. S. Amaral, J. P. Araújo, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, P. André, and P. Antunes, “Magneto-responsive optical fiber with fuse-effect-induced fluorinated graphene oxide core,” Adv. Photon. Res., vol. 3, no. 6, 2100209 (2022).
  49. A. Leal-Junior, C. Marques, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Sensing applications of polymer optical fiber fuse,” Adv. Photon. Res., vol. 3, no. 6, 2100210 (2022) <invited review>.
  50. H. Lee, C. Zhao, T. Kiyozumi, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Fiber-optic temperature sensor based on inline core-cladding-mode Mach-Zehnder interferometry with dynamically controllable sensing length,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 15, no. 2, 022002 (2022).
  51. T. Kiyozumi, T. Miyamae, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Pilot demonstration of correlation-domain LiDAR for high-speed vibration detection,” APL Photon., vol. 6, no. 10, 101302 (2021) [Press Releases 1 2 3].
  52. Y. Yao and Y. Mizuno, “Neural network-assisted signal processing in Brillouin optical correlation-domain sensing for potential high-speed implementation,” Opt. Express, vol. 29, no. 22, pp. 35474-35489 (2021).
  53. J. N. Caceres, K. Noda, G. Zhu, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Spatial resolution enhancement of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using convolutional neural network: proof of concept,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 124701-124710 (2021).
  54. Y. Mizuno, S. Liehr, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, H. Lee, and K. Nakamura, “Distributed polymer optical fiber sensors: a review and outlook,” Photon. Res., vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 1719-1733 (2021) <invited review> [Selected as Editors’ Articles of Interest].
  55. G. Zhu, K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Error compensation in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry by combining bidirectionally measured frequency shift distributions,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 14, no. 5, 052006 (2021).
  56. K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on arbitrary waveform modulation: a theoretical study,” Opt. Express, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 13794-13805 (2021).
  57. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “A rotary ultrasonic motor operating in torsional/bending modes with high torque density and high power density,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 6109-6120 (2021).
  58. A. Leal-Junior, C. Díaz, A. Frizera, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and C. Marques, “Highly sensitive fiber-optic intrinsic electromagnetic field sensing,” Adv. Photon. Res., vol. 2, no. 1, 2000078 (2021) [Press Releases 1 2 3 4].
  59. H. Lee, K. Noda, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Fiber-optic distributed measurement of polarization beat length using slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Opt. Rev., vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 542-547 (2020).
  60. A. K. Das, H. Lee, K. Noda, Y. Mizuno, C. K. Y. Leung, and K. Nakamura, “Potential of mechanically induced cascaded long-period grating structure for reflectometric pressure, strain, and temperature sensing,” IEEE Sens. J., vol. 20, no. 18, pp. 10539-10546 (2020).
  61. H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Recent progress in slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Opt. Fiber Technol., vol. 59, 102312 (2020) <invited review>.
  62. K. Noda, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Measurement range enlargement in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on chirp modulation scheme,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 13, no. 8, 082003 (2020).
  63. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, C. Zhang, L. Jin, S. Y. Set, and S. Yamashita, “Pilot demonstration of correlation-domain distributed temperature sensing using forward Brillouin scattering,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 59, no. 8, 088002 (2020).
  64. A. Hayashida, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Estimation of room temperature based on acoustic frequency response,” Acoust. Sci. Technol., vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 693-696 (2020).
  65. C. McGoverin, F. Vanholsbeeck, J. M. Dawes, Y. Mizuno, and X. Fan, “Focus Issue Introduction: Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference,” Opt. Express, vol. 28, no. 15, pp. 21745-21748 (2020) [Not a research article].
  66. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, S. Y. Set, and S. Yamashita, “Characterization of cascaded forward Brillouin scattering seeded by backward stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 17, no. 12, 20200139 (2020) [ELEX Best Paper Award 2020].
  67. Y. Mizuno, N. Motoishi, K. Noda, H. Lee, and K. Nakamura, “Effect of laser temperature control on Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 13, no. 5, 052001 (2020).
  68. Y. Mizuno, S. Hagiwara, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, M. Nishiyama, K. Watanabe, and K. Nakamura, “Strain and temperature dependencies of multimodal interference spectra in hetero-core-fiber structures,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 59, no. 5, 058002 (2020).
  69. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Piezoelectric motor utilizing an alumina/PZT transducer,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 6762-6772 (2020).
  70. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “A traveling-wave ultrasonic motor utilizing a ring-shaped alumina/PZT vibrator,” Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 28, no. 12, 125017 (2019).
  71. Y. Mizuno, T. Ma, R. Ishikawa, H. Lee, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, and K. Nakamura, “Twist dependencies of strain and temperature sensitivities of perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 12, no. 8, 082007 (2019).
  72. H. Lee, K. Noda, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Trade-off relation between strain dynamic range and spatial resolution in slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Meas. Sci. Technol., vol. 30, no. 7, 075204 (2019).
  73. Y. Mizuno, G. Han, K. Noda, H. Lee, and K. Nakamura, “Low-cost Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry involving merely one fibre amplifier,” Electron. Lett., vol. 55, no. 13, pp. 754-756 (2019) [Featured: “Reflect on this: Optical reflectometry implemented using only one fibre amplifier for distributed strain sensing,” Electron. Lett., vol. 55, no. 13, p. 720 (2019)]..
  74. Y. Mizuno, S. Hagiwara, H. Lee, Y. Ochi, T. Matsui, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka, H. Nakamura, and K. Nakamura, “Infrared thermometry for breakage detection of optical fibers embedded in structures,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 12, no. 6, 062007 (2019).
  75. Y. Mizuno, S. Hagiwara, N. Matsutani, K. Noda, H. Lee, and K. Nakamura, “Observation of multimodal interference in millimeter-long polymer optical fibers,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 16, no. 8, 20190135 (2019).
  76. Y. Mizuno, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Noise suppression technique for distributed Brillouin sensing with polymer optical fibers,” Opt. Lett., vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 2097-2100 (2019).
  77. Y. Mizuno, R. Ishikawa, H. Lee, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, and K. Nakamura, “Potential of discriminative sensing of strain and temperature using perfluorinated polymer FBG,” IEEE Sens. J., vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 4458-4462 (2019).
  78. K. Noda, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “First demonstration of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on external modulation scheme,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 58, no. 6, 068004 (2019).
  79. H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Enhanced stability and sensitivity of slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using polarization-maintaining fibers,” OSA Contin., vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 874-880 (2019).
  80. Y. Mizuno, T. Ma, R. Ishikawa, H. Lee, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, and K. Nakamura, “Lorentzian demodulation algorithm for multimode polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 58, no. 2, 028003 (2019).
  81. H. Lee, K. Noda, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Distributed temperature sensing based on slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry with over 10 km measurement range,” Electron. Lett., vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 276-278 (2019).
  82. K. Shikinaka, W. Qiu, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrasonic velocity measurement in imogolite-based colloidal solution and thixotropic hydrogel,” Clay Sci., vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 15-18 (2019).
  83. K. Noda, G. Han, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Proposal of external modulation scheme for fiber-optic correlation-domain distributed sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 12, no. 2, 022005 (2019).
  84. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Enhancement in mechanical quality factors of poly phenylene sulfide under high-amplitude ultrasonic vibration through thermal annealing,” Ultrasonics, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 52-61 (2019).
  85. Y. Mizuno, N. Matsutani, N. Hayashi, H. Lee, M. Tahara, H. Hosoda, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin characterization of slimmed polymer optical fibers for strain sensing with extremely wide dynamic range,” Opt. Express, vol. 26, no. 21, pp. 28030-28037 (2018).
  86. Y. Mizuno, H. Lee, and K. Nakamura, “Recent advances in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Appl. Sci., vol. 8, no. 10, 1845 (2018) <invited review>.
  87. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrasonic motors with poly phenylene sulfide/alumina/PZT triple-layered vibrators,” Sens. Actuat. A: Phys., vol. 284, pp. 158-167 (2018).
  88. W. Qiu, Y. Mizuno, K. Adachi, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrasonic motor performance influenced by lubricant properties,” Sens. Actuat. A: Phys., vol. 282, pp. 183-191 (2018).
  89. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Vibration characteristics of polymer-based Langevin transducers,” Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 27, no. 9, 095013 (2018).
  90. Y. Mizuno, G. Numata, T. Kawa, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Multimodal interference in perfluorinated polymer optical fibers: Application to ultrasensitive strain and temperature sensing,” IEICE Trans. Electron., vol. E101-C, no. 7, pp. 602-610 (2018) <invited review>.
  91. H. Lee, Y. Ochi, T. Matsui, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka, H. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Distributed strain measurement and possible breakage detection of optical-fiber-embedded composite structure using slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 11, no. 7, 072501 (2018).
  92. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, S. Y. Set, and S. Yamashita, “Experimental observation of spontaneous depolarized guided acoustic-wave Brillouin scattering in side cores of a multicore fiber,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 11, no. 6, 062502 (2018).
  93. H. Lee, T. Ma, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Bending-loss-independent operation of slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Sci. Rep., vol. 8, 7844 (2018).
  94. A. Leal-Junior, A. Frizera, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, C. Leitão, M. F. Domingues, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, P. André, C. Marques, and M. J. Pontes, “Design and characterization of a curvature sensor using fused polymer optical fibers,” Opt. Lett., vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 2539-2542 (2018).
  95. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Fukuda, and K. Nakamura, “Phase-detected Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Opt. Rev., vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 473-485 (2018) <invited review>.
  96. A. Leal-Junior, A. Frizera, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, T. Paixão, C. Leitão, M. F. Domingues, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, P. André, C. Marques, and M. J. Pontes, “Strain, temperature, moisture, and transverse force sensing using fused polymer optical fibers,” Opt. Express, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 12939-12947 (2018).
  97. X. Zeng, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, S. Fuse, and H. Nakamura, “Compact test setup for sensitivity evaluation of photoacoustic contrast agent,” Acoust. Sci. Technol., vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 259-262 (2018).
  98. A. Leal-Junior, A. Frizera, M. J. Pontes, P. Antunes, N. Alberto, M. F. Domingues, H. Lee, R. Ishikawa, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, P. André, and C. Marques, “Dynamic mechanical analysis on fused polymer optical fibers: towards sensor applications,” Opt. Lett., vol. 43, no. 8., pp. 1754-1757 (2018).
  99. Y. Mizuno, S. Hagiwara, T. Kawa, H. Lee, and K. Nakamura, “Displacement sensing based on modal interference in polymer optical fibers with partially applied strain,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 57, no. 5, 058002 (2018).
  100. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Polymer-based ultrasonic motors utilizing high-order vibration modes,” IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 788-799 (2018).
  101. R. Ishikawa, H. Lee, A. Lacraz, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Strain dependence of perfluorinated polymer optical fiber Bragg grating measured at different wavelengths,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 57, no. 3, 038002 (2018).
  102. Y. Mizuno, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Hydrostatic pressure dependence of Brillouin frequency shift in polymer optical fibers,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 11, no. 1, 012502 (2018).
  103. H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Detection of 2-mm-long strained section in silica fiber using slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 57, no. 2, 020303 (2018).
  104. N. Matsutani, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Long-term stability enhancement of Brillouin measurement in polymer optical fibers using amorphous fluoropolymer,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 57, no. 1, 018001 (2018).
  105. H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Measurement sensitivity dependencies on incident power and spatial resolution in slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Sens. Actuat. A: Phys., vol. 268, pp. 68-71 (2017).
  106. R. Ishikawa, H. Lee, A. Lacraz, A. Theodosiou, K. Kalli, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Pressure dependence of fiber Bragg grating inscribed in perfluorinated polymer fiber”, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 29, no. 24, pp. 2167-2170 (2017).
  107. Y. Mizuno, H. Lee, S. Shimada, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka, H. Nakamura, and K. Nakamura, “Pilot demonstration of refractive index sensing using polymer optical fiber crushed with slotted screwdriver,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 14, no. 21, 20170962 (2017).
  108. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Structural parameter study on polymer-based ultrasonic motor,” Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 26, no. 11, 115022 (2017).
  109. X. Zeng, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Sound intensity probe for ultrasonic field in water using light-emitting diodes and piezoelectric elements,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 56, no. 12, 127301 (2017).
  110. H. Tanaka, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Ejection of small droplet from microplate using focused ultrasound,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 56, no. 8, 087202 (2017).
  111. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Fukuda, and K. Nakamura, “Single-end-access distributed strain sensing with wide dynamic range using higher-speed Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 56, no. 7, 072501 (2017).
  112. T. Kawa, G. Numata, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Temperature sensing based on multimodal interference in polymer optical fibers: Room-temperature sensitivity enhancement by annealing,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 56, no. 7, 078002 (2017).
  113. Y. Mizuno, H. Ujihara, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Polymer optical fiber tapering using hot water,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 10, no. 6, 062502 (2017).
  114. K. Minakawa, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Cross effect of strain and temperature on Brillouin frequency shift in polymer optical fibers,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 2481-2486 (2017).
  115. K. Hasebe, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Non-contact alignment-free soundness evaluation of adhesive anchors by exciting/detecting longitudinal bolt vibrations using electromagnetic acoustic waves,” Acoust. Sci. Technol., vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 225-228 (2017).
  116. H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using polymer optical fibers with high propagation loss,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 2306-2310 (2017).
  117. T. Kawa, G. Numata, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Single-end-access strain and temperature sensing based on multimodal interference in polymer optical fibers,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 14, no. 3, 20161239 (2017).
  118. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, S. Y. Set, and S. Yamashita, “Experimental study on depolarized GAWBS spectrum for optomechanical sensing of liquids outside standard fibers,” Opt. Express, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 2239-2244 (2017).
  119. S. Shimada, H. Lee, M. Shizuka, H. Tanaka, N. Hayashi, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka, H. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Refractive index sensing using ultrasonically crushed polymer optical fibers,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 10, no. 1, 012201 (2017) [Featured in “Spotlights 2016“].
  120. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Fukuda, K. Y. Song, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrahigh-speed distributed Brillouin reflectometry,” Light: Sci. Appl., vol. 5, e16184 (2016) [Press Release; Optics Paper Award 2017; Telecom System Award 2018, LSA Outstanding Paper Award 2018].
  121. H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Operation of slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry: Comparison of system output with actual frequency shift distribution,” Opt. Express, vol. 24, no. 25, pp. 29190-29197 (2016).
  122. M. Shizuka, H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Simplified optical correlation-domain reflectometry employing proximal reflection point,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 55, no. 12, 128003 (2016).
  123. J. Wu, K. Hasebe, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Magnetic field sensor using a polymer-based vibrator,” Meas. Sci. Technol., vol. 27, no. 9, 097002 (2016).
  124. S. Shimada, H. Tanaka, K. Hasebe, N. Hayashi, Y. Ochi, T. Matsui, I. Nishizaki, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka, H. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrasonic welding of polymer optical fibres onto composite materials,” Electron. Lett., vol. 52, no. 17, pp. 1472-1474 (2016).
  125. K. Minakawa, K. Koike, N. Hayashi, Y. Koike, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Dependence of Brillouin frequency shift on water absorption ratio in polymer optical fibers,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 119, no. 22, 223102 (2016).
  126. H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Slope-assisted Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry: proof of concept,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 8, no. 3, 6802807 (2016).
  127. M. Shizuka, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Simplified optical correlation-domain reflectometry without reference path,” Appl. Opt., vol. 55, no. 15, pp. 3925-3928 (2016).
  128. H. Tanaka, Y. Wada, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Effect of holed reflector on acoustic radiation force in noncontact ultrasonic dispensing of small droplets,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 55, no. 6, 067302 (2016).
  129. N. Hayashi, H. Lee, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Observation of backward guided-acoustic-wave Brillouin scattering in optical fibers using pump-probe technique,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 8, no. 3, 7100707 (2016).
  130. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Measurement of mechanical quality factors of polymers in flexural vibration for high-power ultrasonic application,” Ultrasonics, vol. 69, pp. 74-82 (2016).
  131. S. Shimada, M. Shizuka, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Measurement of the optical path length difference in an interferometer using a sinusoidally frequency-modulated light source,” Appl. Opt., vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 2904-2908 (2016).
  132. W. Qiu, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Tribological performance of ceramics in lubricated ultrasonic motors,” Wear, vol. 352-353, pp. 188-195 (2016).
  133. M. Shizuka, S. Shimada, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Optical correlation-domain reflectometry without optical frequency shifter,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 9, no. 3, 032702 (2016) [Featured in “Spotlights“].
  134. H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Observation of Brillouin gain spectrum in optical fibers in telecommunication band: effect of pump wavelength,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 13, no. 3, 20151066 (2016).
  135. M. Yoshida, Y. Hirayama, A. Takahara, M. Kashi, K. Takeuchi, T. Ikeda, F. Hirai, Y. Mizuno, K. Nakamura, H. Kimura, N. Ino, and W. Inoue, “Real-time displacement measurement system using phase-shifted optical-pulse interferometry: Application to a seismic observation system,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 55, no. 2, 022701 (2016).
  136. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Traveling wave ultrasonic motor using polymer-based vibrator,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 55, no. 1, 018001 (2016).
  137. N. Hayashi, M. Shizuka, K. Minakawa, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Simplified optical correlation-domain reflectometry using polymer fiber,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 12, no. 22, 20150824 (2015).
  138. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrasonic motors with polymer-based vibrators,” IEEE Trans. Ultrason., Ferroelec., Freq. Contr., vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 2169-2178 (2015).
  139. H. Lee, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Refractive index sensing using V-shaped polymer optical fibers,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 54, no. 11, 118001 (2015).
  140. J. Wu, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Airborne ultrasonic transducer using polymer-based elastomer with high output-to-weight ratio,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 54, no. 8, 087201 (2015).
  141. J. Yamamoto, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Linear array transducer for high-power airborne ultrasound using flextensional structure,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 54, no. 7S1, 07HE16 (2015).
  142. G. Numata, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Drastic sensitivity enhancement of temperature sensing based on multimodal interference in polymer optical fibers,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 8, no. 7, 072502 (2015).
  143. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Tanaka, Y. Wada, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin scattering in multi-core optical fibers for sensing applications,” Sci. Rep., vol. 5, 11388 (2015).
  144. H. Ujihara, N. Hayashi, K. Minakawa, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Polymer optical fiber tapering without the use of external heat source and its application to refractive index sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 8, no. 7, 072501 (2015).
  145. K. Minakawa, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Thermal memory effect in polymer optical fibers,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 27, no. 13, pp. 1394-1397 (2015).
  146. N. Hayashi, K. Minakawa, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Polarization scrambling in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using polymer fibers,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 8, no. 6, 062501 (2015).
  147. K. Minakawa, K. Koike, Q. Du, N. Hayashi, Y. Koike, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Temperature dependence of Brillouin frequency shift in polymers controlled by plasticization effect,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 117, no. 14, 144505 (2015).
  148. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Simplified Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry using polymer optical fiber,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 7, no. 1, 6800407 (2015).
  149. G. Numata, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Strain and temperature sensing based on multimode interference in partially chlorinated polymer optical fibers,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 12, no. 2, 20141173 (2015).
  150. W. Qiu, Y. Mizuno, M. Tabaru, and K. Nakamura, “Can lubricant enhance the torque of ultrasonic motors? An experimental investigation,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 105, no. 22, 224102 (2014).
  151. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Fiber-optic interferometry using narrowband light source and electrical spectrum analyzer: influence on Brillouin measurement,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 32, no. 24, pp. 4734-4740 (2014) [Selected as Cover Art].
  152. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Alternative implementation of simplified Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 6, no. 6, 6803108 (2014).
  153. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Suppression of ghost correlation peak in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 7, no. 11, 112501 (2014).
  154. M. Ding, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Discriminative strain and temperature measurement using Brillouin scattering and fluorescence in erbium-doped optical fiber,” Opt. Express, vol. 22, no. 20, pp. 24706-24712 (2014).
  155. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Simplified configuration of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 6, no. 5, 6802807 (2014).
  156. N. Hayashi, K. Minakawa, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin frequency shift hopping in polymer optical fiber,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 105, no. 9, 091113 (2014).
  157. Y. Mizuno, S. Ohara, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Ultrasonic splicing of polymer optical fibres,” Electron. Lett., vol. 50, no. 19, pp. 1384-1386 (2014) [Featured in “In Brief“].
  158. M. Ding, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin signal amplification in pumped erbium-doped optical fiber,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 11, no. 18, 20140627 (2014).
  159. G. Numata, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Ultra-sensitive strain and temperature sensing based on modal interference in perfluorinated polymer optical fibers,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 6, no. 5, 6802306 (2014).
  160. H. Ujihara, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Measurement of large-strain dependence of optical propagation loss in perfluorinated polymer fibers for use in seismic diagnosis,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 11, no. 17, 20140707 (2014).
  161. A. A. Jasim, N. Hayashi, S. W. Harun, H. Ahmad, R. Penny, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Refractive index and strain sensing using inline Mach-Zehnder interferometer comprising perfluorinated graded-index plastic optical fiber,” Sens. Actuat. A: Phys., vol. 219, pp. 94-99 (2014).
  162. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Distributed Brillouin sensing with centimeter-order spatial resolution in polymer optical fibers,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 32, no. 21, pp. 3999-4003 (2014).
  163. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Fresnel-assisted self-heterodyne detection for Brillouin gain spectrum characterisation in polymer optical fibres,” Electron. Lett., vol. 50, no. 16, pp. 1153-1155 (2014).
  164. W. Qiu, Y. Hong, Y. Mizuno, W. Wen, and K. Nakamura, “Non-contact piezoelectric rotary motor modulated by giant electrorheological fluid,” Sens. Actuat. A: Phys., vol. 217, pp. 124-128 (2014).
  165. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Tanaka, and K. Nakamura, “Spiral propagation of polymer optical fiber fuse accompanied by spontaneous burst and its real-time monitoring using Brillouin scattering,” IEEE Photon. J., vol. 6, no. 3, 6600307 (2014).
  166. Y. Kato, Y. Wada, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Measurement of elastic wave propagation velocity near tissue surface by optical coherence tomography and laser Doppler velocimetry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 53, no. 7S, 07KF05 (2014).
  167. K. Minakawa, K. Koike, N. Hayashi, Y. Koike, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Dependence of Brillouin frequency shift on temperature in poly(pentafluorostyrene)-based polymer optical fibers estimated by acoustic velocity measurement,” IEICE Electron. Express, vol. 11, no. 10, 20140285 (2014).
  168. N. Hayashi, H. Fukuda, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Observation of Brillouin gain spectrum in tapered polymer optical fiber,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 115, no. 17, 173108 (2014).
  169. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Tanaka, K. Nakamura, and S. Todoroki, “Propagation mechanism of polymer optical fiber fuse,” Sci. Rep., vol. 4, 4800 (2014).
  170. K. Minakawa, N. Hayashi, Y. Shinohara, M. Tahara, H. Hosoda, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Wide-range temperature dependences of Brillouin scattering properties in polymer optical fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 53, no. 4, 042502 (2014).
  171. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, H. Tanaka, K. Nakamura, and S. Todoroki, “Observation of polymer optical fiber fuse,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 104, no. 4, 043302 (2014) [Movie available at youtube; featured in Laser Focus World].
  172. K. S. Kim, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Fiber-optic ultrasonic hydrophone using short Fabry-Perot cavity with multilayer reflectors deposited on small stub,” Ultrasonics, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 1047-1051 (2014).
  173. T. Ishii, Y. Mizuno, D. Koyama, K. Nakamura, K. Harada, and Y. Uchida, “Plate-shaped non-contact ultrasonic transporter using flexural vibration,” Ultrasonics, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 455-460 (2014) [Press Release].
  174. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Improved technique for etching overcladding layer of perfluorinated polymer optical fibre by chloroform and water,” Electron. Lett., vol. 49, no. 25, pp. 1630-1632 (2013).
  175. X. Guo, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Object characterization based on multispectral acoustic imaging,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 52, no. 12, 127301 (2013).
  176. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Characterization of stimulated Brillouin scattering in polymer optical fibers based on lock-in-free pump-probe technique,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 31, no. 19, pp. 3162-3166 (2013).
  177. H. Tanaka, Y. Wada, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Behavior of ultrasonically levitated object above reflector hole,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 52, no. 10, 100201 (2013).
  178. X. Guo, Y. Wada, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “RGB representation of two-dimensional multi-spectral acoustic data for object surface profile imaging,” Meas. Sci. Technol., vol. 24, no. 10, 105401 (2013).
  179. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Fast flaw detection in polymer optical fibers with infrared thermometer,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 6, no. 7, 076601 (2013).
  180. R. Nakamura, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Demonstration of noncontact ultrasonic mixing of droplets,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 52, no. 7, 07HE02 (2013).
  181. M. Ding, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin gain spectrum dependences on temperature and strain in erbium-doped optical fibers with different erbium concentrations,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 102, no. 19, 191906 (2013).
  182. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin scattering signal in polymer optical fiber enhanced by exploiting pulsed pump with multimode-fiber-assisted coupling technique,” Opt. Lett., vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 1467-1469 (2013).
  183. K. Minakawa, N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Potential applicability of Brillouin scattering in partially chlorinated polymer optical fibers to high-precision temperature sensing,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 6, no. 5, 052501 (2013).
  184. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Broad and flat Brillouin gain spectrum in optical fiber obtained by modulating driving current of laser diode,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 52, no. 5R, 058003 (2013).
  185. W. Qiu, Y. Mizuno, D. Koyama, and K. Nakamura, “Efficiency improvement of hybrid transducer-type ultrasonic motor using lubricant,” IEEE Trans. Ultrason., Ferroelec., Freq. Contr., vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 786-794 (2013).
  186. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Observation of stimulated Brillouin scattering in silica graded-index multimode optical fibre based on pump-probe technique,” Electron. Lett., vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 366-367 (2013) [Featured in “In Brief“].
  187. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Polarisation state optimisation in observing Brillouin scattering signal in polymer optical fibres,” Electron. Lett., vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 56-57 (2013).
  188. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Simple coupling method for enhancing Brillouin scattering signal in polymer optical fibres,” Electron. Lett., vol. 48, no. 20, pp. 1300-1301 (2012).
  189. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin gain spectrum dependence on large strain in perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber,” Opt. Express, vol. 20, no. 19, pp. 21101-21106 (2012).
  190. Y. Mizuno, N. Hayashi, and K. Nakamura, “Dependences of Brillouin frequency shift on strain and temperature in optical fibers doped with rare-earth ions,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 112, no. 4, 043109 (2012).
  191. Y. Mizuno, P. Lenke, K. Krebber, and K. Nakamura, “Characterization of Brillouin gain spectra in polymer optical fibers fabricated by different manufacturers at 1.32 and 1.55 μm”, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 24, no. 17, pp. 1496-1498 (2012).
  192. K. S. Kim, Y. Mizuno, and K. Nakamura, “High-speed measurement of refractive index using dielectric multilayer films deposited on optical fiber end,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 51, no. 8, 080202 (2012).
  193. Y. Mizuno and K. Nakamura, “Enhancement of Brillouin scattering signal in optical fibers by use of pulsed pump light,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 5, no. 3, 032501 (2012).
  194. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, D. Koyama, and K. Nakamura, “Dependence of Brillouin frequency shift on temperature and strain in poly(methyl methacrylate)-based polymer optical fibers estimated by acoustic velocity measurement,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 5, no. 3, 032502 (2012).
  195. Y. Mizuno and K. Nakamura, “Enhancement of Brillouin scattering signal in perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fibers,” Appl. Sci., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 46-60 (2012) <invited review>.
  196. Y. Mizuno, T. Ishigure, and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin gain spectrum characterization in perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber with 62.5-μm core diameter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 23, no. 24, pp. 1863-1865 (2011).
  197. K. S. Kim, Y. Mizuno, M. Nakano, S. Onoda, and K. Nakamura, “Refractive index sensor for liquids and solids using dielectric multilayer films deposited on optical fiber end surface,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 23, no. 20, pp. 1472-1474 (2011).
  198. N. Hayashi, Y. Mizuno, D. Koyama, and K. Nakamura, “Measurement of acoustic velocity in poly(methyl methacrylate)-based polymer optical fiber for Brillouin frequency shift estimation,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 4, no. 10, 102501 (2011).
  199. Y. Mizuno and K. Nakamura, “Core alignment of butt coupling between single-mode and multi-mode optical fibers by monitoring Brillouin scattering signal,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 29, no. 17, pp. 2616-2620 (2011).
  200. Y. Mizuno, M. Kishi, K. Hotate, T. Ishigure, and K. Nakamura, “Observation of stimulated Brillouin scattering in polymer optical fiber with pump-probe technique,” Opt. Lett., vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 2378-2380 (2011).
  201. Y. Mizuno and K. Nakamura, “Brillouin scattering in polymer optical fibers: fundamental properties and potential use in sensors,” Polymers, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 886-898 (2011) <invited review>.
  202. Y. Mizuno, W. Zou, and K. Nakamura, “Fresnel reflection spectra at multimode optical fiber ends with heterodyne detection,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 4, no. 1, 012501 (2011).
  203. Y. Mizuno and K. Nakamura, “Potential of Brillouin scattering in polymer optical fiber for strain-insensitive high-accuracy temperature sensing,” Opt. Lett., vol. 35, no. 23, pp. 3985-3987 (2010).
  204. Y. Mizuno, W. Zou, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Operation of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry: theoretical analysis and experimental validation,” J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 28, no. 22, pp. 3300-3306 (2010).
  205. Y. Mizuno and K. Nakamura, “Experimental study of Brillouin scattering in perfluorinated polymer optical fiber at telecommunication wavelength,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 97, no. 2, 021103 (2010).
  206. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Measurement range enlargement in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on double-modulation scheme,” Opt. Express, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 5926-5933 (2010).
  207. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Distributed strain measurement using a tellurite glass fiber with Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Opt. Commun., vol. 283, no. 11, pp. 2438-2441 (2010).
  208. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Dependence of the Brillouin frequency shift on temperature in a tellurite glass fiber and a bismuth-oxide highly-nonlinear fiber,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 2, no. 11, 112402 (2009).
  209. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Measurement range enlargement in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on temporal gating scheme,” Opt. Express, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 9040-9046 (2009).
  210. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Stable entire-length measurement of fiber strain distribution by Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry with polarization scrambling and noise-floor compensation,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 2, no. 6, 062403 (2009).
  211. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Polarization beat length distribution measurement in single-mode optical fibers with Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” Appl. Phys. Express, vol. 2, no. 4, 046502 (2009).
  212. Y. Mizuno, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “One-end-access high-speed distributed strain measurement with 13-mm spatial resolution based on Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 474-476 (2009).
  213. Y. Mizuno, W. Zou, Z. He, and K. Hotate, “Proposal of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (BOCDR),” Opt. Express, vol. 16, no. 16, pp. 12148-12153 (2008).
  214. Y. Mizuno, S. Ohya, P. N. Hai, and M. Tanaka, “Spin-dependent transport properties in GaMnAs-based spin hot-carrier transistors,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 90, no. 16, 162505 (2007).
  215. S. Ohya, P. N. Hai, Y. Mizuno, and M. Tanaka, “Quantum-size effect and tunneling magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic-semiconductor quantum heterostructures,” Phys. Rev. B, vol. 75, no. 15, 155328 (2007).
  216. S. Ohya, P. N. Hai, Y. Mizuno, and M. Tanaka, “Quantum-size effect and tunneling magnetoresistance in GaMnAs quantum-well heterostructures,” Phys. Stat. Sol. C, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 4184-4187 (2006).
  217. X. Fan, Z. He, Y. Mizuno, and K. Hotate, “Bandwidth-adjustable dynamic grating in erbium-doped fiber by synthesis of optical coherence function,” Opt. Express, vol. 13, no. 15, pp. 5756-5761 (2005).