Abstract: The present invention provides a wavelength-selective diffraction element, configured such that light having a plurality of wavelengths are incident thereon as incident light, which is provided with: a transparent substrate; a concavo-convex part, formed on the transparent substrate such that concave portions and convex portions are cyclically extended in one direction, and comprised of a first material which is optically isotropic; and a filling part, filling at least the concave portions and comprised of a second material which is optically isotropic. The first material and the second material have no absorbance with respect to the wavelengths of the incident light. The first material and the second material have an identical refractive index with respect to light having a first wavelength which is at least one of the wavelengths of the incident light.

Abstract: A printed wiring board on which a package to be arranged, including: a first layer that is relatively rigid; and a second layer that is relatively flexible and on which the package is to be soldered, wherein an area other than a package arrangement area of the second layer is joined to the first layer by an adhesion layer.

Abstract: An optical rotating plate has an optical rotating material layer. A phase plate is provided on a first surface side of the optical rotating plate and has at least one birefringent material layer. The first surface side is disposed toward an emitting side of an optical path, thereby giving different phase differences to a first linearly polarized light group containing at least a linearly polarized light having a first wavelength and a second linearly polarized light group containing at least a linearly polarized light having a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wavelength-selective diffraction element, configured such that light having a plurality of wavelengths are incident thereon as incident light, which is provided with: a transparent substrate; a concavo-convex part, formed on the transparent substrate such that concave portions and convex portions are cyclically extended in one direction, and comprised of a first material which is optically isotropic; and a filling part, filling at least the concave portions and comprised of a second material which is optically isotropic. The first material and the second material have no absorbance with respect to the wavelengths of the incident light. The first material and the second material have an identical refractive index with respect to light having a first wavelength which is at least one of the wavelengths of the incident light.

Abstract: An optical element is provided, which can realize high speed response equivalent or more than that of conventional elements without depending on incident polarization. A diffraction element 10 comprises transparent substrates 5 and 6, a grating 2A made of an isotropic refractive index solid material formed on the transparent substrate 5 and having a cross-sectional structure having a periodical concavo-convex shape, a blue phase liquid crystal 2B which fills the concave portions of grating 2A including a periodical concave-convex shape having a refractive index which changes isotropically, and transparent electrodes 3 and 4 for applying voltage to the blue phase liquid crystal 2B, wherein the grating 2A and the blue phase liquid crystal 2B constitutes a diffraction grating 1, and the diffraction element 10 has a construction that the refractive index of the blue phase liquid crystal 2B is changed by the voltage applied via the transparent electrodes 3 and 4.

Abstract: This invention provides a communication apparatus with a dial-up function that can bridge-connect a client device to a WAN at an arbitrary timing with arbitrary settings (telephone number and the like) without changing router settings. This invention relates to a communication apparatus which can dial-up-connect a client to a server at a connection destination via a WAN interface on the basis of information representing the server at the connection destination from the client connected to a LAN interface.

Abstract: This invention provides a wireless LAN communication system capable of separating a wireless LAN network at a data link layer level. This invention adds an identifier representing a network segment to a frame used in wireless communication. A wireless LAN client receives only data having an identifier which coincides with an identifier representing its own network segment. The wireless LAN network can be separated into a plurality of networks at a data link layer level within the same radio frequency band.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is capable of performing communication via a network and acquiring, from a server connected to the network, configuration information for utilizing the network, the apparatus comprising an instruction unit configured to generate an acquisition instruction for acquiring the configuration information upon an operation by a user, a search unit configured to detect the server on the network according to the acquisition instruction, and an acquisition device configured to acquire the configuration information from the detected server.