Hajime Ogane

Dr. Hajime Ogane is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC) and the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at The Australian National University (ANU). His research focuses on advanced adaptive optics systems for astronomy and optical communication, atmospheric turbulence characterization, and integral field spectroscopy of galaxies. He holds a PhD (2023) and M.Sc. (2020) from Tohoku University, Japan, and completed his B.Sc. in 2018.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University (2020–2023)
  • M.Sc., Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University (2018–2020)
  • B.Sc., Faculty of Science, Tohoku University (2014–2018)

His research interests span adaptive optics systems design, laser guide star technologies, and atmospheric turbulence profiling using Shack-Hartmann sensors. Key projects include the ULTIMATE-Subaru ground-layer AO instrument and the Giant Magellan Telescope’s laser tomography AO system. He has contributed to sensor calibration, performance testing, and turbulence characterization experiments like SHARPEST.

Recent publications focus on wavefront sensor optimization, GLAO system validation, and atmospheric turbulence modeling. His work bridges theoretical AO algorithms with practical telescope instrumentation.

Dr. Ogane leads ANU’s collaboration with the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMT) on laser guide star systems and wavefront sensor technology. He has secured funding for projects like the GMT Laser Guide Star System (LGSS) and Laser Tomographic Wavefront Sensor (LTWS).

His laboratory affiliations include the Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre at ANU, where he develops next-generation AO instruments for astronomical applications.