Abstract: A device is used for receiving input signal light and pump light from a first remote site through a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, respectively, and for sending amplified signal light through a third optical fiber to a second remote site.

Abstract: An improved bayonet mount for removably attaching the photo-taking lens barrel to a camera body in an interchangeable lens camera system, which bayonet mount includes a body-side mount surface and a lens-side mount surface which have a plurality of stop members severally provided on each interior surface thereof and electrical contact elements severally provided on each interior side thereof. In the bayonet mount, one pair of the correspondent pairs of stop members which mutually engage when the lens barrel is attached to the camera body are disposed at positions which overlap the electrical contact elements in a radial direction on the mount surfaces.

Abstract: A power cable is disclosed, which comprises a conductor having thereon an insulating layer which comprises a composition comprising from 25 to 35% by weight based on the total amount of the composition of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin having a vinyl acetate content of from 25 to 33% by weight, and from 65 to 75% by weight based on the total amount of the composition of polyethylene, the polyethylene containing in the molecule thereof vinyltrimethoxysilane by copolymerization or graft polymerization, the composition containing an organo heavy metal compound as a cross-linking catalyst, the insulating layer is cross-linked by the cross-linking reaction of trimethoxysilane groups in the polyethylene in the presence of water.

Abstract: A camera, which is waterproof, having a relatively complicated three-dimensional configuration in which a cover thereof is constituted by a plurality of cover elements. A top cover 20, a front cover 30 and a side cover 40 are connected at the inside to form a first cover group. Then a main body 50 of the camera is connected to the first cover group to form a half completed body. A second cover group which is constituted by connecting a rear cover 60 to a bottom cover 70, and a lid 80, are connected to the half completed body. Each connection part therebetween has a rib and a groove corresponding to the rib. A packing is inserted into the groove to seal the groove and rib. Thus, a cover structure with a relatively complicated three-dimensional configuration as having a projecting grip, a pop-up flash, or the like, is possible to be made. At time of repair, for example, it is possible to get an access to the inner mechanisms of the camera, only by removing the second cover group from the camera body.

Abstract: A submarine cable branching system includes a plurality of directional relays in respective power feed paths branched at a common node, each of the directional relays being energized by a current flowing through the power feed path in a predetermined direction for energizing a corresponding switch provided in a different power feed path to establish a bilateral feed path and further a unilateral feed path, wherein there is provided a bypassing switch across one of the switches that forms the bilateral feed path, such that the bypassing switch is urged to close in response to energization of a self-sustaining relay provided in the unilateral feed path.

Abstract: A permanent paper is disclosed which employs as a stock pulp slurry containing at least one kind of filler and aluminum sulfate, a hydrophobic modified rosin emulsion sizing agent and a water-soluble alkaline salt, wherein the pH where said filler is dispersed in water to form 10% of a dispersion is 4-8, the pH of said pulp slurry is controlled within 6.5-7.5 and an alkaline salt of an acid having a pKa of 5-14 at a 25.degree. C. aqueous solution is coated onto said paper and the pH of the coated paper extract in cold water is 7.5-9.0.

Abstract: In a power control monitoring system for monitoring a power feed for a cable communications system including n cable landing stations where n is an integer, a network connects m cable landing stations among the n cable landing stations to each other by communications lines other than power feed cables connecting the n cable landing stations where m is an integer equal to or smaller than n. A sender/receiver, which is provided in each of the m cable landing stations, transfers information concerning the power feed with respect to the m cable landing stations to each other. A control and output unit, which is provided in each of the m cable landing stations, gathers the information concerning the power feed with respect to the m cable landing stations and outputs the information so that the information is simultaneously output in the m cable landing stations.

Abstract: A fault locating method and submarine equipment for detecting the location of a fault developed in a communication system including an optical submarine cable and submarine equipment such as repeaters and branching units inserted in the cable, which is supplied with operating current via a feed line of the cable. The submarine equipment has a main processing circuit for transmitting signals via the submarine cable; an power unit inserted in the feed line so as to supply operating power for the main processing circuit by receiving the operating current from the feed line; a nonlinear resistance device which is connected to the feed line and the resistance value of which increases as a current flowing through it decreases, and a charging/discharging resistor disposed in parallel to the nonlinear resistance device. The fault locating method detects the location of an open-circuit fault occurring in the cable by measuring the capacitance of the open-circuit cable.

Abstract: A feeding system is provided for supplying a current to repeaters on a communication cable including a feed line for conducting a current to the repeaters. The feeding system includes a plurality of branching units provided on the communication cable and terminal stations each being connected through at least one of the repeaters to one of the branching units, and each of the terminal stations feeding a current through the feed line to the repeaters. In addition each of the plurality of branching units includes at least one switching circuit for switching to connect the at least one of the repeaters to the communication cable or to the ground, depending on the amount of current conducting through the feed line in the communication cable. Further, the current thresholds of the switching circuits in the plurality of branching units are preferably different from each other.

Abstract: A camera having a pentagonal prism including a flash light emitting portion above the pentagonal prism and a driving force generator for generating a driving force to move the flash light emitting portion located beside the pentagonal prism. The driving force is transmitted to the flash light emitting portion by driving force transmitting means for moving the flash light emitting portion to change flash coverage.

Abstract: A power feed line switching circuit for a submarine branching unit has first, second and third electrical paths connected in a Y-shaped connection, and first, second and third terminals connected respectively thereto. The power feed line switching circuit also has first, second and third relays each including a drive unit inserted in the first, second and third terminals and a switching unit for disconnecting the corresponding terminal and connecting the terminal to the ground, respectively. These relays are used to control the connections between the terminals and electrical paths, for establishing a one-end power feed line or a both-end power feed line to maintain power feed for repeaters and the submarine branching unit by the plurality of relays, even though a fault is caused in the optical marine cables for cable landing stations.

Abstract: An electrically insulated cable uses an insulator comprised of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer having a density of 0.91 or more. An electrically insulated cable also uses as an insulator a cross-linked composition made of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer.

Abstract: A universal joint including an intermediate joint member having a spherical portion as assembled and four ridges formed on the outer surface of the spherical portion and defining four guide furrows therebetween, and two shaft each having one end bifurcating into two arms. The two arms of one of the shafts are fitted in two of the guide furrows positioned symmetrically, and the two arms of the other shaft are fitted in the other two guide furrows positioned symmetrically. The entire joint member comprises two divided half segments arranged in combination axially of the member.

Abstract: A cable insulated with a cross-linked polyethylene layer is described, wherein the cross-linked polyethylene is prepared by cross-linking with 2,5-dimethyl-2-5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane or 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexyne-3 as a cross-linking agent. Even if voltage is applied at high temperatures, the breakdown voltage of the cable can be maintained at a high level.

Abstract: A transmission line between terminals of a three-terminal station is branched by a branching unit and power is transmitted between the terminals of the three-terminal station and a power feed system in the transmission line including: a switch for switching a power feed line feeding power to a repeater between a both-end power feed mode and a single-end power feed mode; and connection holding means for holding a power feed connection state without change upon an occurrence of a failure.

Abstract: An electrically insulated coil is composed of a coil and a mica tape containing a first resinous composition, wound upon the coil; the resinous composition containing a maleimide compound, an epoxy resin, a curing catalyst consisting of an aluminum compound, and a curing accelerator selected from the group consisting of a silane compound having a hydroxyl group and a polysiloxane compound having a hydroxyl group; the curing catalyst and the curing accelerator each being in an amount of about 0.0001 to 5% by weight based on the total amount of the maleimide compound and the epoxy resin; and the resinous composition being cured by heating after the mica tape is wound around the coil.The electrically insulated coil may further contain a second resinous composition comprising an epoxy resin and an acid anhydride, the second resinous composition impregnating the mica tape after the mica tape is wound around the coil, and being heat-cured together with the first resinous composition.