Abstract: A microscope objective includes: a first group including a plurality of meniscus lenses with a concave surface facing an object side; a second group including a first cemented lens closest to the object side; a third group consisting of a positive single lens; a fourth group including a first cemented meniscus lens with a concave surface facing the object side; a fifth group consisting of a second cemented meniscus lens with a concave surface facing an image side; and a sixth group including a third cemented meniscus lens with a concave surface facing the object side, the first to sixth groups being arranged in order from the object side. The microscope objective satisfies the following conditional expression. 0<|f/f5|<0.15??(1) Where, f is a focal length of the microscope objective. f5 is a focal length of the fifth group.

Abstract: An acoustic wave element which can be reduced in size and produced relatively easily, practically used without using harmful substances, and can suppress a surface acoustic wave propagation loss, which has an excellent temperature coefficient of frequency and a velocity dispersion characteristic, and with which an increase in the reflection coefficient of interdigital transducers can be suppressed, and a method for manufacturing the acoustic wave element are provided. The acoustic wave element includes a pair of electrodes provided on both surfaces of a piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the electrode. The acoustic wave element alternatively includes interdigital transducers provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film provided on the interdigital transducers, a gap between the interdigital transducers, and/or a second surface of the piezoelectric substrate.

Abstract: An immersion microscope objective includes: a first lens group that has a positive refractive power and includes a first cemented lens consisting of a planoconvex lens having a plane surface facing an object and a meniscus lens having a concave surface facing the object; a second lens group that includes a first cemented triplet lens; a third lens group that includes a second cemented triplet lens; a fourth lens group that includes a second cemented lens with a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing an image; and a fifth lens group that includes a lens having a concave surface facing the object, wherein the immersion microscope objective has a numerical aperture within a range from 1.35 to 1.5. The first and second cemented triplet lenses each consist of a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens.

Abstract: An immersion microscope objective includes: a first lens group that has a positive refractive power and includes a first cemented lens consisting of a planoconvex lens having a plane surface facing an object and a meniscus lens having a concave surface facing the object; a second lens group that includes a first cemented triplet lens; a third lens group that includes a second cemented triplet lens; a fourth lens group that includes a second cemented lens with a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing an image; and a fifth lens group that includes a lens having a concave surface facing the object, wherein the immersion microscope objective has a numerical aperture within a range from 1.35 to 1.5. The first and second cemented triplet lenses each consist of a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens.

Abstract: An acoustic wave element which can be reduced in size and produced relatively easily, practically used without using harmful substances, and can suppress a surface acoustic wave propagation loss, which has an excellent temperature coefficient of frequency and a velocity dispersion characteristic, and with which an increase in the reflection coefficient of interdigital transducers can be suppressed, and a method for manufacturing the acoustic wave element are provided. The acoustic wave element includes a pair of electrodes provided on both surfaces of a piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the electrode. The acoustic wave element alternatively includes interdigital transducers provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film provided on the interdigital transducers, a gap between the interdigital transducers, and/or a second surface of the piezoelectric substrate.

Abstract: An objective includes a first lens group that has a positive refractive power and a second lens group that has a negative refractive power. The objective satisfies conditional expressions below. 0.2?NAob?1??(1) 2.9 mm?D0×NAob?30 mm??(2) 30 mm?L?70 mm??(3) 0.0001?RMSh/?h?0.035??(4) NAob is a numerical aperture on an object side of the objective. D0 is a distance on an optical axis between an object plane and a lens surface of the objective that is situated closest to the object side. L is a distance on the optical axis between the object plane and a lens surface of the objective that is situated closest to the image side. RMSh is an axial RMS wave aberration with respect to the h line. ?h is a wavelength of the h line.

Abstract: The structure of the patent is a substrate wherein a metal electrode, a dielectric thin film, and a further dielectric thin film are adhered onto a piezoelectric substrate. A substrate wherein elastic wave energy is confined in the piezoelectric substrate can be obtained. In particular, when a SiO2 thin film and an AlN thin film are used as thin films 4 and 5, respectively, a substrate excellent in an electromechanical coupling coefficient (k2) and a temperature characteristic of frequency can be yielded by making the film thicknesses of electrodes 2 and 3 and those of the thin films 4 and 5 into optimal values.

Abstract: The structure of the patent is a substrate wherein a metal electrode, a dielectric thin film, and a further dielectric thin film are adhered onto a piezoelectric substrate. A substrate wherein elastic wave energy is confined in the piezoelectric substrate can be obtained. In particular, when a SiO2 thin film and an AlN thin film are used as thin films 4 and 5, respectively, a substrate excellent in an electromechanical coupling coefficient (k2) and a temperature characteristic of frequency can be yielded by making the film thicknesses of electrodes 2 and 3 and those of the thin films 4 and 5 into optimal values.

Abstract: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a connecting section connected to an optical apparatus; an optical element having a preset transmittance with respect to light in a preset wavelength region, incident from the optical apparatus; and an electronic image sensor receiving the light transmitted through the optical element.

Abstract: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a connecting section connected to an optical apparatus; an optical element having a preset transmittance with respect to light in a preset wavelength region, incident from the optical apparatus; and an electronic image sensor receiving the light transmitted through the optical element.

Abstract: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a connecting section connected to an optical apparatus; an optical element having a preset transmittance with respect to light in a preset wavelength region, incident from the optical apparatus; and an electronic image sensor receiving the light transmitted through the optical element.

Abstract: A unidirectional surface acoustic wave (SAW) transducer has a substrate which is piezoelectric or electrostrictive, a first IDT (interdigital transducer) electrode disposed on a surface of the substrate and having a plurality of first electrode fingers, and a second IDT electrode disposed on the surface of the substrate and having a plurality of second electrode fingers alternating with the first electrode fingers, and structural elements disposed on the surface of the substrate and arranged periodically in a propagating direction of surface acoustic waves. The structural elements comprise grooves or dielectric films each having a width of ?0/4 or ?0/2, for example, where ?0 represents a wavelength corresponding to a fundamental operating frequency of the unidirectional surface acoustic wave transducer.

Abstract: In a spread spectrum communication using a long spreading code, a spread spectrum signal processing apparatus is provided, which is suitable for performing communication by using a correlator having a size mountable on a portable equipment. The spread spectrum signal processing apparatus has a correlator for correlating between a spread spectrum signal and a given reference signal, an A/D converter for converting a correlation signal into a digital signal, a memory for storing the digital signal from the AD converter as digital data, a signal processor for summing digital data corresponding to each of divided codes C1–C16 and for outputting a result of summation, and a control unit for controlling to apply each of the divided codes C1–C16 in this order repeatedly as a reference signal to the correlator. The signal processor begins a summing process by making reference to a timing signal from the control unit.

Abstract: A unidirectional surface acoustic wave (SAW) transducer has a substrate which is piezoelectric or electrostrictive, a first IDT (interdigital transducer) electrode disposed on a surface of the substrate and having a plurality of first electrode fingers, and a second IDT electrode disposed on the surface of the substrate and having a plurality of second electrode fingers alternating with the first electrode fingers, and structural elements disposed on the surface of the substrate and arranged periodically in a propagating direction of surface acoustic waves. The structural elements comprise grooves or dielectric films each having a width of &lgr;0/4 or &lgr;0/2, for example, where &lgr;0 represents a wavelength corresponding to a fundamental operating frequency of the unidirectional surface acoustic wave transducer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a surface acoustic wave substrate including: a piezoelectric or electrostrictive substrate having large electromechanical coupling coefficient; and a thin film formed on the substrate and having variation characteristics of frequency of a surface acoustic wave relative temperature variation opposite to that of the substrate. The substrate is a LiNbO3 substrate having a cut angle of rotated Y plate within a range from −10° to +30° and propagating a piezoelectric leaky surface wave having a propagation velocity higher than that of a Rayleigh type surface acoustic wave along X-axis direction or within a range of ±5° with respect to X-axis direction. A value of H/&lgr; falls within a range from 0.05 to 0.35, where H is the film thickness of the thin film, and &lgr; is the wavelength of operating center frequency of the piezoelectric leaky surface wave.

Abstract: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a connecting section connected to an optical apparatus; an optical element having a preset transmittance with respect to light in a preset wavelength region, incident from the optical apparatus; and an electronic image sensor receiving the light transmitted through the optical element.

Abstract: An inverted microscope of the present invention comprising a microscope main body including a relay optical system which forms a primary intermediate image of a sample by a light from the sample irradiated with an irradiation light via an objective lens and an image forming lens, and which relays a light flux from the primary intermediate image, and a light path switch unit which is disposed in the microscope main body to be attachable/detachable, and which branches the light flux relayed by the relay optical system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a surface acoustic wave substrate including: a piezoelectric or electrostrictive substrate having large electromechanical coupling coefficient; and a thin film formed on the substrate and having variation characteristics of frequency of a surface acoustic wave relative temperature variation opposite to that of the substrate. The substrate is a LiNbO3 substrate having a cut angle of rotated Y plate within a range from −10° to +30° and propagating a piezoelectric leaky surface wave having a propagation velocity higher than that of a Rayleigh type surface acoustic wave along X-axis direction or within a range of ±5° with respect to X-axis direction. A value of H/&lgr; falls within a range from 0.05 to 0.35, where H is the film thickness of the thin film, and &lgr; is the wavelength of operating center frequency of the piezoelectric leaky surface wave.

Abstract: In order to provide a transducer suitable for an anisotropic substrate having the NSPUDT property, on the anisotropic piezoelectric substrate being cut to have the NSPUDT property, there is formed a transducer structure having an exciting electrode structure (21) and a reflector structure (22). When &lgr; is a wavelength of a fundamental surface acoustic wave, said exciting electrode structure (21) includes a positive electrode (23) having a plurality of electrode fingers arranged at a pitch &lgr; and a negative electrode (24) having at least one electrode finger interdigitally arranged between said electrode fingers of the positive electrode with a center distance of &lgr;/2. The reflector transducer (22) includes a plurality of electrode fingers arranged with a center distance of &lgr;/2, and a distance Lg between said exciting electrode structure (21) and the reflector structure (22) is set to Lg=(2n+1)&lgr;/4 (n being a positive integer).

Abstract: In a spread spectrum communication using a long spreading code, a spread spectrum signal processing apparatus is provided, which is suitable for performing communication by using a correlator having a size mountable on a portable equipment.