Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: an obtainment unit for obtaining time-series image data, which is image data captured in time series by a capsule endoscope; an image detection unit for detecting prescribed image data from the obtained time-series image data; a display control unit for displaying a list of the prescribed detection image data among the detected image data; and a display instruction input unit to which an instruction to the display control unit is input, wherein the display instruction input unit comprising a detection method selection unit for selecting a detection method used when detection is performed on the basis of the image detection unit; and a list display selection unit for displaying a list of the image data by using the display control unit.

Abstract: An image display device includes an image extracting unit that extracts one or more representative images satisfying a predetermined condition from a series of images captured in time-series; and a display unit that displays the one or more representative images extracted by the image extracting unit in a list and displays information of an image not extracted by the image extracting unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pulse train generator comprising: a dual-frequency signal light source for generating a dual-frequency signal; a soliton shaper for soliton-shaping output light from the dual-frequency signal light source; and an adiabatic soliton compressor for performing adiabatic soliton compression on output light from the soliton shaper, and also provides a waveform shaper used in this pulse train generator, including a plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines and a plurality of low-nonlinearity optical transmission lines which has a nonlinearity coefficient lower than that of the plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines and which has a second-order dispersion value of which an absolute value is different from that of the plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines.

Abstract: Provided is an ultra-short pulse light source having an optical pulse generator 111 for emitting short pulse light, an optical amplifier 112 for amplifying the short pulse light output from the optical pulse generator 111 and an optical compressor 120 for compressing the short pulse light. The optical compressor 120 has multi-step configuration of steps polarization beam splitters 1211,2, optical fibers 1221,2, 1231,2 for compressing the incident pulse light, polarization rotating element 1241,2, for rotating the polarization direction of the incident light by 90 degrees to return the light to the optical fibers 1231,2, polarization maintaining optical fibers 1251,2 provided to the output side of the polarization beam splitters 1211,2, and a polarization maintaining optical fiber 1251 at the front step is connected to a polarization maintaining optical fiber 1252 at the rear step.

Abstract: The pulse light source according to the present invention comprises: a seed pulse generator 1 for outputting an input pulse 10 as a seed pulse; a pulse amplifier 2; and a dispersion compensator 3 for dispersion compensating a light pulse output from the pulse amplifier 2. Moreover, the pulse amplifier 2 comprises a normal dispersion medium (DCF 4) and an amplification medium (EDF 5) that are multistage-connected alternately, for changing the input pulse 10 to a light pulse having a linear chirp and outputting the light pulse. Furthermore, an absolute value of the dispersion of the DCF 4 becomes to be larger than the absolute value of the dispersion of the EDF 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pulse train generator comprising: a dual-frequency signal light source for generating a dual-frequency signal; a soliton shaper for soliton-shaping output light from the dual-frequency signal light source; and an adiabatic soliton compressor for performing adiabatic soliton compression on output light from the soliton shaper, and also provides a waveform shaper used in this pulse train generator, including a plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines and a plurality of low-nonlinearity optical transmission lines which has a nonlinearity coefficient lower than that of the plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines and which has a second-order dispersion value of which an absolute value is different from that of the plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines.

Abstract: An optical fiber for Raman amplification amplifies a signal light with a pumping light. A chromatic dispersion at a wavelength of 1,550 nm is in a range between ?70 ps/nm/km and ?30 ps/nm/km. Raman gain efficiency with a pumping light of 1,450 nm is equal to or more than 5 (W×km)?1. Nonlinear coefficient at the wavelength of 1,550 nm is equal to or less than 5.0×10?9 W?1. Zero-dispersion wavelength is neither at a wavelength of the signal light nor at a wavelength of the pumping light. Cut-off wavelength is equal to or less than the wavelength of the pumping light.

Abstract: An optical fiber for Raman amplification amplifies a signal light with a pumping light. A chromatic dispersion at a wavelength of 1,550 nm is in a range between ?70 ps/nm/km and ?30 ps/nm/km. Raman gain efficiency with a pumping light of 1,450 nm is equal to or more than 5 (W×km)?1. Nonlinear coefficient at the wavelength of 1,550 nm is equal to or less than 5.0×10?9 W?1. Zero-dispersion wavelength is neither at a wavelength of the signal light nor at a wavelength of the pumping light. Cut-off wavelength is equal to or less than the wavelength of the pumping light.

Abstract: An optical fiber for Raman amplification amplifies a signal light with a pumping light. A chromatic dispersion at a wavelength of 1,550 nm is in a range between ?70 ps/nm/km and ?30 ps/nm/km. Raman gain efficiency with a pumping light of 1,450 nm is equal to or more than 5 (W×km)?1. Nonlinear coefficient at the wavelength of 1,550 nm is equal to or less than 5.0×10?9 W?1. Zero-dispersion wavelength is neither at a wavelength of the signal light nor at a wavelength of the pumping light. Cut-off wavelength is equal to or less than the wavelength of the pumping light.

Abstract: A transmission/reception element transmits an ultrasound wave to an ink liquid contained in an ink tank. At this time, a near sound field of the ultrasound wave is formed within a propagating member when it propagates the ultrasound wave transmitted from the transmission/reception element to the ink liquid. The transmission/reception element receives the ultrasound wave that is transmitted, reflected on the surface of the ink liquid, and comes back. An ink remaining amount calculating unit calculates the remaining amount of the ink liquid based on an elapsed time required from the transmission until the reception.

Abstract: A pumping light source unit for Raman amplification includes at least one pumping light source that outputs a first pumping light covering a current amplification band; at least one additional pumping light source that outputs a second pumping light covering an amplification band to be extended; and a setting control unit that controls a setting for a gain of an entire amplification band by resetting outputs of the first pumping light and the second pumping light. The pumping light source unit has a function of extending the amplification band in a stepwise manner.

Abstract: An optical fiber for Raman amplification amplifies a signal light with a pumping light. A chromatic dispersion at a wavelength of 1,550 nm is in a range between ?70 ps/nm/km and ?30 ps/nm/km. Raman gain efficiency with a pumping light of 1,450 nm is equal to or more than 5 (W×km)?1. Nonlinear coefficient at the wavelength of 1,550 nm is equal to or less than 5.0×10?9 W?1. Zero-dispersion wavelength is neither at a wavelength of the signal light nor at a wavelength of the pumping light. Cut-off wavelength is equal to or less than the wavelength of the pumping light.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pulse train generator comprising: a dual-frequency signal light source for generating a dual-frequency signal; a soliton shaper for soliton-shaping output light from the dual-frequency signal light source; and an adiabatic soliton compressor for performing adiabatic soliton compression on output light from the soliton shaper, and also provides a waveform shaper used in this pulse train generator, including a plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines and a plurality of low-nonlinearity optical transmission lines which has a nonlinearity coefficient lower than that of the plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines and which has a second-order dispersion value of which an absolute value is different from that of the plurality of highly nonlinear optical transmission lines.

Abstract: A pumping light source unit for Raman amplification includes at least one pumping light source that outputs a first pumping light covering a current amplification band; at least one additional pumping light source that outputs a second pumping light covering an amplification band to be extended; and a setting control unit that controls a setting for a gain of an entire amplification band by resetting outputs of the first pumping light and the second pumping light. The pumping light source unit has a function of extending the amplification band in a stepwise manner.

Abstract: A bed clothes drying device comprises a hot air supplier having a blower and a heater which is connected to an air inlet and a hot air outlet and a bag which is connected through a joint pipe to the hot air outlet and filled out under a blow pressure given by feeding a hot air from the hot air supplier to discharge the hot air through the sheet of the bag and which has flexibility and air-permeability with a resistance of 1.75 to 3.75 mmH.sub.2 O to air flow of 0.7 to 1 m.sup.3 /min. The bag is disposed between a bed and a coverlet to dry the bed and the coverlet with the hot air and the bag has an improved structure.

Abstract: A static heat-and-moisture exchanger core comprises an enclosed shell structure having a plurality of heat-and-moisture transfer members statically disposed therein in superposed and spaced-apart relationship defining between each two adjacent members a static flow path. The shell structure has a box-shaped configuration having four side walls and contains numerous pairs of aligned openings in opposed side wall portions each pair opening into one of the flow paths. Each heat-and-moisture transfer member is composed of either Japanese paper or asbestos paper having a thickness of from 0.05 mm to 1.0 mm whereupon the laminations are heat conductive and moisture permeable to effect continuous and simultaneous heat and moisture exchange between two air streams flowing through alternate ones of the flow paths.