Abstract: According to examples, an optical system may include optical components including an objective lens, an imager, and a controller. The controller may cause a first conjugate plane to be formed at a first location within the optical components, in which the imager is to capture an image of the first location at the first conjugate plane, and may receive the captured image of the first location at the first conjugate plane from the imager. The controller may also cause a second conjugate plane to be formed at a second location within the optical components, in which the imager is to capture an image of the second location at the second conjugate plane, and receive the captured image of the second optical component at the conjugate plane from the imager. The controller may inspect the images to determine whether there are any potential issues with the optical components.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for providing Köhler illumination for inspection, under a microscope, of end connectors of fiber optic cables. In one aspect, a microscopy system provides Köhler illumination where a numerical aperture of the illumination (NAIL) is greater than a numerical aperture of imaging (NAIM). In another aspect, a reflected light microscopy system includes an array of light sources which illuminate a diffuser, which, in turn, projects the diffused light to reflect off of a beamsplitter and through an objective/condenser upon the end connector. In yet another aspect, the array of light sources may provide different light patterns to illuminate the end connector, and each light pattern may correspond to a different type of radiused end connector.

Abstract: A printer for printing on a rolled sheet includes a housing having an opening through which the sheet is installed, a lid rotatable to cover the opening, a platen module detachably attached to the lid and including a roller for conveying the sheet, a print head attached to the housing to face the roller and configured to print an image on the sheet, and a first blade attached to the lid and by which a part of the sheet is cut. The platen module further includes a guide member that guides the sheet conveyed from the roller towards the first blade and at least partially covers a side surface of the first blade.

Abstract: According to examples, an optical system may include optical components including an objective lens, an imager, and a controller. The controller may cause a first conjugate plane to be formed at a first location within the optical components, in which the imager is to capture an image of the first location at the first conjugate plane, and may receive the captured image of the first location at the first conjugate plane from the imager. The controller may also cause a second conjugate plane to be formed at a second location within the optical components, in which the imager is to capture an image of the second location at the second conjugate plane, and receive the captured image of the second optical component at the conjugate plane from the imager. The controller may inspect the images to determine whether there are any potential issues with the optical components.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus for inspecting a device under test (DUT) may include a chassis and an optical system having a camera assembly, a first objective assembly having a first magnification level, and a second objective assembly having a second magnification level. The apparatus may also include a DUT interface including an opening in the chassis through which an end of a DUT inserted into the opening of the DUT interface is selectively visible to one of the first objective assembly and the second objective assembly, in which at least one of the DUT interface and the optical system is movable with respect to the other one of the DUT interface and the optical system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for providing Köhler illumination for inspection, under a microscope, of end connectors of fiber optic cables. In one aspect, a microscopy system provides Köhler illumination where a numerical aperture of the illumination (NAIL) is greater than a numerical aperture of imaging (NAIM). In another aspect, a reflected light microscopy system includes an array of light sources which illuminate a diffuser, which, in turn, projects the diffused light to reflect off of a beamsplitter and through an objective/condenser upon the end connector. In yet another aspect, the array of light sources may provide different light patterns to illuminate the end connector, and each light pattern may correspond to a different type of radiused end connector.

Abstract: A printer configured to form an image on roll paper includes a housing configured to house the roll paper and a first guide and a second guide coupled to the housing, the first guide and the second guide each being movable in a width direction of the roll paper, and the first guide being separated from the second guide in the width direction to hold the roll paper therebetween. The printer further includes a detection assembly configured to detect a position of the first guide and a position of the second guide and a controller configured to determine a width of the roll paper based on a detection result of the detection assembly.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may selectively illuminate, via a lighting module of the device, one or more fibers in a fiber optic cable using an illumination pattern. The device may detect, via a detection module of the device, illuminated fibers associated with the fiber optic cable based on the illumination pattern. The device may output, via the detection module of the device, information regarding the illuminated fibers. The device may generate, via one or more processors of the device, a report, based on the information, indicating a fiber mapping between the one or more fibers that were selectively illuminated via the lighting module and the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module.

Abstract: A method for preparing analyzing a droplet on a surface of a cartridge, wherein the droplet comprises a plurality of particles is disclosed. The method includes transporting, via a plurality of electrodes of the cartridge, the droplet along a single path on the surface of the cartridge, wherein the single path is substantially linear and the plurality of electrodes is configured to transport the droplet along the single path on the surface of the cartridge. The method also includes analyzing the droplet at one or more locations along the single path on the surface of the cartridge.

Abstract: A method for preparing for manipulating a droplet on a surface of a cartridge, wherein the droplet comprises at least one paramagnetic, bar-coded bead is disclosed. The method includes transporting, via a plurality of electrodes of the cartridge, the droplet on the surface of the cartridge, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to transport the droplet on the surface of the cartridge. The method also includes immobilizing, via at least one magnet of the cartridge, the droplet on the surface of the cartridge, wherein the at least one magnet is configured to immobilize the droplet on the surface of the cartridge.

Abstract: According to examples, a system for measuring polarization dependent loss (PDL) for a device-under-test (DUT) may include a tunable laser, a polarization element and a power meter. The tunable laser may emit an optical signal to sweep across an optical band at a constant rate. The polarization element may scramble polarizations states of the optical signal emitted from the tunable laser. The power meter may take power measurements associated with the optical signal emitted from the tunable laser, wherein the power measurements from the power meter are used to determine a maximum insertion loss (IL) and a minimum insertion loss (IL) associated with the device-under-test (DUT). An average insertion loss (IL) and a polarization dependent loss (PDL) for the device-under-test (DUT) may be calculated based on the maximum insertion loss (IL) and the minimum insertion loss (IL) associated with the device-under-test (DUT).

Abstract: A device for supporting lateral flow of a liquid. The device includes a support layer having a fluid impervious material with a porated region to allow for penetration of liquid through the support layer, and a membrane layer of bonded microparticle adhered to the support. The device may be used in an apparatus for the detection of analytes in samples.

Abstract: Methods and systems for cloud computing service integration with an end-user application are described. The methods receive connection information necessary to connect to a cloud platform, the cloud platform being an architecture hosting the cloud computing services, and request, at runtime by submitting the connection information to the cloud platform, endpoint information of one or more components hosted by the cloud platform. The methods then receive, from the cloud platform, in response to the submitted connection information, endpoint information of the one or more components hosted by the cloud platform. The endpoint information includes at least parameters required to invoke the one or more components. The methods also generate metadata for each component of the one or more components, the metadata of each component comprising endpoint information enabling the end-user application to invoke the respective component of the cloud platform. The systems are configured to implement the described methods.

Abstract: A method for an index map-based event system includes receiving at least one subscription rule; processing the at least one subscription rule to determine an index map generation; generating an index map based on the determination; dynamically inserting into a received event, properties of the index map; and sending the modified event to a transport layer for dispatching. A method for dynamic property insertion in an event system includes receiving at least one subscription rule, each of the at least one subscription rule having a set of filter rules; generating an index map based on the filter rules; and annotating properties of a received event with properties referenced the index map correlating to characteristics of the received event. A device is configured to execute the methods disclosed herein. A system is configured to execute the methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: According to examples, a system for measuring polarization dependent loss (PDL) for a device-under-test (DUT) may include a tunable laser, a polarization element and a power meter. The tunable laser may emit an optical signal to sweep across an optical band at a constant rate. The polarization element may scramble polarizations states of the optical signal emitted from the tunable laser. The power meter may take power measurements associated with the optical signal emitted from the tunable laser, wherein the power measurements from the power meter are used to determine a maximum insertion loss (IL) and a minimum insertion loss (IL) associated with the device-under-test (DUT). An average insertion loss (IL) and a polarization dependent loss (PDL) for the device-under-test (DUT) may be calculated based on the maximum insertion loss (IL) and the minimum insertion loss (IL) associated with the device-under-test (DUT).

Abstract: A method and apparatus providing orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) using a removable aligner, by providing a shaped removable aligner formed of a thermoplastic and moulded to an OTM fitting shape relative to the teeth of a patient; applying a layer of a gel to an inner surface of a teeth-receiving cavity of the thermoplastic aligner; locating the shaped removable aligner with the applied gel layer in a required OTM fitting position on the teeth of the patient to provide an effective OTM force on the teeth; wherein the gel layer substantially separates and spaces the aligner from the teeth while providing a force transfer mechanism from the aligner to the teeth.

Abstract: An immunoassay test slide for use in a dry chemistry analytical instrument includes a slide housing or case formed from two matable sections—a slide cover piece and a slide bottom piece. The slide housing defines an interior cavity in which is situated a sheet-like porous carrier matrix. The slide cover piece has an opening formed through the thickness thereof to expose a central portion of the fluid flow matrix so that a precise volume of fluid sample of blood, serum or the like, preferably pre-mixed with a conjugate reagent, and precise volumes of a wash reagent and a substrate (detector reagent), may be deposited on the matrix through the cover opening by a metering device of the analytical instrument. The bottom piece of the immunoassay test slide is transparent, and the slide is moved by a transport mechanism of the analytical instrument over a reflectometer or a fluorometer for performing reflectance or fluorescence measurements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus providing orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) using a removable aligner, by providing a shaped removable aligner formed of a thermoplastic and moulded to an OTM fitting shape relative to the teeth of a patient; applying a layer of a gel to an inner surface of a teeth-receiving cavity of the thermoplastic aligner; locating the shaped removable aligner with the applied gel layer in a required OTM fitting position on the teeth of the patient to provide an effective OTM force on the teeth; wherein the gel layer substantially separates and spaces the aligner from the teeth while providing a force transfer mechanism from the aligner to the teeth.

Abstract: An immunoassay test slide for use in a dry chemistry analytical instrument includes a slide housing or case formed from two matable sections—a slide cover piece and a slide bottom piece. The slide housing defines an interior cavity in which is situated a sheet-like porous carrier matrix. The slide cover piece has an opening formed through the thickness thereof to expose a central portion of the fluid flow matrix so that a precise volume of fluid sample of blood, serum or the like, preferably pre-mixed with a conjugate reagent, and precise volumes of a wash reagent and a substrate (detector reagent), may be deposited on the matrix through the cover opening by a metering device of the analytical instrument. The bottom piece of the immunoassay test slide is transparent, and the slide is moved by a transport mechanism of the analytical instrument over a reflectometer or a fluorometer for performing reflectance or fluorescence measurements.

Abstract: An immunoassay test slide for use in a dry chemistry analytical instrument includes a slide housing or case formed from two matable sections—a slide cover piece and a slide bottom piece. The slide housing defines an interior cavity in which is situated a sheet-like porous carrier matrix. The slide cover piece has an opening formed through the thickness thereof to expose a central portion of the fluid flow matrix so that a precise volume of fluid sample of blood, serum or the like, preferably pre-mixed with a conjugate reagent, and precise volumes of a wash reagent and a substrate (detector reagent), may be deposited on the matrix through the cover opening by a metering device of the analytical instrument. The bottom piece of the immunoassay test slide is transparent, and the slide is moved by a transport mechanism of the analytical instrument over a reflectometer or a fluorometer for performing reflectance or fluorescence measurements.