Abstract: Provided is an optical communication system having an aggregate station at a head and a plurality of extension stations connected in series. Each of the plurality of extension stations demultiplexes a signal received from upstream-side equipment into a first demultiplexed signal having a locally allocated wavelength and a second demultiplexed signal having another wavelength and transmits the second demultiplexed signal to downstream-side equipment. Each of the plurality of extension stations multiplexes a signal received from the downstream-side equipment and a locally processed signal and transmits a multiplexing result to the upstream-side equipment.

Abstract: Provided is an optical communication system having an aggregate station at a head and a plurality of extension stations connected in series. The aggregate station outputs a downlink optical signal generated by performing electrical-to-optical (E/O) conversion for a radio signal to the plurality of extension stations and acquires radio signals by performing optical-to-electrical (O/E) conversion for uplink optical signals input from the plurality of extension stations. Each extension station transmits a radio signal obtained by performing O/E conversion for the downlink optical signal received from the aggregate station and transmits an uplink optical signal generated by performing E/O conversion for a received radio signal to the aggregate station. Wavelengths of the uplink optical signal and the downlink optical signal allocated to the plurality of extension stations are the same.

Abstract: A communication method, which is executed by a communication apparatus among a plurality of communication apparatuses connected in multiple stages includes steps of acquiring downlink optical signals having one or more wavelengths including a predetermined reception wavelength from a previous stage and transmitting a communication situation signal or an allocation request signal of the communication apparatus to the previous stage using uplink optical signals having one or more wavelengths including a predetermined transmission wavelength, selecting a downlink optical signal having the reception wavelength, acquiring an allocation control signal indicating allocation of the reception wavelength and the transmission wavelength from the selected downlink optical signal having the reception wavelength, updating the reception wavelength and the transmission wavelength in accordance with the acquired allocation control signal, and transmitting an uplink optical signal having the updated transmission wavelength to

Abstract: Provided is a lid body including: a terminal member being mainly made up of a first metal; a sealing plate mainly made up of a second metal; and a sealing material. The sealing plate has a mounting hole for attaching the terminal member. The terminal member is inserted into the mounting hole and is attached to the sealing plate in a state where the sealing material is joined to a peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole. With as ?S a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the sealing material, ?1 as a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the first metal and ?2 as a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the second metal, ?L??S??H is satisfied, where ?H is the higher value and ?L is the lower value from among the ?1 and ?2.

Abstract: Boost circuitry 20 including: an input 48 configured to input an electrical signal; capacitors 43, 45 connected in parallel configured to store charge pertaining to the electrical signal input; at least one of a switch 44 capable of switching a connection state of the capacitors 43, 45; and a controller 47 configured to control the at least one of the switch 44 to switch the connection state of the capacitors 43, 45 from parallel to series based on an amount of charge of any one of the capacitors 43, 45; and an output 49 configured to output a boosted electrical signal.

Abstract: The present invention performs: generating base station positional relationship specification data indicating a positional relationship between travel trajectory and a base station candidate position, and terminal station positional relationship specification data indicating a positional relationship between the travel trajectory and a terminal station candidate position, based on travel trajectory data indicating the travel trajectory of a moving body for measuring an object present in a three-dimensional space within a measurable distance predetermined and acquiring point cloud data indicating a position of the object measured in the three-dimensional space, the measurable distance, base station candidate position data indicating a candidate position for installing a base station apparatus, and terminal station candidate position data indicating a candidate position for installing a terminal station apparatus; and specifying a reliability coefficient indicating a degree of reliability of a processing result

Abstract: It would be helpful to provide a sheet-form thermoelectric conversion module with excellent thermoelectric conversion characteristics. A thermoelectric conversion module according to the disclosure is a thermoelectric conversion module formed in sheet form, the thermoelectric conversion module being disposed in contact or proximity to a heat source and generating power based on a temperature difference between a portion close to the heat source and a portion away from the heat source, the thermoelectric conversion module including an incision penetrating in a sheet thickness direction, wherein by stretching the thermoelectric conversion module in a predetermined direction, mutually opposite edges of the incision are separated, and the thermoelectric conversion module is transformed from a sheet form A into a three-dimensional structural form B protruding in the sheet thickness direction.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a power generation element that converts external energy into electrical energy and outputs the electrical energy as a voltage (VEH), a secondary battery that is connected in series with the power generation element and outputs a voltage (VBAT), and a power conversion unit that receives the voltage (VEH) and the voltage (VBAT) and outputs power (POUT) to a load circuit. The power conversion unit includes a voltage conversion unit connected in series with the power generation element and the secondary battery, a power storage unit connected to the voltage conversion unit, an output terminal for connecting the power storage unit to the load circuit, and an output terminal for connecting the power storage unit to the secondary battery.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module includes an electrically insulating sheet substrate having opposite front and rear surfaces, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and a connector. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements have an elongated shape extending along a first direction. The connector electrically connects the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements in series at a lengthwise end of each thermoelectric conversion element from a first electrode to a second electrode. Odd-numbered thermoelectric conversion elements among the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements electrically connected in series through the connector, as counted from the first electrode, are located at the front surface side and lined up along a second direction intersecting the first direction.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module includes an electrically insulating sheet substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and a wiring layer. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements have an elongated shape extending in a first direction and are arranged such as to be lined up along a second direction intersecting the first direction at the front surface of the sheet substrate. The wiring layer includes a plurality of wires that electrically connect adjacent thermoelectric conversion elements in series at both lengthwise ends. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are all p-type thermoelectric conversion elements or are all n-type thermoelectric conversion elements. A thermal resistance value of the wires is not less than a thermal resistance value of the thermoelectric conversion elements.

Abstract: A forging roll device includes, a pair of roll axes which are provided so that an axis center of each of the roll axes are parallel to each other and in which a die is attached to each of the roll axes; and a material holder/conveyer which conveys a held shaping target material between the pair of roll axes, wherein, each one of the pair of roll axes includes a plurality of die attaching surfaces positioned in a circumferential direction, and an outer circumferential surface between any of two of the plurality of die attaching surfaces in each one of the pair of roll axes is closer to a planar surface than a cylindrical surface with the axis center as the center.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the disclosure includes a base material including a recessed portion on an upper face, and a light emitting element including a reflective layer, a filling layer having optical transparency, a first electrode having optical transparency, an organic layer including at least a light emitting layer, and a second electrode having optical transparency. The reflective layer is disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion. The filling layer is disposed at an inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the recessed portion and the filling layer. The first electrode is disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer. The organic layer is disposed on an upper layer of the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The organic electroluminescence device includes a display region that is divided into a plurality of unit regions.

Abstract: A light emitting element including at least a first trench portion having an indented shape within a single light emitting region. The first trench portion includes a first electrode, an EL layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the EL layer, and the second electrode are layered in this order and in contact with each other. At least one of the first electrode or the second electrode includes a reflective electrode.

Abstract: An organic EL panel 10 is a bendable display panel including a plurality of pixel circuits 60 each having a light emitting element and a drive element. A data line drive circuit 15 performs, by driving data lines, an operation of writing a voltage to a control terminal of the drive element and an operation of measuring a current flowing through the drive element for the pixel circuits 60 selected by a scanning line drive circuit 14. A bending detection unit 90 detects a bending state of the organic EL panel 10 based on a measurement result of the current flowing through the drive element. A correction unit 80 corrects a video signal VS1 based on the detected bending state. With this, the bending state of a screen is detected and a change in brightness or color when the screen is bent is prevented.

Abstract: The organic EL element (10) at least includes, between a first electrode (2) and a second electrode (4), at least one layer of an exciton generating layer (33) which contains at least one type of TADF material as a host material and at least one layer of a fluorescent emission layer (34) which contains at least one type of fluorescent emission material.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes at least a first trench portion having an indented shape within a single light-emitting region. In the first trench portion, a first electrode, an EL layer, and a second electrode are layered in this order and in contact with each other. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a reflective electrode, and concave-convex portions of the submicron order configured to diffract surface plasmons are provided on the surface of the reflective electrode on a side closer to the EL layer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a base material including a recessed portion on a surface side, a reflective layer disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency, the filling layer being disposed in the recessed portion through the reflective layer, a first electrode having optical transparency, the first electrode being disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer including at least a light emitting layer, the organic layer being disposed on an upper-layer side of the first electrode, and a second electrode having optical transparency and light reflectivity, the second electrode being disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The filling layer includes at least one type of phosphor.

Abstract: A forging roll device includes, a pair of roll axes which are provided so that an axis center of each of the roll axes are parallel to each other and in which a die is attached to each of the roll axes; and a material holder/conveyer which conveys a held shaping target material between the pair of roll axes, wherein, each one of the pair of roll axes includes a plurality of die attaching surfaces positioned in a circumferential direction, and an outer circumferential surface between any of two of the plurality of die attaching surfaces in each one of the pair of roll axes is closer to a planar surface than a cylindrical surface with the axis center as the center.

Abstract: The electroluminescence device of the disclosure includes: a base material provided with a recessed portion; a light-emitting element including a reflective layer provided on the front surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency and filling an inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed therebetween, a first electrode having optical transparency provided on the filling layer, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode having optical transparency provided on the organic layer, and an active element connected to the light-emitting element, wherein a display region includes a plurality of unit regions divided from one another, the unit regions include a plurality of the light-emitting elements and the active elements configured to control the light emission of the plurality of light-emitting elements, and the reflective layer of at least one of the light-emitting elements of the plurality of re

Abstract: A vehicle lamp system includes a high-beam lamp unit that can form a high-beam light-distribution pattern, a leveling mechanism that vertically adjusts an optical axis of the high-beam lamp unit, and a control unit that controls on/off of the high-beam lamp unit and controls the leveling mechanism. Upon the engine being started, the control unit controls the high-beam lamp unit to turn on for a predetermined period of time in a state in which the leveling unit adjusts the optical axis of the lamp unit to aim more vertically downward than in normal operation.