Abstract: An internal gear manufacturing method capable of manufacturing time reduction and easy core removal, and a metallic glass internal gear manufactured thereby. A carbon core formed into a shape of an external gear is arranged in a thin, long tubular mold of a length equal thereto with a space extending longitudinally therealong. A molten metal material is pressure-injected under a temperature higher than a melting point thereof into the space between the mold and the core. The molten metal material is resolidified by rapid cooling at or above a critical cooling rate thereof together with the mold and the core. After resolidification of the molten metal material, the core is removed by pulverization or dissolution. Along internal gear formed of the resolidified metal material is cut into a plurality of segments of a prescribed length.

Abstract: In order to correct warpage that occurs in formation of a multilayer film, provided are a single crystal substrate with a multilayer film, a manufacturing method therefor, and an element manufacturing method using the manufacturing method. The single crystal substrate with a multilayer film includes: a single crystal substrate (20); a multilayer film (30) including two or more layers that is formed on one surface of the single crystal substrate (20) and having a compressive stress; and a heat-denatured layer (22) provided, of two regions (20U, 20D) obtained by bisecting the single crystal substrate (20) in the thickness direction thereof, at least in the region (20D) on the side of the surface opposite to the one surface of the single crystal substrate (20) having the multilayer film (30) formed thereon.

Abstract: Provided is a Bi-substituted rare earth iron garnet single crystal which has a composition of R3-xBixFe5-wAwO12, wherein R denotes one or more rare earth elements among Y, Eu, Gd, Ho, Yb, Lu, Nd, Tm, La, Sm, Dy, Er, Ce, and Pr while definitely including Gd, A denotes one or more elements among Ga, Al, In, Sc, Co, Ni, Cr, V, Ti, Si, Ge, Mg, Zn, Nb, Ta, Sn, Zr, Hf, Pt, Rh, Te, Os, Ce, and Lu, 0.7<x?1.5, and 0<w?1.5, does not contain Pb and contains Pt, and additionally contains M which denotes Mn or at least one Group 2 element, wherein a coefficient ? is set to any value within a numerical range of 0.815±0.035 and ? (which means (?×[M])?[Pt]) is set from ?0.40 atppm to 3.18 atppm.

Abstract: A magnetic circuit including a pole piece, a magnet, and a yoke is supported by using a suspension where outer and inner circumferential portions thereof are connected to each other with a supporting member, and the outer circumferential portion of the suspension is fixed to protrude from a housing or an inner wall of a cover provided with a stepped portion in a direction passing over the magnetic circuit toward an inner portion, so that it is possible to limit a movable range of the magnetic circuit by using the outer circumferential portion of the suspension and to prevent inner components of a main body of the multi-function vibration actuator from being destructed at the time of being impacted due to falling.

Abstract: Provided are a crystalline film in which variations in the crystal axis angle after separation from a substrate for epitaxial growth have been eliminated, and various devices in which the properties thereof have been improved by including the crystalline film. And the crystalline film has a thickness of 300 ?m or more and 10 mm or less and reformed region pattern is formed in an internal portion of the crystalline film.

Abstract: Provided are a receptacle attached with an optical isolator and a manufacturing method thereof, capable of easily performing position alignment among an end surface of a magnet, an end surface of a fiber stub, and a polarization plane of a polarizer and dimension calculating of the optical isolator without an increase in the number of parts. The optical isolator is constructed by fitting a fiber stub into which an optical fiber is inserted and of which end surface is formed to be slanted with a predetermined angle into a ferrule holder, by forming an end surface of the magnet to be slanted with the same angle as the predetermined angle, and by fixing the optical isolator element to the magnet. The receptacle attached with an optical isolator is constructed by integrally fixing the optical isolator to the end surface of the fiber stub by fitting the optical isolator into an inner diameter portion of the ferrule holder.

Abstract: Provided are a single-crystal substrate for epitaxial growth on which a crystalline film may be formed with stress thereon being suppressed or eliminated, a single-crystal substrate having a crystalline film, a crystalline film, a method of producing a single-crystal substrate having a crystalline film, a method of producing a crystalline substrate, and an element producing method. The single-crystal substrate has a roughened surface formed on at least a partial region of a surface of the single-crystal substrate. And in order to obtain the single-crystal substrate having a crystalline film, a single-crystalline film is formed by epitaxial growth on a roughened-surface unformed surface on which the roughened surface is not formed, and a crystalline film having low crystallinity than the single-crystalline film is formed by epitaxial growth on a roughened-surface formed surface of the single-crystal substrate.

Abstract: A sensor element, a sensor system, a catheter that can detect the thrombi, plaques and stents in the blood vessels and manufacturing method of the sensor element are provided. A cylinder is formed as a cylinder shaped part that has a long inner space and one open end. The cylinder has a slit being formed along an axis and the width of the slit is less than diameter of the inner space. A plurality of coils is wound outside of the cylinder and the lead portions of the coils are led into the inner space of the cylinder by passing through the slits. Electrically conducting means are connected to each of lead portions and are externally led out from the open end of the cylinder.

Abstract: An infusion tube misloading detection mechanism for an infusion pump is provided at a low cost with a safety feature of detecting misloading of infusion tube. When a door unit is to be closed with respect to a pump body in a misloaded state of an infusion tube, a misload detection inner door is pressed by the misloaded infusion tube. Accordingly, an interlock part is prevented from being closed with the pump body. Therefore, the misloaded state can be easily identified.

Abstract: Provided is a vibration actuator the amplitude of which is increased without reducing the number and width of arms, even in a structure that supports a magnetic circuit section by a single suspension. Both increased amplitude and stabilized vibrating properties are achieved by using a structure in which the middle part of each arm of a suspension is provided with a bent portion in the planar direction, and the metal fatigue of the suspension produced when vibrating is reduced by incorporating the suspension in a state in which the suspension is deformed in advance in an expansion/contraction direction (i.e. the vibrating direction of said magnetic circuit section). Additionally, these advantages, which extend the life of the whole component, allow the component to be environmentally friendly.

Abstract: [Object] Disclosed is a highly sensitive piezoelectric/magnetostrictive composite magnetic sensor which has a simple structure and thus can be downsized easily. [Solving Means] Film(s) of magnetostrictive material, which is composed of an Fe alloy containing Pd, Ga, Co and the like, is(are) formed and integrated on at least one surface of a piezoelectric ceramic substrate by a sputtering method. When the magnetostrictive material is deformed by an external magnetic field, a stress is applied to the piezoelectric material that is integrated with the magnetostrictive material. The voltage generated by the change in the polarization within the piezoelectric material, said change being caused by the stress, is sensed as an output of the magnetic sensor.

Abstract: A contact terminal which prevents a load from being concentrated on the contact terminal portion thereof when a part is disposed on a substrate, to prevent contact terminals from being short-circuited even if stacked, thereby reducing the overall space requirement. A projection is formed on a terminal base and the movable range of a contact is limited by the projection, whereby the load that is conventionally concentrated on a terminal support part can be distributed by a support part and the projection. Consequently, the durability of the terminal portion can be enhanced, the space for the contact terminal portion is saved, and a short circuit is prevented from occurring due to the contacting between the contact terminals.

Abstract: A light-illuminating probe with increased spatial spread of an external illumination light and a fundus observing apparatus, a fundus surgery apparatus, and an endoscope using the light-illuminating probe are provided. The light-illuminating probe includes a light-transmitting portion which is constructed with at least a first dielectric material having a light transparency and a light-radiating portion which is constructed with a second dielectric material having a light transparency to be formed in an extension portion of the light-transmitting portion.

Abstract: A motor which can be mounted in an endoscope probe without bending an electric power supply wire in an endoscope probe body, and an endoscope probe using the motor are provided. The motor includes a magnet, a field coil, a housing, an electric power supply wire, and a shaft. A lead wire from the field coil is connected to the electric power supply wire. A cutout is provided in a housing end, and the electric power supply wire is received along the cutout and led out to the outside of the motor in the direction in which a shaft projects. When the motor is mounted in the endoscope probe, the motor is placed in the endoscope probe body so that the shaft projects in the direction opposite to the direction of the front end of the endoscope probe, and the electric power supply wire, which is led out to the outside of the motor, is routed along the longitudinal direction of the endoscope probe.

Abstract: To provide a probe 1 for use in a cantilever 2 of an scanning probe microscope (SPM) manufacturable in a simple manufacturing process and usable while allowing full use of the properties of single-crystalline material and a cantilever 2 using that probe. A probe 1 disposed at the tip of beam part 2a of a cantilever 2 used for an SPM, wherein the probe 1 comprises a needle-like part 1a having a length of not less than 10 ?m or and a flat plate part 1b having a face contacting a beam part of the cantilever, the needle-like part 1a and the flat plate part 1b are integrally formed with a single-crystalline material, and at least one side face of the flat plate part 1b contains a flat surface 1c in order to indicate the crystal orientation of the single-crystalline material.

Abstract: Sapphire substrates are used chiefly for epitaxial growth of nitride semiconductor layers, to provide a sapphire substrate of which the shape and/or amount of warping can be controlled efficiently and precisely and of which substrate warping that occurs during layer formation can be suppressed and substrate warping behavior can be minimized, to provide nitride semiconductor layer growth bodies, nitride semiconductor devices, and nitride semiconductor bulk substrates using such substrates, and to provide a method of manufacturing these products. Reformed domain patterns are formed within a sapphire substrate and the warp shape and/or amount of warping of the sapphire substrate are controlled by means of multiphoton absorption by condensing and scanning a pulsed laser through a polished surface of the sapphire substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a nanoimprint apparatus. The nanoimprint apparatus transfers a pattern formed on a surface of a mold to a transfer layer which is formed partially or entirely on a side surface of a substantially cylindrical or columnar substrate. The nanoimprint apparatus includes: a first jig which is in contact with the substrate 102; a second jig which rotatably supports the first jig; a press unit which is connected to the second jig to press the substrate on the mold 104 through the first and second jigs; and a movable holding unit which holds the mold and moves the mold 104 in a direction substantially perpendicular to a pressing force.

Abstract: A magnetic circuit unit includes a pole piece, a magnet, and a yoke and a suspension made of a magnetic material. A magnetic gap is formed between an inner circumferential side surface of the suspension and a circumference of the pole piece. Accordingly, it is possible to allow the magnet in the magnetic circuit unit to be thinly constructed. In addition, it is possible to implement a multi-function vibration actuator having a thin structure and capable of obtaining a sufficiently sensible vibration.

Abstract: A high-precision cylindrical coil having a high-precision fine coil pattern and a high mechanical precision such as fine roundness and no axial runout, and a cylindrical micrometer using the cylindrical coil are provided. In a cylindrical coil, a plurality of layers of coil patterns formed by filling the coil pattern grooves formed on a cylindrical substrate with a conductor and a plurality of insulating layers coating the cylindrical substrate are formed, the layers of coil patterns are electrically interconnected to each other by filling a through-hole formed by performing a hole forming process with a conductor, and the outmost layer is made of an insulating material.

Abstract: Provided are a receptacle attached with an optical isolator and a manufacturing method thereof, capable of easily performing position alignment among an end surface of a magnet, an end surface of a fiber stub, and a polarization plane of a polarizer and dimension calculating of the optical isolator without an increase in the number of parts. The optical isolator is constructed by fitting a fiber stub into which an optical fiber is inserted and of which end surface is formed to be slanted with a predetermined angle into a ferrule holder, by forming an end surface of the magnet to be slanted with the same angle as the predetermined angle, and by fixing the optical isolator element to the magnet. The receptacle attached with an optical isolator is constructed by integrally fixing the optical isolator to the end surface of the fiber stub by fitting the optical isolator into an inner diameter portion of the ferrule holder.