Abstract: There is provided a control method for an image processing apparatus with which appropriate printing on a print medium to be processed after printing is accomplished. An image processing apparatus used to render an image that is represented by print object information and is to be printed on the print medium includes a memory unit and a control unit. The memory unit stores process specifying information indicating the specifics of a process to be performed on the print medium. The control unit divides a printable area where print object information can be printed into a plurality of attribute areas based on the process specifying information. The control unit determines one of the plurality of attribute areas as a print attribute area where the print object information is to be printed, and controls the rendering of the print object information in a manner suited to the determined print attribute area.

Abstract: A back light unit includes a light guide plate having at least one light introducing portion and a light exit portion, the front surface of the light exit portion being a light exit surface, and a light source facing the light guide plate and emitting light in a light emitting direction. The at least one light introducing portion includes a first portion and a second portion which is connected to the light exit portion, and in which the second portion spreads wider than the first portion in plan view.

Abstract: Provided is a wire saw where a wire (47) extends and is wound around a plurality of machining rollers (45), the wire (47) is moved in a circulating manner around the machining rollers (45) due to rotation of the machining rollers (45), and a workpiece (49) is cut by the wire (47) at a workpiece cutting position. The wire saw includes a supply pallet (67) which guides the workpiece (49) to move toward the wire (47) at the workpiece cutting position in an upright state. The wire saw also includes a receiving pallet (100) which is arranged at a workpiece receiving position located downstream of the workpiece cutting position in the workpiece conveying direction, and receives the cut workpiece (49) with the workpiece (49) being kept in an upright state.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes: an optical amplifier configured to amplify a wavelength multiplexing light to be transmitted, the wavelength multiplexing light being input thereto; a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of non-signal lights in such a way that angles formed between polarization planes of the plurality of non-signal lights of a wavelength of wavelengths belonging to an amplification band of the optical amplifier become equal, the wavelength being different from a wavelength of a polarization multiplexing signal light; and a wavelength multiplexer configured to generate the wavelength multiplexing light to be input to the optical amplifier by multiplexing the plurality of non-signal lights combined by the combining unit and the polarization multiplexing signal light.

Abstract: Provided is a wire saw where a wire (47) extends and is wound around a plurality of machining rollers (45), the wire (47) is moved in a circulating manner around the machining rollers (45) due to rotation of the machining rollers (45), and a workpiece (49) is cut by the wire (47) at a workpiece cutting position. The wire saw includes a supply pallet (67) which guides the workpiece (49) to move toward the wire (47) at the workpiece cutting position in an upright state. The wire saw also includes a receiving pallet (100) which is arranged at a workpiece receiving position located downstream of the workpiece cutting position in the workpiece conveying direction, and receives the cut workpiece (49) with the workpiece (49) being kept in an upright state.

Abstract: A communication system includes a transmission path through which an optical signal is propagated; and dispersion slope imparting sections provided on a transmitting side and a receiving side of the transmission path, the dispersion slope imparting sections imparting different dispersion and dispersion slope characteristics in accordance with a wavelength band of the optical signal, wherein the dispersion and dispersion slope characteristics imparted by the dispersion slope imparting section on the transmitting side is different from those on the receiving side.

Abstract: A back light unit includes a light guide plate having at least one light introducing portion and a light exit portion, the front surface of the light exit portion being a light exit surface, and a light source facing the light guide plate and emitting light in a light emitting direction. The at least one light introducing portion includes a first portion and a second portion which is connected to the light exit portion, and in which the second portion spreads wider than the first portion in plan view.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes: an optical amplifier configured to amplify a wavelength multiplexing light to be transmitted, the wavelength multiplexing light being input thereto; a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of non-signal lights in such a way that angles formed between polarization planes of the plurality of non-signal lights of a wavelength of wavelengths belonging to an amplification band of the optical amplifier become equal, the wavelength being different from a wavelength of a polarization multiplexing signal light; and a wavelength multiplexer configured to generate the wavelength multiplexing light to be input to the optical amplifier by multiplexing the plurality of non-signal lights combined by the combining unit and the polarization multiplexing signal light.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device includes an optical switching member; a light guide plate made of a thermoplastic material, which includes at least one light introducing portion on at least one side surface thereof; and a light source disposed on the at least one side surface, in which: the at least one light introducing portion includes, in plan view of the light guide plate: a first portion extending from a light incident surface, which is an end surface of the at least one light introducing portion, while keeping a substantially constant width; and a second portion, which extends from the first portion and has a form which widens; and at least the second portion is connected to a front surface of the light guide plate through an inclined surface which is smoothly continuous with the front surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: In the optical transmitting system, the optical transmitter transmits a polarization combined signal light obtained by combining a pair of lights having different polarization orientation, and the optical receiver separates the combined signal light. In the optical transmitter, a polarization changer changes a state of polarization of the polarization combined signal light. In the optical receiver, a polarization reverse-changer changes the state of the polarization combined signal light in a reverse direction of the change that polarization changer applies.

Abstract: A polarization fluctuation compensation device, when WDM light received by, for example, an optical reception device includes a polarization scrambled optical signal and a non-polarization scrambled optical signal, collects information related to whether optical signals having respective wavelengths are polarization scrambled, obtains a target value of control parameters which are different from each other, according to the speed of polarization fluctuations in the non-polarization scrambled optical signal based on the collected information, and performs reception processing of the non-polarization scrambled optical signal by using a control parameter set as the target value. As a result, an influence of fast polarization fluctuations generated resulting from an interaction between optical signals having respective wavelengths can be reliably compensated for, thereby enabling to realize excellent reception characteristics.

Abstract: An optical transmitter of the invention phase modulates an output light from a light source according to data using a phase modulator, and then supplies it to an intensity modulator. The intensity modulator performs pulse carving of the output light from the phase modulator in accordance with a clock signal in which a duty cycle is changed to a value different from 50% by a waveform transformation circuit, with an operating range being a slope from a trough to a crest in the photoelectric response characteristics. As a result, it is possible to realize, at the same time, duty cycle and chirp characteristics that enable excellent transmission characteristics to be obtained.

Abstract: In a method of forming a thin light guide plate which includes a compression step in an injection molding step, an optical pattern is liable to be adhered to a mold. Further, in removing the light guide plate from the mold using an ejector pin, a stress is concentrated on a local area of the light guide plate thus generating warping, deformation or irregularities in size of the light guide plate. To overcome such drawbacks, a liquid crystal display device is configured such that an optical pattern portion is compressed, and the light guide plate is removed by making use of a peripheral portion of a mold thus preventing the generation of stress in a local area of the light guide plate due to an ejector pin.

Abstract: In a backlight which arranges light emitting diodes on a side surface of a light guide plate, even when the light guide plate is made thin by further reducing a thickness of the light guide plate and the light emitting diodes having a thickness larger than the thickness of the light guide plate are used, it is possible to manufacture the light guide plate with high accuracy in a short time. In a liquid crystal display device having a backlight which radiates light to a liquid crystal panel, LEDs are mounted on the light guide plate formed on the backlight as a light emitting element, a light radiation portion of the light guide plate is formed by molding by applying pressure and heat to a sheet-shaped resin, and a light incident portion of the light guide plate is formed by injection molding.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: an optical switching member; a light guide panel; and a light source, the light guide panel including, on at least one of a front surface and a back surface thereof, a plurality of surface structures including: a first raised surface extending outward being formed as a free surface; a first light reflection surface entering inside from the first raised surface; a second light reflection surface extending outside from the first light reflection surface; and a second raised surface which continues from the second light reflection surface and is formed as a free surface, whereby a liquid crystal display device may be obtained, which includes a thin light guide panel with a thickness of, for example, 1 mm or less.

Abstract: An optical transmission system capable of efficiently reducing waveform distortion of an optical signal. A transmitting-side distortion compensation coefficient storage of a transmitting station stores transmitting-side distortion compensation coefficients for compensating for waveform distortion of an optical signal to be transmitted to a receiving station. A transmit signal processor performs distortion compensation on the optical signal on the basis of a suitable transmitting-side distortion compensation coefficient stored in the transmitting-side distortion compensation coefficient storage. A transmitter transmits the distortion-compensated signal to a transmission path. A receiver of the receiving station receives the optical signal from the transmission path. A receiving-side distortion compensation coefficient storage stores receiving-side distortion compensation coefficients for compensating for waveform distortion of the optical signal received by the receiver.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a sliding cover and an internal member. The housing includes a plate-like member that defines a slide opening. The sliding cover includes a cover component disposed on the plate-like member and slidably attached to the slide opening, a detected component fixed to the cover component and extending into the housing, and a first restrictor fixed to the cover component. The internal member is disposed inside the housing and includes a detector switch having a contact component configured to contact the detected component when the detected component is at a specific position and a second restrictor adjacent to the first restrictor when the detected component is at the specific position. The detector switch detects when the contact component contacts the detected component. The first and second restrictors are configured to restrict movement of the plate-like member when the detected component is at the specific position.

Abstract: A communication system includes a transmission path through which an optical signal is propagated; and dispersion slope imparting sections provided on a transmitting side and a receiving side of the transmission path, the dispersion slope imparting sections imparting different dispersion and dispersion slope characteristics in accordance with a wavelength band of the optical signal, wherein the dispersion and dispersion slope characteristics imparted by the dispersion slope imparting section on the transmitting side is different from those on the receiving side.

Abstract: A waveform converting unit gives a change to a clock signal as a periodic voltage fluctuation that drives a pulse carver unit carrying out shaping into an RZ waveform. The pulse carver unit receives a bias voltage applied thereto from a bias voltage applying unit, is driven by the clock signal that is given a change by the waveform converting unit and that is amplified by an amplifying unit, and outputs an RZ pulse whose duty has been changed.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device includes an optical switching member; a light guide plate made of a thermoplastic material, which includes at least one light introducing portion on at least one side surface thereof; and a light source disposed on the at least one side surface, in which: the at least one light introducing portion includes, in plan view of the light guide plate: a first portion extending from a light incident surface, which is an end surface of the at least one light introducing portion, while keeping a substantially constant width; and a second portion, which extends from the first portion and has a form which widens; and at least the second portion is connected to a front surface of the light guide plate through an inclined surface which is smoothly continuous with the front surface of the light guide plate.