Abstract: A quantum cascade laser element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor laminate formed on the semiconductor substrate to include an active layer having a quantum cascade structure and to have a first end surface and a second end surface facing each other in a light waveguide direction; a first electrode; a second electrode; an insulating film continuously formed from the second end surface to a region on a second end surface side of at least one surface of a surface on an opposite side of the first electrode from the semiconductor laminate and a surface on an opposite side of the second electrode from the semiconductor substrate; and a metal film formed on the insulating film to cover at least the active layer when viewed in the light waveguide direction. An outer edge of the metal film does not reach the one surface when viewed in the light waveguide direction.

Abstract: A quantum cascade laser element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor laminate having a first end surface and a second end surface; a first electrode; a second electrode; and an anti-reflection film formed on the first end surface. The semiconductor laminate is configured to oscillate laser light having a center wavelength of 7.5 ?m or more. The anti-reflection film includes an insulating film being a CeO2 film formed on the first end surface, a first refractive index film being a YF3 film or a CeF3 film disposed on a side opposite the first end surface with respect to the insulating film, and a second refractive index film formed on the first refractive index film on a side opposite the first end surface with respect to the first refractive index film and having a refractive index of larger than 1.8.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor laminate; a first electrode in which a ridge portion of the semiconductor laminate is embedded; and a second electrode. A first region of a side surface of the first electrode is separated from a first end surface in such a manner to extend away from the first end surface as the first region extends away from the ridge portion to both sides. A shortest distance between a first side surface and the first region is smaller than each of a shortest distance between a third side surface and a third region and a shortest distance between a fourth side surface and a fourth region. The first region does not include a corner in a range satisfying D1 ? S1 and D1 ? S2.

Abstract: A quantum cascade laser device includes a QCL element; a lens; and a lens holder having a small-diameter hole, a large-diameter hole, and a counterbore surface. At least a part of a side surface of the lens is fixed to an inner surface of the large-diameter hole in a state where an edge portion of an incident surface of the lens is in contact with the counterbore surface. A central axis of the small-diameter hole is eccentric from that of the large-diameter hole. The side surface of the lens is positioned with respect to the inner surface of the large-diameter hole along a direction from the central axis of the large-diameter hole toward the central axis of the small-diameter hole. A central axis of the lens is disposed at a position closer to the central axis of the small-diameter hole than to the central axis of the large-diameter hole.

Abstract: A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types.

Abstract: Proposed is an information collection system and method capable of reliably collecting information even from sensors installed at locations where a vehicle cannot pass through, and also promptly collecting information of urgent nature. Each sensor not positioned on a route travelled by a travel vehicle transmits, to sensors of a subsequent stage in multihop wireless communication preset so that information is aggregated in a predetermined sensor positioned on the route travelled by the travel vehicle, information transmitted from sensors of a preceding stage in the multihop wireless communication, as well as its own information, and the sensor positioned on the route travelled by the travel vehicle transmits the aggregated information to a receiver.

Abstract: A quantum cascade laser device includes a semiconductor substrate, an active layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, and an upper clad layer provided on a side of the active layer opposite to the semiconductor substrate side and having a doping concentration of impurities of less than 1×1017 cm?3. Unit laminates included in the active layer each include a first emission upper level, a second emission upper level, and at least one emission lower level in their subband level structure. The active layer is configured to generate light having a center wavelength of 10 ?m or more due to electron transition between at least two levels of the first emission upper level, the second emission upper level, and the at least one emission lower level in the light emission layer in each of the unit laminates.

Abstract: A monitoring system monitors a monitoring object apparatus sufficiently for practical use while suppressing battery power consumption. The monitoring system is provided a sensor terminal that is driven by a battery and acquires a measured value(s) of a measuring apparatus mounted in the monitoring object apparatus by executing image analysis processing on a captured image(s) obtained by photographing the measuring apparatus. A manager terminal monitors the measured value(s) of the measuring apparatus which is reported from the sensor terminal. When the measured value is out of a normal range, the manager terminal requests transmission of image data of an image area, which is necessary to check whether the measured value of the measuring apparatus is actually out of the normal range or not. The sensor terminal transmits the requested image data with the requested resolution to the manger terminal in response to the request from the manager terminal.

Abstract: A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types.

Abstract: A management system retains a plurality of configuration information entries and a plurality of change information entries. Each of the plurality of configuration information entries is information which represents a change of a configuration of a computer system and includes at least a portion of: information which is included in information which is periodically collected from the computer system; and information which is identified on the basis of first and second information which is respectively polled from the computer system in first and second collection. Each of the plurality of change information entries is information which represents a change of a configuration of the computer system and includes manually inputted information relating to the change of configuration of the computer system. The management system associates at least one of the plurality of change information entries with at least one of the plurality of configuration information entries and manages same.

Abstract: A monitoring system monitors a monitoring object apparatus sufficiently for practical use while suppressing battery power consumption. The monitoring system is provided a sensor terminal that is driven by a battery and acquires a measured value(s) of a measuring apparatus mounted in the monitoring object apparatus by executing image analysis processing on a captured image(s) obtained by photographing the measuring apparatus. A manager terminal monitors the measured value(s) of the measuring apparatus which is reported from the sensor terminal. When the measured value is out of a normal range, the manager terminal requests transmission of image data of an image area, which is necessary to check whether the measured value of the measuring apparatus is actually out of the normal range or not. The sensor terminal transmits the requested image data with the requested resolution to the manger terminal in response to the request from the manager terminal.

Abstract: A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types.

Abstract: A management system displays two or more columns lined up in accordance with a sequence order of a selected display rule. Each display rule is a customized rule, and includes a first type, one or more second types, and a sequence order of display for two or more columns respectively corresponding to the first type and the one or more second types. In a first column, which corresponds to a selection type, one or more objects is displayed respectively corresponding to a one or more elements, and in each of a one or more second columns, an object is displayed which belongs to a type corresponding to the second column, and corresponds to an element that is topologically related to at least one of the one or more selected elements.

Abstract: A management system displays a plurality of elements detected from an information system according to a horizontal relation view (HRV) format which is a multi-column display format, based on information of the plurality of detected elements. In the HRV format display, the plurality of columns correspond to a plurality of types, and include a key column which is a column serving as a key for aggregated display and an aggregation target column subjected to aggregated display according to the key column. The key column includes key objects which represent information on elements belonging to the corresponding type and which are arranged vertically. A lateral area of each of the key objects in the aggregation target column includes aggregation objects indicating aggregation information of elements related to an element represented by the key object, whereby the key objects and the related aggregation objects are arranged on the same row.

Abstract: A management computer that monitors the performance of the components of the computer system includes attribute information for storing characteristic information of the component, component related information for storing the connection relationship between the components, dynamic threshold value calculation information set for each performance information of the constituent elements, and performance related information set with characteristic information of the components related to the performance information.

Abstract: A management system retains a plurality of configuration information entries and a plurality of change information entries. Each of the plurality of configuration information entries is information which represents a change of a configuration of a computer system and includes at least a portion of: information which is included in information which is periodically collected from the computer system; and information which is identified on the basis of first and second information which is respectively polled from the computer system in first and second collection. Each of the plurality of change information entries is information which represents a change of a configuration of the computer system and includes manually inputted information relating to the change of configuration of the computer system. The management system associates at least one of the plurality of change information entries with at least one of the plurality of configuration information entries and manages same.

Abstract: A management system displays two or more columns lined up in accordance with a sequence order of a selected display rule. Each display rule is a customized rule, and includes a first type, one or more second types, and a sequence order of display for two or more columns respectively corresponding to the first type and the one or more second types. In a first column, which corresponds to a selection type, one or more objects is displayed respectively corresponding to a one or more elements, and in each of a one or more second columns, an object is displayed which belongs to a type corresponding to the second column, and corresponds to an element that is topologically related to at least one of the one or more selected elements.

Abstract: A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types.

Abstract: A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types.

Abstract: A management system displays a plurality of elements detected from an information system according to a horizontal relation view (HRV) format which is a multi-column display format, based on information of the plurality of detected elements. In the HRV format display, the plurality of columns correspond to a plurality of types, and include a key column which is a column serving as a key for aggregated display and an aggregation target column subjected to aggregated display according to the key column. The key column includes key objects which represent information on elements belonging to the corresponding type and which are arranged vertically. A lateral area of each of the key objects in the aggregation target column includes aggregation objects indicating aggregation information of elements related to an element represented by the key object, whereby the key objects and the related aggregation objects are arranged on the same row.