Abstract: An optical transmission system in which a transmitting station and a plurality of receiving stations are connected via an optical splitter, wherein the transmitting station includes: a controller configured to determine whether to perform intensity modulation or phase modulation on optical signals based on information on transmission distances to the receiving stations and modulation bands; an intensity modulator configured to perform intensity modulation on an optical signal; and a phase modulator configured to perform phase modulation on an optical signal, and wherein one of an intensity modulation signal and a phase modulation signal is transmitted from the transmitting station to each of the receiving stations.

Abstract: A coating device includes a rotary head, a power supply part that applies a voltage to the rotary head, and a control part that controls the power supply part. The rotary head is configured so that a coating material is electrostatically atomized. The control part is configured so as to calculate a discharge current based on a total current flowing from the power supply part to the rotary head and a leak current, and control the power supply part based on the discharge current.

Abstract: A collected current monitoring device is provided which includes a current-value obtaining unit that obtains a current value I1 and a current value I2, a first RMS-calculation unit that calculates a root mean square RMS1, a second RMS-calculation unit that calculates a root mean square RMS2, an Iu calculation unit that calculates an imbalance current Iu, a change calculation unit that calculates an amount of change ?Iu, an average calculation unit that calculates a time average value ave?Iu, a determining unit that determines whether the time average value ave?Iu is larger than a threshold value, and a signal output unit that outputs an abnormality signal when the time average value ave?Iu is larger than the threshold value.

Abstract: An optical transmission system in which a transmitting station and a plurality of receiving stations are connected via an optical splitter, wherein the transmitting station includes: a controller configured to determine whether to perform intensity modulation or phase modulation on optical signals based on information on transmission distances to the receiving stations and modulation bands; an intensity modulator configured to perform intensity modulation on an optical signal; and a phase modulator configured to perform phase modulation on an optical signal, and wherein one of an intensity modulation signal and a phase modulation signal is transmitted from the transmitting station to each of the receiving stations.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a sensor including an impurity diffusion layer provided in a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; and an oxide insulating film containing carbon, the oxide insulating film being provided on the sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preserving an ?,?-difluoroacetaldehyde alkyl hemiacetal of the following formula in a gas-liquid state having gas and liquid phases in a closed container under an atmosphere of oxygen (O2) or inert gas, characterized by: controlling the oxygen concentration of the gas phase in the container to be 5000 ppm or lower; and then storing the ?,?-difluoroacetaldehyde alkyl hemiacetal in the container under light-shielding conditions where R1 represents an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group. It is possible by this method to suppress conversion of the ?,?-difluoroacetaldehyde alkyl hemiacetal to difluoroacetic acid over a long term.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a sensor including an impurity diffusion layer provided in a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; and an oxide insulating film containing carbon, the oxide insulating film being provided on the sensor.

Abstract: A GNR is a ribbon-shaped graphene film which includes: five or more (for example, five, seven, or nine) six-membered rings of carbon atoms which are bonded and arranged in line in a short side direction; and a complete armchair type edge structure along a long side direction. By such a constitution, without using a transfer method, there are materialized a highly reliable graphene film which has an armchair type edge structure with a uniform width at a desired value and which enables an electric current on-off ratio of 105 or more that is practically sufficient for exhibiting a desired band gap.

Abstract: An electrostatic painting method includes steps of: attaching a grounded clip to an insulating workpiece; spraying water-based paint to the workpiece while moving a paint gun from a position where the painting has started in a predetermined direction to form a first band-like painting film; spraying the water-based paint to the workpiece while moving the paint gun to thereby form a second band-like painting film, in which the second band-like painting film is formed in parallel to the first painting film, and a part of the second band-like painting film overlaps the first painting film. An amount of overlap between the first and second painting films is within a range previously determined based on an influence on the water-based paint sprayed when the second painting film is formed that causes the water-based paint sprayed to be attracted to the grounded first painting film.

Abstract: There is provided an optical sheet which can prevent problems when it is superimposed on another member. The optical sheet includes: a sheet-like base layer; a light control layer having unit shaped elements arranged in a direction parallel to a sheet surface of the base layer; and a light diffusing layer disposed between the base layer and the light control layer. The light diffusing layer includes a binder resin portion and particles dispersed in the binder resin portion. The particles in the binder resin portion includes a single particle and an aggregate formed of aggregated single particles.

Abstract: An electrostatic painting method includes steps of: attaching a grounded clip to an insulating workpiece; spraying water-based paint to the workpiece while moving a paint gun from a position where the painting has started in a predetermined direction to form a first band-like painting film; spraying the water-based paint to the workpiece while moving the paint gun to thereby form a second band-like painting film, in which the second band-like painting film is formed in parallel to the first painting film, and a part of the second band-like painting film overlaps the first painting film. An amount of overlap between the first and second painting films is within a range previously determined based on an influence on the water-based paint sprayed when the second painting film is formed that causes the water-based paint sprayed to be attracted to the grounded first painting film.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a photocoupler includes: an input terminal; a light emitting unit; a light receiving unit and an output terminal. An input electrical signal having a prescribed voltage is input into an input terminal. The light emitting unit is connected to the input terminal, includes a light emitting element configured to emit emission light, and is configured to drive the light emitting element under a constant voltage of the input electrical signal. The light receiving unit includes a light receiving element configured to receive the emission light and convert the emission light into an electrical signal. The output terminal is insulated from the input terminal and configured to output the electrical signal in accordance with the input electrical signal.

Abstract: An object is to provide an input support apparatus, a method of input support, and a computer program that can appropriately perform feedback to a user when a noncontact operation is performed without using a controller. The present invention continuously acquires space coordinates of a certain part of a user via a detector and, based on the updated space coordinates, performs display control to move a marker to a corresponding position on a display screen of a display unit, where an initial shape of the marker includes a plurality of shapes obtained by dividing any desired shape, and display control is performed that separates the shapes more widely from each other from the corresponding position on the display screen as a distance of the space coordinates to a certain plane in a coordinate system of the space coordinates is longer and brings the shapes closer to each other to the corresponding position on the display screen as the distance is shorter.

Abstract: A GNR is a ribbon-shaped graphene film which includes: five or more (for example, five, seven, or nine) six-membered rings of carbon atoms which are bonded and arranged in line in a short side direction; and a complete armchair type edge structure along a long side direction. By such a constitution, without using a transfer method, there are materialized a highly reliable graphene film which has an armchair type edge structure with a uniform width at a desired value and which enables an electric current on-off ratio of 105 or more that is practically sufficient for exhibiting a desired band gap.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an antibacterial agent which can be limited to the required location on the surface of a material without mixing and has excellent antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral effects even at low concentrations of the active component without elution or volatilization. [Solution] An antibacterial agent that contains as an active component a resin having an organic group represented by general formula (I-1). (In the formula (I-1), R1 and R2 mutually independently represent a C1-C4 fluoroalkyl group. “C” and “A” are bonded to each other through a covalent bond or an ionic bond, and “A” represents a hydrogen atom or a cation.

Abstract: There is provided an optical sheet which can prevent problems when it is superimposed on another member. The optical sheet includes: a sheet-like base layer; a light control layer having unit shaped elements arranged in a direction parallel to a sheet surface of the base layer; and a light diffusing layer disposed between the base layer and the light control layer. The light diffusing layer includes a binder resin portion and particles dispersed in the binder resin portion. The particles in the binder resin portion include a single particle and an aggregate formed of aggregated single particles.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a photocoupler includes: an input terminal; a light emitting unit; a light receiving unit and an output terminal. An input electrical signal having a prescribed voltage is input into an input terminal. The light emitting unit is connected to the input terminal, includes a light emitting element configured to emit emission light, and is configured to drive the light emitting element under a constant voltage of the input electrical signal. The light receiving unit includes a light receiving element configured to receive the emission light and convert the emission light into an electrical signal. The output terminal is insulated from the input terminal and configured to output the electrical signal in accordance with the input electrical signal.

Abstract: An optical sheet having both of an excellent light condensing function and an excellent scratch resistance is provided. An optical sheet includes: a sheet-like main body; at least three or more first unit shaped elements arranged on one surface of the main body; and second unit shaped elements arranged on the one surface of the main body. Each of the second unit shaped elements extend in parallel with in one direction on a sheet surface of the main body. A height H1 of each of the first unit shaped elements from the one surface is higher than a height H2 of each of the second unit shaped elements. A rate of an area occupied by the first unit shaped elements on the one surface is not more than 10.0%, when observed along a normal direction nd relative to the one surface.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an antibacterial agent which can be limited to the required location on the surface of a material without mixing and has excellent antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral effects even at low concentrations of the active component without elution or volatilization. [Solution] An antibacterial agent that contains as an active component a resin having an organic group represented by general formula (I-1). (In the formula (I-1), R1 and R2 mutually independently represent a C1-C4 fluoroalkyl group. “C” and “A” are bonded to each other through a covalent bond or an ionic bond, and “A” represents a hydrogen atom or a cation.