Abstract: A gas sensor includes: a gas-sensitive body layer disposed above a substrate and including a metal oxide layer; a first electrode on the gas-sensitive body layer; and a second electrode on the gas-sensitive body layer, being apart from the first electrode by a gap. The gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance change characteristic that reversibly transitions to a high-resistance state and a low-resistance state on basis of a voltage applied across the first electrode and the second electrode. At least a part of the gas-sensitive body layer is exposed to the gap. The gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance that decreases when gas containing a hydrogen atom is in contact with the second electrode.

Abstract: Provided are an aircraft lightning probable area detection device, an aircraft lightning probable area transmission system, an aircraft lightning probable area detection method, and an aircraft lightning probable area detection program that suppress the data capacity and create an aircraft lightning probable area that enables intuitive understanding of aircraft lightning probable. An aircraft lightning probable area detection device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire aircraft lightning probable information indicating a level of an expected lightning strike probability on a map; a data creation unit configured to create text data of an aircraft lightning probable area information on which the level of the expected lightning strike probability and a location are associated with each other by using the aircraft lightning probable information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the text data to an aircraft.

Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes an objective optical system, an optical-path splitter, an image sensor, and an image processor. Both a first imaging area and a second imaging area are images of a field of view of the objective optical system. An outer edge of the first imaging area and an outer edge of the second imaging area are located at an inner side of a predetermined image pickup area, and an image of the outer edge located in the predetermined image pickup area is captured by the image sensor. The image processor has reference data, and in the image processor, a feature point is extracted on the basis of the imaging area. An amount of shift between the predetermined imaging area and the image sensor is calculated from the feature point and the reference data.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes an illuminator configured to switch between a first illumination light and a second illumination light for which a ratio of a quantity of light is 1/?, an objective optical system, an image sensor, an optical path splitter which is disposed between the objective optical system and the image sensor, the optical path splitter has an optical path splitting surface, a first reflecting surface, and a second reflecting surface. A processor acquires for each of the first illumination light and the second illumination light, a first image pickup signal and a second image pickup signal, combines the first image pickup signal and the second image pickup signal for the first illumination light and the first image pickup signal and the second image pickup signal for the second illumination light, and generates an image of a high dynamic range. Here, ? denotes a coefficient.

Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes an objective optical system, an optical-path splitter, an image sensor, and an image processor. Both a first imaging area and a second imaging area are images of a field of view of the objective optical system. An outer edge of the first imaging area and an outer edge of the second imaging area are located at an inner side of a predetermined image pickup area, and an image of the outer edge located in the predetermined image pickup area is captured by the image sensor. The image processor has reference data, and in the image processor, a feature point is extracted on the basis of the imaging area. An amount of shift between the predetermined imaging area and the image sensor is calculated from the feature point and the reference data.

Abstract: An objective optical system includes a lens group and an optical-path splitting element. The optical-path splitting element has an optical-path splitting surface which forms a first optical path and a second optical path. A reflecting surface is positioned in the second optical path and a predetermined optical surface is positioned in the second optical path. A wavelength band of light transmitted through the predetermined optical surface or a wavelength band of light reflected at the predetermined optical surface is restricted. The wavelength band which is restricted is narrower than a wavelength band of light that travels along the other optical path. A quarter-wave plate is positioned between the optical-path splitting surface and the reflecting surface. The optical-path splitting surface has a characteristic of transmitting P-polarized light and reflecting S-polarized light. The predetermined optical surface is positioned between the optical-path splitting surface and the quarter-wave plate.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes an illuminator configured to switch between a first illumination light and a second illumination light for which a ratio of a quantity of light is 1/?, an objective optical system, an image sensor, an optical path splitter which is disposed between the objective optical system and the image sensor, the optical path splitter has an optical path splitting surface, a first reflecting surface, and a second reflecting surface. A processor acquires for each of the first illumination light and the second illumination light, a first image pickup signal and a second image pickup signal, combines the first image pickup signal and the second image pickup signal for the first illumination light and the first image pickup signal and the second image pickup signal for the second illumination light, and generates an image of a high dynamic range. Here, a denotes a coefficient.

Abstract: An objective optical system includes a lens group and an optical-path splitting element. The optical-path splitting element has an optical-path splitting surface which forms a first optical path and a second optical path. A reflecting surface is positioned in the second optical path and a predetermined optical surface is positioned in the second optical path. A wavelength band of light transmitted through the predetermined optical surface or a wavelength band of light reflected at the predetermined optical surface is restricted. The wavelength band which is restricted is narrower than a wavelength band of light that travels along the other optical path. A quarter-wave plate is positioned between the optical-path splitting surface and the reflecting surface. The optical-path splitting surface has a characteristic of transmitting P-polarized light and reflecting S-polarized light. The predetermined optical surface is positioned between the optical-path splitting surface and the quarter-wave plate.

Abstract: The optical unit includes an objective optical system and a splitting element. The splitting element consists of a first right-angle prism, a second right-angle prism, and a third right-angle prism, and has a surface of incidence and an optical splitting surface. The surface of incidence is provided to the first right-angle prism, and the first right-angle prism is positioned such that the surface of incidence is orthogonal to an optical axis of the objective optical system. The optical splitting surface is provided to a boundary of the second right-angle prism and the third right-angle prism. The second right-angle prism has a first optical path and the third right-angle prism has a second optical path. A first optical image and a second optical image are both formed on the same plane, and an area of the first optical image and an area of the second optical image are separated spatially.

Abstract: The optical unit includes an objective optical system and a splitting element. The splitting element consists of a first right-angle prism, a second right-angle prism, and a third right-angle prism, and has a surface of incidence and an optical splitting surface. The surface of incidence is provided to the first right-angle prism, and the first right-angle prism is positioned such that the surface of incidence is orthogonal to an optical axis of the objective optical system. The optical splitting surface is provided to a boundary of the second right-angle prism and the third right-angle prism. The second right-angle prism has a first optical path and the third right-angle prism has a second optical path. A first optical image and a second optical image are both formed on the same plane, and an area of the first optical image and an area of the second optical image are separated spatially.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a phase locked loop circuit which outputs a clock signal; an internal circuit which executes processing; a capacitor; and a switch circuit which connects the capacitor to either of the phase locked loop circuit and the internal circuit.

Abstract: A data reception device which receives data transmitted through a plurality of transmission lines. The data reception device includes a position detection unit which corrects a skew of data transmitted respectively through the plurality of transmission lines, and detects for each lane a position of a marker for identification of a lane which is assigned the data, and an information extraction unit which extracts identification information indicated by the marker for each lane using a result of the detection of the position of the marker by the position detection unit.

Abstract: A data transmission device where a low-speed signal transmission frame is included in time slots of a high-speed signal transmission frame and a number of the time slots to include the low-speed signal transmission frame is variable, wherein the time slots have respective time slot numbers, includes a storage unit storing signal data of the high-speed signal transmission frame corresponding to the number of the time slots based on a time slot number basis, wherein the signal data of the high-speed signal transmission frame are supplied on the time slot number basis; and a selection and output unit selecting and sequentially outputting the signal data on the time slot number basis, wherein the signal data have been stored in accordance with the number of the time slots.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a phase locked loop circuit which outputs a clock signal; an internal circuit which executes processing; a capacitor; and a switch circuit which connects the capacitor to either of the phase locked loop circuit and the internal circuit.

Abstract: A frame transmitting unit divides a payload area of an upper-layer frame into a plurality of slots, maps a lower-layer frame to one or more of the slots, and transmits the upper-layer frame including connection information that indicates which one or more of the slots the lower-layer frame of a same type is mapped to. The frame synchronization detection unit identifies, as one or more allocated slots, the one or more slots to which the lower-layer frame of the same type is mapped, on the basis of the connection information, and detects the frame synchronization by identifying a frame head signal of the lower-layer frame of the same type that is mapped to the one or more allocated slots.

Abstract: A transmission method for transmitting a lower-speed signal transmission frame using a node device in a network by accommodating the lower-speed signal transmission frame into time slots of a higher-speed signal transmission frame includes supplying, when a number of the time slots accommodating the lower-speed signal transmission frame is to be increased, the time slots to input numbers of a cross-connection part of the node device in accordance with an order of time slot numbers of the time slots; and re-establishing cross-connections where the input numbers are cross-connected to corresponding output numbers of the cross-connection part so that the cross-connections are prevented from crossing each other, wherein the input numbers input the time slots and the output numbers output the time slots.

Abstract: A network setup method used in a ring network including a plurality of transmission equipments. The method includes: transmitting a frame in the ring network; causing each of the transmission equipments to write an identifier to the frame according to a specified rule; determining whether or not a plurality of identifiers written to the frame by the plurality of transmission equipments satisfy a specified condition; and causing each of the transmission equipments to obtain a corresponding identifier according to the specified rule from among the plurality of identifiers, when the plurality of identifiers satisfy the specified condition.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus includes a first circuit to which a base clock and a first clock condition are input, the first circuit outputting a first enable signal based on the base clock and the first clock condition; a second circuit to which the base clock and a second clock condition are input, the second circuit outputting a second enable signal based on the base clock and the second clock condition; a first frame processing circuit receiving a first frame input signal and the first enable signal to output a first frame output signal in synchronization with the first enable signal; and a second frame processing circuit receiving a second frame input signal and the second enable signal to output a second frame output signal in synchronization with the second enable signal.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus for transmitting frames accommodating client data over a transmission network, comprising a clock generation unit that generates a clock for timing processing period of signal processing, a deviation detection unit that detects clock deviation between the clock generated by the clock generation unit and the clock used for timing processing period of signal processing by other transmission apparatus that receives the client data from outside the transmission network and adds them to frames, and a timing generation unit that generates timing signal of processing period of signal processing corrected with the clock deviation.

Abstract: A data reception device which receives data transmitted through a plurality of transmission lines. The data reception device includes a position detection unit which corrects a skew of data transmitted respectively through the plurality of transmission lines, and detects for each lane a position of a marker for identification of a lane which is assigned the data, and an information extraction unit which extracts identification information indicated by the marker for each lane using a result of the detection of the position of the marker by the position detection unit.