Abstract: The present invention more suitably adjusts a pressure at a tip of a shaft in an actuator configured to generate a negative pressure at the tip of the shaft, to pick up a workpiece with the shaft. A negative pressure-generating structure to be applied to the actuator includes an insertion hole into which the shaft is inserted in a state where a space is formed between the shaft and a wall surface of the insertion hole, an inner space formed inside the negative pressure-generating structure, which communicates with a hollow part of the shaft through a communication hole formed in the shaft, and an air passage connected to the inner space, the air passage being a passage of air when air in the inner space is sucked to generate the negative pressure at the tip of the shaft.

Abstract: An electro-optical element includes a substrate, and an optical functional layer formed on a main surface of the substrate, in which the optical functional layer includes an optical-input-side optical waveguide configured to guide light emitted from a light source, an optical branch part configured to branch the optical-input-side optical waveguide into two optical-modulation optical waveguides, a Mach-Zehnder optical modulation part configured to modulate light guided through the two optical-modulation optical waveguides, an optical coupling and branch part configured to branch the two optical-modulation optical waveguides configured to guide modulated light modulated by the Mach-Zehnder optical modulation part into one monitoring optical waveguide and a plurality of optical-output-side optical waveguides, and an optical coupling part configured to make the plurality of optical-output-side optical waveguides as one optical-output optical waveguide.

Abstract: A display device incudes: an image generating device that generates light that indicates an image (image light); a first light guide that includes a first output hologram element from which the image light exits; and a second light guide that includes a second output hologram element from which the image light exits. Each of the first light guide and the second light guide is in a curved shape. The image light emitted from the image generating device enters the first light guide. A portion of the 10 image light that has entered the first light guide enters the second light guide. A light quantity distribution of the image light exiting the first output hologram element is different from a light quantity distribution of the image light exiting the second output hologram element.

Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.

Abstract: A propulsion device for a marine vessel includes an engine and a forward/reverse shifting mechanism. The direction of a propulsive force generated by the propulsion device is changed according to a shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism. The shift position is changeable between a forward position and a reverse position via a neutral position. In response to a command signal based on an operation of a joystick or an operator, the shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism and the engine are controlled. When the shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism is changed from the neutral position to a position corresponding to a direction opposite to a travelling direction of the marine vessel, which is determined based on the speed of the marine vessel, a correction control is performed to increase an output of the engine based on the speed of the marine vessel.

Abstract: A transmission device of the present disclosure is a transmission device that transmits a visible light signal to a receiving device, and includes a laser light source configured to emit visible light, and an optical modulator configured to change intensity of the visible light and generate a visible light signal, in which the optical modulator has an optical waveguide that serves as a transmission path for the visible light, and the optical waveguide is formed of a material containing lithium niobate.

Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a backlight configured to emit light, a light-diffusion member through which the light emitted by the backlight is transmitted, a Fresnel lens through which the light transmitted through the light-diffusion member is transmitted, a display screen through which the light transmitted through the Fresnel lens is transmitted, and a mirror that reflects the light transmitted through the light-diffusion member toward a target space.

Abstract: An electro-optical element of the present disclosure includes a substrate, and an optical function layer. The optical function layer has a light input port, an optical branching part in which a light input side optical waveguide guiding visible light input through the light input port is connected to the one optical waveguide for monitoring and two optical modulation optical waveguides, a Mach-Zehnder optical modulation part configured to modulate visible light guided by the two optical modulation optical waveguides, a 2×1 type optical coupling part configured to couple two beams of visible light modulated by the Mach-Zehnder optical modulation part, a light output side waveguide configured to guide light coupled by the optical coupling part to a light output port, the light output port, and a monitoring light output port.

Abstract: To provide an optical modulation element capable of suppressing electrode loss at a low frequency of 50 GHz or less, and suppressing radiation loss at a high frequency of 50 GHz or more. An optical modulation element comprises: a substrate; and at least one interaction part provided on the substrate. The interaction part includes: first and second optical waveguides formed adjacent to each other on the substrate; and first and second signal electrodes provided so as to oppose the first and second optical waveguides respectively. o ground electrode is provided in a nearby region of the interaction part, and a ground electrode is provided in the vicinity of at least one of an input part and a terminal part electrically connected to each of the first and second signal electrodes.

Abstract: To provide an optical modulation element whereby reduced drive voltage and suppression of DC drift can be obtained at the same time. An optical modulation element includes: a substrate; and an optical waveguide formed of an electrooptic material film formed on the substrate and having a ridge part which is a protruding portion, and a slab part having a smaller film thickness than the ridge part 11r. The optical waveguide includes a first waveguide part having a first ridge width and a first slab film thickness and to which an RF signal is applied, and a second waveguide part having a second ridge width and a second slab film thickness different from the first slab film thickness and to which a DC bias is applied.

Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of nodes each of which includes a processor, in which when a replication source volume in a replication source storage system connected to the storage system is replicated to a plurality of nodes of the storage system, any one of the processors generates a first replicated volume by replicating the replication source volume of the replication source storage system in a first node among the plurality of nodes, and generates a second replicated volume mapped to the first replicated volume in a second node among the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: A drying device includes a sheet conveyance portion, a warm air blowing portion disposed above and opposite to the sheet conveyance portion and to blow a warm air from a nozzle on the sheet. A first casing accommodates the warm air blowing portion and a second casing accommodates the sheet conveyance portion. The first casing is movable to a closed position opposite to the sheet conveyance portion and an open position for opening the sheet conveyance portion. The first casing positioned in the closed position moves to the open position by being moved upward to the second casing in a vertical direction, and the warm air blowing portion is movable to the first casing in the vertical direction in a state in which the first casing is positioned in the open position.

Abstract: A board connector 1 to be mounted on a circuit board is provided with a connector housing 11, to which a mating connector is connected from a direction parallel to a board surface of the circuit board, a flexible cable 12 including an electrically conductive path 40 extending in a connection direction, a front part 110 in a connection direction of the electrically conductive path 40 being inserted into the connector housing 11 from behind in the connection direction, a rear part 111 in the connection direction of the electrically conductive path 40 being soldered to the circuit board, and a cable holder 14 to be mounted on a rear side in the connection direction of the connector housing 11. The flexible cable 12 is curved downward by the cable holder 14.

Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.

Abstract: A connector includes a terminal connected to a front end portion of an electric wire and a housing in which the terminal is arranged. The housing includes a base portion and cover members. The electric wire extending rearward from a portion of the housing that has the terminal therein is disposed on the base portion. The cover members that are movable between a position in which the cover members cover the base portion and a position in which the cover members are away from the base portion. The cover members include a wire pressing portion that presses the electric wire disposed on the base portion toward the base portion when the cover members are in the position in which the cover members cover the base portion.

Abstract: This optical coupler includes a plurality of light input ports to which a plurality of visible light beams can be input, a light output port capable of coupling all of the plurality of visible light beams and outputting coupled light, an optical coupling portion to which a light-input-side optical waveguide and a light-output-side optical waveguide are connected, and at least one high-order mode removal portion provided to remove a high mode with respect to each of the plurality of visible light beams. The optical coupling portion and each high-order mode removal portion are arranged so that each of the plurality of visible light beams passes through only a high-order mode removal portion for visible light or passes through only the high-order mode removal portion for the visible light and a high-order mode removal portion for visible light having a shorter wavelength than the visible light.

Abstract: A display device includes a light guide plate including a hologram element and a light emitter that emits light to the light guide plate. In addition, the light emitter includes a light source that emits light, and a first optical body including a plurality of first lenses capable of adjusting a contour of the light emitted by the light source. An outline of each of the plurality of first lenses is analogous to a shape of the hologram element.

Abstract: The optical coupler is a multimode interference type optical coupler that couples a plurality of laser lights of different wavelengths. The optical coupler includes an optical coupling main body, two input taper portions which are tapered input ports that are disposed on the input side of the optical coupling main body and of which the width of each becomes narrower as it is away from a connection end with the optical coupling main body, and one output taper portion which is a tapered output port that is disposed on the output side of the optical coupling main body and of which the width becomes narrower as it is away from a connection end with the optical coupling main body.

Abstract: A Y-branch type optical coupler includes an optical coupling part to which a plurality of input-side optical waveguides through which the plurality of lights propagate, and one output-side optical waveguide are connected, wherein the optical coupling part has an isosceles trapezoid shape of which the width is narrowed in a taper shape at a first angle ? from the input side to the output side (a traveling direction of light) in a plan view, at least two input-side optical waveguides among the plurality of input-side optical waveguides are disposed symmetrically with respect to a symmetry axis of the isosceles trapezoid, are inclined at a second angle ? that is different from the first angle ?, and are connected to a lower bottom portion of the isosceles trapezoid, and the difference between the first angle and the second angle is 0.9° or more and 14.8° or less.

Abstract: An optical modulator is a Mach-Zehnder-type optical modulator having a substrate and an optical waveguide layer including a lithium niobate film formed on the substrate. The optical waveguide layer includes a plurality of flat portions and n ridge portions arranged between the flat portions to be adjacent, where n is two or more. Each of the n ridge portions includes a main waveguide to which visible light is input, a first multimode interference waveguide through which the main waveguide is branched into a first and a second optical branch waveguide, and a second multimode interference waveguide through which the first and the second optical branch waveguide are coupled to form a coupling waveguide. Visible light beams having different wavelengths are input to the n ridge portions. The first multimode interference waveguide and the second multimode interference waveguide have shorter lengths when input light having a longer wavelength is transmitted.