Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device that can be used as a light guide plate and has an excellent antireflection function to extraneous light, and an optical body includes: a base material; a macro concave-convex structure that is formed on one surface of the base material and emits internally propagating light that is injected in an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material, from another surface of the base material; and a micro concave-convex structure formed periodically to follow each of both surfaces of the base material and a surface of the macro concave-convex structure, and having an average period of concavity and convexity of less than or equal to a wavelength of visible light. The surface of the macro concave-convex structure has an inclined surface, and an arrangement of the micro concave-convex structure is a zigzag arrangement.

Abstract: The optical device 1 according to the present disclosure includes substrates 10 provided opposite to each other, a partition wall 20 formed between opposing faces of the substrates 10 and separating adjacent spaces, and a fluid 30 filled in each space 20b separated by the partition wall and containing an electric field control material, wherein the optical device further includes, between at least one of the substrates 10 and the partition wall 20, a fine uneven layer 40 having fine uneven shapes and a conductive layer 50 formed according to a shape of the fine uneven layer.

Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.

Abstract: A transfer object comprises a substrate having one or more fine concave portions formed on a surface thereof. At least one of a sidewall and a bottom of each fine concave portion has an oscillation waveform satisfying at least one of the following oscillation waveform conditions: the oscillation waveform is continuous; the oscillation waveform is a composite waveform of a plurality of oscillation waveforms, and the plurality of oscillation waveforms are in phase with each other; fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of adjacent fine concave portions are in phase with each other; and fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of the fine concave portions are in phase with each other for every two pitches.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll mold by cutting a roll, includes generating a control waveform based on a signal corresponding to a rotary position of the roll, and making a plurality of cuts on a surface of the roll by, while the roll is rotated, reciprocating a cutting blade in a radial direction of the roll in accordance with the control waveform. Making the plurality of cuts includes at each of a plurality of predetermined locations, making a predetermined number of cuts of predetermined depth based on the control waveform. Generating the control waveform includes generating a control waveform dictating that, when multiple cuts are made at a predetermined location, each subsequent cut will have a smaller depth than a preceding cut.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll mold by cutting a roll, includes generating a control waveform based on a signal corresponding to a rotary position of the roll, and making a plurality of cuts on a surface of the roll by, while the roll is rotated, reciprocating a cutting blade in a radial direction of the roll in accordance with the control waveform. Making the plurality of cuts includes at each of a plurality of predetermined locations, making a predetermined number of cuts of predetermined depth based on the control waveform. Generating the control waveform includes generating a control waveform dictating that the predetermined locations, the predetermined depths, or both are randomly selected. Generating the control waveform includes generating a control waveform dictating that, when multiple cuts are made at a predetermined location, each subsequent cut will have a smaller depth than a preceding cut.

Abstract: A new and improved microfabrication device, microfabrication method, transfer mold, and transfer object that can suppress a defect are provided. A microfabrication device comprises a tool mounting portion, a predetermined cutting tool, an oscillator, and a controller, wherein the controller performs a cutting process to satisfy at least one of: a cutting condition (1) that oscillations at a start point and an end point of each set are in phase with each other; and a cutting condition (2) that oscillations of the sets are in phase with each other.

Abstract: A transfer mold comprises a substrate having one or more fine concave portions formed on a surface thereof. At least one of a sidewall and a bottom of each fine concave portion has an oscillation waveform satisfying at least one of the following oscillation waveform conditions: (1) the oscillation waveform is continuous; (2) the oscillation waveform is a composite waveform of a plurality of oscillation waveforms, and the plurality of oscillation waveforms are in phase with each other; (3) fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of adjacent fine concave portions are in phase with each other; and (4) fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of the fine concave portions are in phase with each other for every two pitches.

Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.

Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.

Abstract: Provided is an optical filter having different color correction effects for specific wavelength regions depending on the angle of incident light. The optical filter includes a transmission portion transmitting light and an absorption portion absorbing light between a plane of incidence and a plane of emission, and the volume of the transmission portion is larger than the volume of the absorption portion. For the optical filter, when the transmission spectrum S0 of light incident at 0° and the transmission spectrum S60 of light incident at 60° are superimposed, the transmittance (%) at 60° is lower than the transmittance (%) at 0° by 15% or more for a first wavelength band, and the difference between the transmittance (%) at 60° and the transmittance (%) at 0° is lower by 10% or more less for a second wavelength band.

Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device that can be used as a light guide plate and has an excellent antireflection function to extraneous light, and an optical body includes: a base material; a macro concave-convex structure that is formed on one surface of the base material and emits internally propagating light that is injected in an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material, from another surface of the base material; and a micro concave-convex structure formed periodically to follow each of both surfaces of the base material and a surface of the macro concave-convex structure, and having an average period of concavity and convexity of less than or equal to a wavelength of visible light. The surface of the macro concave-convex structure has an inclined surface, and an arrangement of the micro concave-convex structure is a zigzag arrangement.

Abstract: A railway condition monitoring device includes an acquirer structured to be attached to a railway vehicle bogie and acquire state information on one or more state of vibration, speed, acceleration, sound, reflected light, image, temperature, humidity, and a wheel diameter, a determiner structured to be attached to a bogie, perform a determination of a state of a track on which the bogie travels or a state of the bogie based on the state information acquired by the acquirer, and provide the determination result, a transmitter structured to be attached to the bogie and transmit the determination result to an outside of the bogie, and a power supplier structured to be attached to the bogie and supply power to the acquirer and the transmitter.

Abstract: There is provided a new and improved optical body, a new and improved method for manufacturing an optical body, and a new and improved light emitting device that can emit light derived from a light source in more various manners. The optical body includes: a base material; and a first concave-convex structure that is formed on at least one surface of the base material and that extracts internally propagating light that is injected into an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material. An average period of concavity and convexity of the first concave-convex structure is more than or equal to a minimum value of a visible light wavelength band and less than or equal to 10 ?m.

Abstract: The optical device 1 according to the present disclosure includes substrates 10 provided opposite to each other, a partition wall 20 formed between opposing faces of the substrates 10 and separating adjacent spaces, and a fluid 30 filled in each space 20b separated by the partition wall and containing an electric field control material, wherein the optical device further includes, between at least one of the substrates 10 and the partition wall 20, a fine uneven layer 40 having fine uneven shapes and a conductive layer 50 formed according to a shape of the fine uneven layer.

Abstract: A new and improved microfabrication device, microfabrication method, transfer mold, and transfer object that can suppress a defect are provided. A microfabrication device comprises a tool mounting portion, a predetermined cutting tool, an oscillator, and a controller, wherein the controller performs a cutting process to satisfy at least one of: a cutting condition (1) that oscillations at a start point and an end point of each set are in phase with each other; and a cutting condition (2) that oscillations of the sets are in phase with each other.

Abstract: There is provided a new and improved optical body, a new and improved method for manufacturing an optical body, and a new and improved light emitting device that can emit light derived from a light source in more various manners. The optical body includes: a base material; and a first concave-convex structure that is formed on at least one surface of the base material and that extracts internally propagating light that is injected into an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material. An average period of concavity and convexity of the first concave-convex structure is more than or equal to a minimum value of a visible light wavelength band and less than or equal to 10 ?m.

Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.

Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes: a first conductor layer formed of a first transparent conducting oxide having a first specific resistance; and a second conductor layer that is laminated on the first conductor layer, has a second specific resistance that is equal to or larger than the first specific resistance and equal to or smaller than 1*106 ?*cm, and is formed of a second transparent conducting oxide including titanium.