Abstract: A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode includes: a first resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a first current narrowing structure having a first conductive region and a first non-conductor region; a first electrode that supplies electric power to drive the first resonator; a second resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a second current narrowing structure having a second conductive region and a second non-conductive region and that is formed side by side with the first resonator, the second current narrowing structure being formed in same current narrowing layer as the layer where the first current narrowing structure is formed; and a coupling portion as defined herein; and an equivalent refractive index of the coupling portion is smaller than an equivalent refractive index of each of the first resonator and the second resonator.

Abstract: An image processing unit includes an adjustment circuit that performs luminance adjustment on an input image signal containing elements formed of luminance, saturation, and hue in a polar coordinate system on a hue basis in accordance with an inputted adjustment value. The adjustment circuit reduces the width over which the luminance of a color in a low saturation area set with reference to the saturation is adjusted.

Abstract: A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode includes: a first resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a first current narrowing structure having a first conductive region and a first non-conductor region; a first electrode that supplies electric power to drive the first resonator; a second resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a second current narrowing structure having a second conductive region and a second non-conductive region and that is formed side by side with the first resonator, the second current narrowing structure being formed in same current narrowing layer as the layer where the first current narrowing structure is formed; and a coupling portion as defined herein; and an equivalent refractive index of the coupling portion is smaller than an equivalent refractive index of each of the first resonator and the second resonator.

Abstract: An image processing device adapted to perform image processing on an image signal input, and then output the image signal includes an interface section adapted to perform input and output of the image signal in process with a storage device located outside the image processing device, and connected to the image processing device, a compression processing section adapted to compress the image signal output from the interface section to the storage device, and a compression rate setting section adapted to set a compression rate used when compressing the image signal in the compression processing section.

Abstract: An abnormality prediction device includes a detection unit that detects detection information including at least one of biological information of a user and body motion information regarding a body motion of the user, a premonitory symptom determination unit (control unit) that determines whether a premonitory symptom has occurred in the user on the basis of the detection information detected by the detection unit and a premonitory pattern which is a pattern of the detection information according to the premonitory symptom of abnormality occurring in the user, and an information output unit (control unit) that, when the premonitory symptom determination unit determines that the premonitory symptom has occurred, outputs notification information indicating that occurrence of abnormality in the user is predicted.

Abstract: A surface emitting laser includes a structure in which a semiconductor substrate, a lower DBR, and an active layer are layered. A VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) and an EAM (electro-absorption modulator) are formed adjacent to each other along a first direction defined on the substrate plane such that they are optically coupled. The EAM outputs an emitted light in a direction that is orthogonal to the substrate. The width of a waveguide region of the VCSEL defined in the second direction is narrower than the width of a waveguide region of the EAM.

Abstract: The measuring device includes: a detecting section including a coil which detects a change in a value of impedance caused by a change in a mold level; an amplifying section which amplifies an output of the detecting section; a pre-pouring calibration section which determines a reference value of a positive feedback ratio of the amplifying section in environmental conditions before pouring of molten metal; and a mold oscillation signal calibration section which obtains a standard value of difference in an output of the measuring device, the standard value of difference corresponding to a known value of amplitude of mold oscillation when the positive feedback ratio is the reference value, obtains a deviation of measurement based on a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the output in mold oscillation and the standard value, and corrects the positive feedback ratio within a predetermined range including the reference value.

Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a first semiconductor multilayer reflector, a resonator, and a second semiconductor multilayer reflector. The first semiconductor multilayer reflector is formed on a substrate and is configured by stacking a high refractive index layer having a relatively high refractive index and a low refractive index layer having a relatively low refractive index. The resonator includes an active layer formed on the first semiconductor multilayer reflector. The second semiconductor multilayer reflector is configured by stacking the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer. The resonator includes a pair of spacer layers disposed vertically on the active layer and a resonator extension area formed at one side of the pair of spacer layers. The resonator extension area contains a material in which an energy level with a crystal defect is higher than a general energy level without the crystal defect.

Abstract: There is provided a document processing device and a document processing method capable of aligning and loading documents being transported surely and at a high speed. The document processing device includes: a document inverter for inverting a transport direction of documents being transported; a first guide that is provided in nearly the same direction as the transport direction positions document stacked layers when stacking documents inverted by the document inverter; a second guide that is provided to further tilt at a predetermined angle than orthogonal angle to the transport direction and capable of guiding the transported documents in the first guiding means direction, positions document stacked layers when stacking documents inverted by the document inverting means in conjunction with the first guiding means; and a holder for loading and holding the documents positioned and stacked by the first guide and the second guide.

Abstract: There is provided a document processing device and a document processing method capable of aligning and loading documents being transported surely and at a high speed.

Abstract: A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode includes: a first resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a first current narrowing structure having a first conductive region and a first non-conductor region; a first electrode that supplies electric power to drive the first resonator; a second resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a second current narrowing structure having a second conductive region and a second non-conductive region and that is formed side by side with the first resonator, the second current narrowing structure being formed in same current narrowing layer as the layer where the first current narrowing structure is formed; and a coupling portion as defined herein; and an equivalent refractive index of the coupling portion is smaller than an equivalent refractive index of each of the first resonator and the second resonator.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: plural input registers including a first input register and a second input register; an added value register; a first adding unit that performs addition processing for stored data of the first input register and stored data of the second input register; a second adding unit that performs addition processing for connected data, which is obtained by connecting the stored data of the first input register and the stored data of the second input register, and stored data of the added value register; and plural output registers in which a processing result of the first adding unit or the second adding unit is stored, wherein in each of given execution cycles, the first adding unit stores a processing result of the first adding unit in any one of the plural output registers and the second adding unit stores a processing result of the second adding unit in any one of the plural output registers.

Abstract: An image display apparatus adapted to display an image based on an image signal input includes: a color adjustment circuit adapted to perform one of a modification process and a correction process individually on a hue signal, a lightness signal, and a saturation signal included in first HLS signals as an image signal, and output the processed signals as second HLS signals.

Abstract: The image display apparatus of the invention has: a liquid crystal panel that is used to display an image represented by input image data; and a lighting device that emits illumination light controlled according to a light control level suitable for the input image data and irradiates the liquid crystal panel with the controlled illumination light. The image display apparatus further includes a counter electrode voltage control module that generates a counter electrode voltage to be input into the liquid crystal panel and supplies the generated counter electrode voltage to the liquid crystal panel. The counter electrode voltage control module has: a counter electrode voltage setting module that sets a counter electrode voltage control level corresponding to the light control level; and a counter electrode voltage generation module that generates the counter electrode voltage in response to the set counter electrode voltage control level.

Abstract: An information display has an information carrier including a storable display panel separate from a processing unit including a battery, and where there is a need to perform a process such as updating or manipulating information displayed on the display panel, it is possible to perform a desired process by connecting the processing unit to the information carrier.

Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a first semiconductor multilayer reflector, a resonator, and a second semiconductor multilayer reflector. The first semiconductor multilayer reflector is formed on a substrate and is configured by stacking a high refractive index layer having a relatively high refractive index and a low refractive index layer having a relatively low refractive index. The resonator includes an active layer formed on the first semiconductor multilayer reflector. The second semiconductor multilayer reflector is configured by stacking the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer. The resonator includes a pair of spacer layers disposed vertically on the active layer and a resonator extension area formed at one side of the pair of spacer layers. The resonator extension area contains a material in which an energy level with a crystal defect is higher than a general energy level without the crystal defect.

Abstract: An image processing device adapted to perform image processing on an image signal input, and then output the image signal includes an interface section adapted to perform input and output of the image signal in process with a storage device located outside the image processing device, and connected to the image processing device, a compression processing section adapted to compress the image signal output from the interface section to the storage device, and a compression rate setting section adapted to set a compression rate used when compressing the image signal in the compression processing section.

Abstract: Technology for carrying out a luminance range expansion process is provided. In the technology, the luminance range expansion process is carried out in a manner appropriate to the luminance histogram of image data. Using the white peak value WP which represents the maximum value of luminance and the APL which represents the mean value thereof in the luminance histogram of image data, an expansion coefficient for use in the luminance range expansion process is derived by referring to an expansion coefficient lookup table 210. On the basis of the expansion coefficient, the luminance range expansion process is performed on the image data.

Abstract: An image processing device for converting a color tone of an image includes: an input unit to which an image is input; a designation unit that designates precision of color conversion performed on the input image; a color conversion table that stores output color data after color conversion of color data, which is determined according to the designated precision and may be included in the image, in an address space determined according to the precision; an address specifying unit that specifies an address referring to the color conversion table on the basis of a first portion, which is determined according to the precision, of color data expressing the input image; a color converting unit that converts the color data included in the input image into output color data by referring to the specified address of the color conversion table; a parameter specifying unit that specifies a parameter for interpolating a color, which is expressed by the output color data, on the basis of a second portion other than the fi

Abstract: An image display device for displaying an image includes an image display unit that displays an image based on image data inputted from the outside, a superimposing unit that superimposes a pointer image which can be moved according to an instruction from the outside on the displayed image, a position receiving unit that receives designation of a moved position of the pointer image on the image and a highlighting unit that highlights an image in a given area which is determined based on a property of a pixel corresponding to the received moved position.