Abstract: An equalizer generates a control signal for adjusting, based on a difference between a target value for the state of an object and an actual measured value thereof, the state of the object to match the target value. A PWM modulation unit generates a PWM signal corresponding to the control signal generated by the equalizer. An H-bridge drive unit generates a drive current for driving a drive element that changes the state of the object in accordance with the PWM signal generated by the PWM modulation unit. A slew-rate control unit changes the current driving capability of the H-bridge drive unit in accordance with the control signal.

Abstract: To provide a waveguide type wavelength domain optical switch which makes it possible to use a cheap lens, makes it possible to correct aberration of the demultiplexed wavelengths produced in a plurality of waveguide type demultiplexing circuits, a wavelength domain optical switch is provided with: an integrated element formed by laminating three or more waveguide type demultiplexing circuits; a first lens for collecting light emitted from the integrated element; a polarization separation element for separating light emitted from the first lens into X polarization and Y polarization and emitting the X polarization and the Y polarization at different angles; a second lens for collecting the X polarization and the Y polarization; a first reflective optical phase modulator for reflecting the collected X polarization and Y polarization at any angles; a ½-wavelength plate disposed between the second lens and the first reflective optical phase modulator in order to make polarization directions of the X polarization

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a multimode interference waveguide type optical switch that has a wide tolerance and that digitally performs switching with respect to a change in an applied voltage or injected current. The multimode interference waveguide type optical switch of the present invention includes an input single-mode waveguide (102) into which input light is entered, a multimode rectangular slab waveguide (103) into which light emitted from the input single-mode waveguide is entered, two electrodes (105a, 105b) that are arranged in parallel in a waveguide direction on the slab waveguide and that decrease the refractive index of the slab waveguide (103) disposed thereunder by injecting current or applying voltage, and a plurality of output single-mode waveguides (104a, 104b) into which light emitted from the slab waveguide (103) is entered and from which output light is emitted.

Abstract: A focus control circuit is installed in an image pickup apparatus including a lens, a driver element for adjusting the position of the lens, and a position detecting element for detecting the position of the lens. A feedback equalizer included in the focus control circuit generates a drive signal used to adjust the position of the lens to a target position, based on a difference between the position of the lens identified by the output signal of the position detecting element and the target position of the lens set externally, and controls the driver element.

Abstract: A pipe joint wherein before insertion of the pipe, the cap nut and joint body are held in a state where the fastening ring is not pushed against the tapered inner surface and compressed and wherein, at the time of pipe insertion, the fastening ring is prevented from obstructing insertion of the pipe and from scratching the inserted pipe whereby leakage of fluid is prevented. This pipe joint is provided with a joint body having a male thread formed at one end and a shoulder continuing from the same, a cap nut having a female thread to be screwed over the male thread, and a C-shaped retainer ring arranged so that its outer surface abuts against a tapered inner surface formed in a through hole of the joint body or the cap nut, wherein a detachable spacer is arranged in a state held between the shoulder of the joint body and the cap nut.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a vaporized-fuel processing device for an engine, capable of stabilizing the idling operation. In order to accomplish the above object, the vaporized fuel (9) within a fuel reservoir (5) is adsorbed to an adsorbing member of a canister (1). While the engine is in operation, the air (10) is sucked from an air inlet (3) into the canister (1) with the intake-air negative pressure produced in an intake-air passage (7). This air (10) separates the vaporized fuel (9) adsorbed to the adsorbing member of the canister (1). Purge gas resulting from mixing the vaporized fuel (9) into the air (10) is sucked from a purge-gas sucking port (8) into the intake-air passage (7). A throttle valve (14) is arranged in a throttle intake-air passage (13) of a throttle body (12). An intake-air pipe (15) is disposed intake-upstream of the throttle body (12) and is communicated with the throttle intake-air passage (13).

Abstract: An optical functional waveguide having a small size, used with stored energy, controlling the phase of light at high speed, and adjusting the optical path length. The optical functional waveguide includes a substrate (11), a quartz waveguide clad (12), a quartz waveguide core (13), groove structures (14), a filling material (15), and heater electrode (16). The filling material (15) placed in the groove structures (14) is, e.g., a resin transparent to the wavelength region of the guided light, and the refractive index temperature coefficient is about 10 to 100 times that of quartz. The heater electrode (16) is interposed between the groove structures (14) provided along the optical path. Therefore, the temperature of the filling material (15) can be varied sharply and quickly with little energy expended.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication test device which can assist in identifying a cause of the change in throughput of a mobile communication terminal. The communication test device includes accumulating means for accumulating trace data on a specific unit of data complying with a designated communication standard, and throughput data on throughput of the specific unit of data transmitted to and received from a mobile communication terminal, extracting means for extracting trace data and throughput data from the accumulating means, trace display means for displaying trace data on a display unit, throughput display means for displaying a graph of the variation with time of throughput on the display unit, and time obtaining means for obtaining a time. The extracting means is adapted to extract, from the accumulating means, trace data corresponding to time designated by an operating unit.

Abstract: An optical waveguide-type wavelength domain switch includes a waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing device laminate comprising three or more laminated waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing devices, a lens system positioned on a demultiplex side of the waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing device laminate, and a reflective optical phase-modulating cell positioned on an opposite side of the waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing device laminate to the lens system.

Abstract: A system for providing a vehicle with traffic information reflecting the real traffic condition in each traveling direction is provided, even if the vehicle travels in either branch direction in a branch point area including the branch point. A traffic information server collects information on the time required for traveling in the branch point area from an information providing vehicle and generates information on the time required for traveling in each traveling direction in the branch point area on the basis of the information. Upon receiving a request for providing the traffic information from a navigation system of a vehicle the traffic information server transmits the information on the time required for traveling in each traveling direction or the information on the time required for traveling on each route in the branch point area generated from the above information.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a multimode interference waveguide type optical switch that has a wide tolerance and that digitally performs switching with respect to a change in an applied voltage or injected current. The multimode interference waveguide type optical switch of the present invention includes an input single-mode waveguide (102) into which input light is entered, a multimode rectangular slab waveguide (103) into which light emitted from the input single-mode waveguide is entered, two electrodes (105a, 105b) that are arranged in parallel in a waveguide direction on the slab waveguide and that decrease the refractive index of the slab waveguide (103) disposed thereunder by injecting current or applying voltage, and a plurality of output single-mode waveguides (104a, 104b) into which light emitted from the slab waveguide (103) is entered and from which output light is emitted.

Abstract: An air-cooled V-shaped engine comprises a throttle body (10) and a flow-dividing plate (9) arranged ahead of a central cooling-air passage (8). The flow-dividing plate (9) is provided in a fan case (5) at a position forwardly of the throttle body (10) and has a bottom-plate portion (14) disposed at a position lower than the throttle body (10). The flow-dividing plate (9) divides the cooling air generated by an air-blowing fan (7) toward left and right sides of the central cooling-air passage (8). In this air-cooled V-shaped engine, the fan case (5) has a ceiling wall a central portion (11) of which is positioned just above the bottom-plate portion (14) of the flow-dividing plate (9). The central portion (11) of the ceiling wall of the flow-dividing plate (9) is provided at a position higher than the throttle body (10) as well as the central side portions (12), (12) of the ceiling wall, led out of the central portion (11) in a left and right directions.

Abstract: A diffraction grating of the present invention includes a first block (101) and a second block (102). The first block (101) is made up of a plurality of input waveguides (103), a slab waveguide (104), a delay waveguide array (105) and narrow grooves (106): each of which being filled with resin. The second block (102) is made up of a plurality of input waveguides (107), a slab waveguide (108) and a plurality of output waveguides (109). Since a circuit is cut off at the ends of the arrayed waveguides, a relative phase can easily be measured. The resin has undergone a refractive-index adjustment and compensates a phase error.

Abstract: An air-cooled V-shaped engine comprises a throttle body (10) and a flow-dividing plate (9) arranged ahead of a central cooling-air passage (8). The flow-dividing plate (9) is provided in a fan case (5) at a position forwardly of the throttle body (10) and has a bottom-plate portion (14) disposed at a position lower than the throttle body (10). The flow-dividing plate (9) divides the cooling air generated by an air-blowing fan (7) toward left and right sides of the central cooling-air passage (8). In this air-cooled V-shaped engine, the fan case (5) has a ceiling wall a central portion (11) of which is positioned just above the bottom-plate portion (14) of the flow-dividing plate (9). The central portion (11) of the ceiling wall of the flow-dividing plate (9) is provided at a position higher than the throttle body (10) as well as the central side portions (12), (12) of the ceiling wall, led out of the central portion (11) in a left and right directions.

Abstract: A diffraction grating of the present invention includes a first block (101) and a second block (102). The first block (101) is made up of a plurality of input waveguides (103), a slab waveguide (104), a delay waveguide array (105) and narrow grooves (106): each of which being filled with resin. The second block (102) is made up of a plurality of input waveguides (107), a slab waveguide (108) and a plurality of output waveguides (109). Since a circuit is cut off at the ends of the arrayed waveguides, a relative phase can easily be measured. The resin has undergone a refractive-index adjustment and compensates a phase error.

Abstract: An acquisition section acquires trace information including a plurality of log information having information on contents and types of log information based on message information of test signals transmitted to a communication terminal and a series of reply signals from the communication terminals, and provides clock time information at which the respective message information have been acquired. The trace information including the plurality of log information, is displayed in predetermined formats. An indication bar display section displays an indication bar on which the plurality of log information are arranged in a time series based on the clock time at which the respective message information have been acquired. A log sequence display section displays a predetermined number of log information as log sequences having time stamps based on the clock time information at which the respective log information have been acquired, so as to be associated with the indication bar.

Abstract: An optical functional waveguide having a small size, used with saved energy, controlling the phase of light at high speed, and adjusting the optical path length. The optical functional waveguide comprises a substrate (11), a quartz waveguide clad (12), a quartz waveguide core (13), groove structures (14), a filling material (15), and heater electrode (16). The filling material (15) placed in the groove structures (14) is, e.g., a resin transparent to the wavelength region of the guided light, and the refractive index temperature coefficient is about 10 to 100 times that of quartz. The heater electrode (16) is interposed between the groove structures (14) provided along the optical path. Therefore, the temperature of the filling material (15) can be varied sharply and quickly with small energy.

Abstract: In order to provide a low-loss optical switch that is low in power consumption by providing the same as a self-holding type, and high speed and highly practicable, an optical switch of the present invention is composed of a quartz substrate (101), first and second input waveguides (102a and 102b), a first directional coupler (103), first and second arm waveguides (104a and 104b) of a Mach-Zehnder interferometric circuit, a second directional coupler (105), first and second output waveguides (106a and 106b), and a phase change material portion (100). A control light (for an amorphous to crystal transition) pulse (pulse width: 20 ns, pulse intensity: 5 mW) having a wavelength of 0.78 microns is irradiated. As a result of the control light pulse irradiation, the phase change material portion (109) changes in phase to a crystal state, and the optical switch transits to a bar condition.

Abstract: A trace information acquisition section acquires trace information including a plurality of log information which have information on contents and types of log information based on predetermined message information of each of a series of test signals transmitted to a communication terminal for being evaluated by a communication terminal test measuring instrument and a series of reply signals from the communication terminal for being evaluated received by the communication terminal test measuring instrument, and provides clock time information at which the respective message information have been acquired. A trace information display processing control section displays the trace information including the plurality of log information in predetermined formats.

Abstract: In order to provide a low-loss optical switch that is low in power consumption by providing the same as a self-holding type, and high speed and highly practicable, an optical switch of the present invention is composed of a quartz substrate (101), first and second input waveguides (102a and 102b), a first directional coupler (103), first and second arm waveguides (104a and 104b) of a Mach-Zehnder interferometric circuit, a second directional coupler (105), first and second output waveguides (106a and 106b), and a phase change material portion (100). A control light (for an amorphous to crystal transition) pulse (pulse width: 20 ns, pulse intensity: 5 mW) having a wavelength of 0.78 microns is irradiated. As a result of the control light pulse irradiation, the phase change material portion (109) changes in phase to a crystal state, and the optical switch transits to a bar condition.