Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus are provided that enable control of multiple cameras, and even multiple types of cameras, from a single device. Responsive to linking a camera to the controller, a unique control panel is generated to display settings and status information associated with said camera. As additional cameras are added, additional control panels are generated respective to each linked camera. A navigable display on the controller then enables a user to optionally access each control panel so that he may assess the respective camera's status and optionally adjust the respective camera's settings from a single device.

Abstract: Generator for wholly optical tunable broadband linearly chirped signal comprising a mode-locked laser, a first optical coupler, a first optical filter, a first dispersion module, a second optical filter, a second dispersion module, a tunable time delay module, a second optical coupler, an optical amplifier, and a photodetector. The generator of the present invention employs just one mode-locked laser as a light source, thus preventing instability of the generated signal resulting from independent unrelated lasers. By making use of the principle of wavelength-time mapping and by means of adjusting the center wavelength and the filter bandwidth of the first optical filter and the second optical filter, easy and flexible tuning of the center frequency and sweep bandwidth of the generated linearly chirped signal is realized. The present invention possesses a big advantage on the aspect of generating a broadband linearly chirped signal over other solutions.

Abstract: A plurality of captured images having a successive relation is displayed on a display screen with the successive relation being maintained. Then, when the plurality of captured images include a plurality of first captured images acquired by a plurality of successive photographing operations and a second captured image acquired by an individual photographing operation different from the plurality of successive photographing operations, the second captured image is displayed such that it is differentiated from the plurality of first captured images by, for example, the background area of the second captured image being represented in a display form different from that of another area.

Abstract: An aperture partitioning element for an imaging system is disclosed. The aperture partitioning element includes a plurality of segments each including a reflective surface and a body. The plurality of segments are each independently moveable in at least one of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis of the aperture partitioning element. The aperture partitioning element also includes at least one positioner received within the body of a corresponding segment. The at least one positioner is actuated to move the corresponding segment in at least one of the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis.

Abstract: A pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; and a group control line connected to each pixel of a first group of pixels from among the plurality of pixels, the first group of pixels including pixels from at least two different rows from among the plurality of rows, the first group of pixels each being configured to begin an exposure period based on a first signal received from the group control line, the exposure period being a period during which a pixel accumulates charges in response to light incident on the pixels.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of fiber optics, and more specifically to optical fibers, methods of manufacturing optical fibers, and methods of classifying optical fibers. In an embodiment, the present invention is a multimode optical fiber which comprises a core and clad material system where the refractive indices of the core and cladding are selected to minimize chromatic dispersion in the 850 nm wavelength window and the refractive index profile is optimized for minimum modal-chromatic dispersion in channels utilizing VCSEL transceivers. Multimode optical fibers according to this embodiment may have increased channel bandwidth.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion module includes a substrate, a photoelectric conversion component mounted on the substrate, a wiring pattern formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion component, the wiring pattern having a power source line for supplying power to the photoelectric conversion component, a shield cover for covering the photoelectric conversion component, and a first filter inserted into the power source line in series.

Abstract: An optical coupling system includes an optical signal source to provide an optical signal from an aperture. The system also includes a substantially planar high-contrast grating (HCG) lens to convert an optical mode of the optical signal to provide a converted optical signal having a mode-isolating intensity profile. The system further includes an optical element to receive the converted optical signal. The optical signal source and the substantially planar HCG lens can be arranged to substantially mitigate coupling of a reflected optical signal associated with the converted optical signal that is reflected from the optical element to the aperture of the optical signal source based on a reflected mode-isolating intensity profile.

Abstract: A semiconductor electro-optical phase shifter may include a substrate, an optical waveguide segment (12) formed on the substrate, and first and second zones of opposite conductivity types configured to form a first bipolar junction perpendicular to the substrate. The phase shifter may also include a dynamic control structure configured to reverse bias the first junction and a static control structure configured to direct a quiescent current in the second zone, parallel to the first junction.

Abstract: A universal cable bracket that enables one or more cables to be secured to a telecommunications chassis accommodates cables of various sizes and styles. The cable bracket is configured to be mounted in one of multiple orientations relative to the chassis. One or more fasteners can be inserted through apertures in the bracket and a chassis mounting surface to secure the bracket into the desired orientation. Cables or fanout arrangements can be secured to a platform of the bracket via cable ties or other windings.

Abstract: A hollow core fiber has a cladding comprising a matrix of cells, wherein each cell comprises a hole and a wall surrounding the hole. The fiber further has a hollow core region comprising a core gap in the matrix of cells, wherein the core gap spans a plurality of cells and has a boundary defined by the interface of the core gap. The matrix of cells comprises a plurality of lattice cells, and a plurality of defect cells characterised by at least one difference in at least one property from that of the lattice cells. The cells at the core region boundary include lattice cells and defect cells that are arranged in a pattern so as to produce birefringence in a light propagating through the hollow core fiber. Further described is a technique for making the fiber.

Abstract: A pixel circuit for use in an image sensor includes an unpinned photodiode disposed in a semiconductor material. The unpinned photodiode adapted to photogenerate charge carriers in response to incident light. A floating diffusion is disposed in the semiconductor and coupled to receive the charge carriers photogenerated in the unpinned photodiode. A transfer transistor is disposed in the semiconductor material and coupled between the unpinned photodiode and the floating diffusion. The transfer transistor is adapted to be switched on to transfer the charge carriers photogenerated in the unpinned photodiode to the floating diffusion. A boost capacitor is disposed over a surface of the semiconductor material proximate to the unpinned photodiode. The boost capacitor is coupled to receive a photodiode boost signal while the transfer transistor is switched on to further drive the charge carriers photogenerated in the unpinned photodiode to the floating diffusion.

Abstract: A first voltage line supplies a constant first voltage in column circuits of an imaging device. A second voltage line supplies a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage and is constant. A third voltage line supplies a constant third voltage. A fourth voltage line supplies a fourth voltage that is lower than the third voltage and is constant. The first voltage line is electrically connected to a drain of an NMOS transistor, and the third voltage line is electrically connected to a gate of the NMOS transistor. The second voltage line is electrically connected to a drain of a PMOS transistor, and the fourth voltage line is electrically connected to a gate of the PMOS transistor.

Abstract: An image sensor circuit, comprises: a photo sensing circuit including a photo sensitive device for sensing a light signal to generate a photo sensing signal at a photo sensing output node; a charge storage device, coupled to an integration node; an integration switch coupled between the photo sensing output node and the integration node, operating according to an integration control signal; and a reset circuit coupled between a voltage supply and the integration node, operating according to a reset control signal and a read control signal, wherein the integration node includes an integration voltage. In a reset time period, the integration switch is conductive, and the reset circuit generates a reset signal on the integration node to bias the photo sensitive device through the integration switch to an active state and to charge the charge storage device such that the integration voltage is determined to be at a reset level.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for segmentation of image data using depth data. In various examples, color image data may be received from a digital camera. In some examples, depth image data may be received from a depth sensor. In various examples, the depth image data may be separated into a plurality of clusters of depth image data, wherein each cluster is associated with a respective range of depth values. In some further examples, a determination may be made that a first cluster of image data corresponds to an object of interest, such as a human subject, in the image data. In various examples, pixels of the first cluster may be encoded with foreground indicator data. In some further examples, segmented image data may be generated. The segmented image data may comprise pixels encoded with the foreground indicator data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit, a recognition unit, a specification unit, and a transmission unit. The first acquisition unit acquires an image. The recognition unit recognizes an object included in the image. The specification unit causes a user to specify data to be transmitted to the object recognized by the recognition unit. The transmission unit transmits the specified data to an apparatus identified by destination information corresponding to the object, according to the specification by the specification unit.

Abstract: An inkjet head including a flow path unit and a plurality of actuator units, each of the plurality of actuator units has a parallelogram shape defined by two sets of opposing sides, which is substantially parallel to a first direction and a second direction intersecting with each other along a plane, the side of the actuator unit parallel to the second direction is substantially parallel to that of an adjacent actuator unit and is shifted from that of the adjacent actuator unit in the second direction, the plurality of actuator units are inclined with respect to two contour lines of a flow path unit, the two contour lines being parallel with each other and extending in a longitudinal direction of the flow path unit, and centers of gravity of contours of the plurality of actuator units are arranged on substantially one straight line which is parallel to the contour lines.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for selection of a preferred image from multiple captured images. An image corresponding to a photograph time t=0 may be retrieved from a circular buffer and stored as a preferred image. Alternative images captures before and after the t=0 image may be retrieves and stored in an alternative image location. The t=0 image and preferred images may be presented to a user in a user interface. The user may select a preferred image for the photograph from among the t=0 image and the alternative images.

Abstract: An optical coupler structure may include a substrate, a waveguide section and an anchored cantilever section. The substrate may include a main body and a sub-pillar structure formed on the main body. The waveguide section may be disposed on the substrate, and may include a core waveguide of a first material surrounded by a cladding layer of a second material. The anchored cantilever section may be disposed on the sub-pillar structure on the substrate, which may be configured to support the cantilever section and separate the cantilever section from the main body of the substrate. The anchored cantilever section may include a multi-stage inverse taper core waveguide and a cladding layer, of the second material, which surrounds the multi-stage inverse taper core waveguide.

Abstract: A periodic motion observation system specifies, with high accuracy, the locus, speed, and a place in which strain, etc., that occurs in the periodic motion of an observation target. A flash light is emitted every prescribed period from a light source. The periodic motion at a prescribed observation point of an observation target is image-captured by an image-capturing camera. The image pertaining to the periodic motion at the prescribed observation point of the observation target is analyzed by an image analysis device. This image analysis unit extracts, on the basis of the image pertaining to the periodic motion at the prescribed observation point of the observation target, the coordinates of the prescribed observation point at a time when the prescribed observation point of the observation target is irradiated by the light source, and outputs each of the coordinates in tabular form or graphic form.