Abstract: Electrodes are formed in a predetermined pattern on a base plate. Side face regions of each electrode or certain regions of each electrode, which certain regions contain the side face regions and neighboring regions, have a composition different from the composition of the other region and have insulation characteristics. The base plate with electrodes is produced with a process wherein a conductor layer is formed on the base plate, a resist pattern is formed on the conductor layer, the conductor layer is etched with the resist pattern acting as a mask, the electrodes being thereby formed in the predetermined pattern, and an insulation characteristics imparting processing gas is brought into contact with the electrodes.

Abstract: A head module includes: a droplet ejection head that has a nozzle surface formed by a plurality of nozzles and ejects droplets through the plurality of nozzles; a support plate to which the droplet ejection head is fixed; and a sub-plate to which the support plates are fixed. When a plurality of the support plates are fixed to the sub-plate, the plurality of the support plates are fixed thereto with the nozzle surfaces of the plurality of droplet ejection heads being disposed on the same plane. Consequently, tilts of the nozzle surfaces of the droplet ejection heads can be prevented.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming device, including: an image forming section that ejects ink droplets based on ink data and forms an image on a recording medium; a liquid adhering section that adheres a transparent liquid to an opposite face of the recording medium to that formed with the image; and a drying section that dries the recording medium that has been formed with the image by the image forming section and has been adhered with the transparent liquid on the opposite face.

Abstract: In an optical tomography system, an interference light obtained by multiplexing the reflected light from the object and the reference light is guided to an interference light detecting means by a waveguide means. The interference light detecting means has a spectrometer spectrally dividing the interference light. A polarization setting means which causes the interference light guided by the waveguide means to enter the spectrometer after setting the state of polarization of the interference light guided by the waveguide means to a predetermined state of polarization is provided between the waveguide means and the spectrometer.

Abstract: An optical probe has a tubular outer envelope, and a shaft rotatable about a rotating axis extending longitudinal direction of the outer envelope. A light guide disposed to extend along the shaft is connected to the shaft at its leading end portion, a light deflector connected to the leading end portion of the light guide deflects light radiated from the leading end portion of the light guide, and a collecting lens converges light radiated from the light deflector outside the outer envelope. Light emitted from the light deflector is scanned along the outer envelope in response to movement of the shaft and the light deflector is connected to the shaft in a position deviated from the axis of rotation of the shaft and is movable to the shaft so that the direction of light deflected by the light deflector can be changed in this position.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a display portion formed on the substrate, an upper layer which covers the display portion, and a gas barrier layer provided between at least a part of the substrate and the display portion. The gas barrier layer is positioned near to the position which forms a neutral plane when bending moment in a direction in which the substrate is warped acts on the overall display device.

Abstract: In an optical tomography system, an interference light obtained by multiplexing the reflected light from the object and the reference light is guided to an interference light detecting means by a waveguide means. The interference light detecting means has a spectrometer spectrally dividing the interference light. A polarization setting means which causes the interference light guided by the waveguide means to enter the spectrometer after setting the state of polarization of the interference light guided by the waveguide means to a predetermined state of polarization is provided between the waveguide means and the spectrometer.

Abstract: An adjustment quantity required for adjusting a quantity of light emission is computed based on an image density calculated from a measured quantity of light emission and sensitivity characteristics of an exposed photosensitive material to be exposed so that the image density of each of the light emitting devices within a device row becomes substantially equal to each other and the quantity of the light emission is adjusted based on the computed adjustment quantity.

Abstract: An optical probe has a tubular outer envelope, and a shaft rotatable about a rotating axis extending longitudinal direction of the outer envelope. A light guide disposed to extend along the shaft is connected to the shaft at its leading end portion, a light deflector connected to the leading end portion of the light guide deflects light radiated from the leading end portion of the light guide, and a collecting lens converges light radiated from the light deflector outside the outer envelope. Light emitted from the light deflector is scanned along the outer envelope in response to movement of the shaft and the light deflector is connected to the shaft in a position deviated from the axis of rotation of the shaft and is movable to the shaft so that the direction of light deflected by the light deflector can be changed in this position.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus includes a light emitting device array in which a plurality of light emitting devices comprising light emitting sections formed onto a transparent substrate with a predetermined pattern and capable of being controlled and driven independently are arranged in a primary scanning direction to form a device row and a plurality of the device rows are arranged in a secondary scanning direction intersecting with the primary scanning direction. Further, the plurality of light emitting devices are aligned in the secondary direction with respect to a photosensitive material, and the plurality of device rows are sequentially illuminated on a time-division basis.

Abstract: Electrodes are formed in a predetermined pattern on a base plate. Side face regions of each electrode or certain regions of each electrode, which certain regions contain the side face regions and neighboring regions, have a composition different from the composition of the other region and have insulation characteristics. The base plate with electrodes is produced with a process wherein a conductor layer is formed on the base plate, a resist pattern is formed on the conductor layer, the conductor layer is etched with the resist pattern acting as a mask, the electrodes being thereby formed in the predetermined pattern, and an insulation characteristics imparting processing gas is brought into contact with the electrodes.

Abstract: An endoscope system has an insertion portion and a control portion connected to a base end portion of the insertion portion. An illumination system includes a light guide having a front end positioned near the front end of the insertion portion and a rear end positioned rearward of the base end of the insertion portion, phosphors disposed in the light guide toward the front end thereof and an illumination light source which is positioned toward the rear end of the light guide and emits stimulating light exciting the phosphors.

Abstract: In an exposure apparatus, n (n: integer, n?2) rows of line-shaped light sources including light emitting elements are arranged in a movement direction of a photosensitive material. When a distance between the centers of recorded pixels is P, if the order of light emission by the light sources is in the movement direction of the photosensitive material, a distance Li between the centers of adjacent light sources satisfies the following equation: L1={ki+(½)·(ti+ti+1)/T}·P (i: integer, 1?i?n?1, ki: integer, ki?1, ti: exposure time of a light source in an i-th row, and T: ?ti+1). If the order of light emission is in a direction opposite to the movement direction, a distance L1 satisfies the following equation: L1={ki?(½)·(ti+ti+1)/T}·P.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a display portion formed on the substrate, an upper layer which covers the display portion, and a gas barrier layer provided between at least a part of the substrate and the display portion. The gas barrier layer is positioned near to the position which forms a neutral plane when bending moment in a direction in which the substrate is warped acts on the overall display device.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus includes a light emitting device array in which a plurality of light emitting devices comprising light emitting sections formed onto a transparent substrate with a predetermined pattern and capable of being controlled and driven independently are arranged in a primary scanning direction to form a device row and a plurality of the device rows are arranged in a secondary scanning direction intersecting with the primary scanning direction. Further, the plurality of light emitting devices are aligned in the secondary direction with respect to a photosensitive material, and the plurality of device rows are sequentially illuminated on a time-division basis.

Abstract: An adjustment quantity required for adjusting a quantity of light emission is computed based on an image density calculated from a measured quantity of light emission and sensitivity characteristics of an exposed photosensitive material to be exposed so that the image density of each of the light emitting devices within a device row becomes substantially equal to each other and the quantity of the light emission is adjusted based on the computed adjustment quantity.

Abstract: A light source device is provided which can output a plurality of lights by using a plurality of light transmitting media, and which can supply light of a sufficient intensity to the respective light transmitting media. An organic EL element, which is formed by successively layering a transparent electrode layer serving as an anode, an organic compound layer including a light-emitting layer, and a metal electrode layer serving as a cathode, is provided on the side surface of a fiber which propagates, in an axial direction, light from the organic EL element which has been introduced into an interior of the fiber. A plurality of the fibers are arranged in an array form and fixed by a conductive binder, and then sandwiched between two common electrode plates. Common voltage can be applied collectively to the organic EL elements of the plural fibers. Further, a transparent electrode exposed portion is provided at a light input side end portion of each fiber.

Abstract: An image forming device comprises a print head in which an array pitch of organic EL elements arranged in a main-scanning direction is at least twice the size of a light-emitting portion of one organic EL element, an aperture diameter of a microlens is no more than the array pitch, and the aperture diameter has an area that is larger than that of the light-emitting portion of the organic EL element. After the exposure of a photosensitive material onto the emitted light from the organic EL element, the photosensitive material is moved for each movement by moving the print head in the main-scanning direction by a predetermined amount to fill a space between exposure spots at which mutually adjacent organic EL elements are focused, and divide exposure of one main-scanning line of the photosensitive material into a plurality of exposures without leaving any space.

Abstract: A plurality of cathode lines are formed as scanning electrodes on a transparent substrate, and metal cathodes of the same cathode line apply a common potential to organic electroluminescence elements that are arranged in a main-scanning direction in the same element row. A plurality of anode lines are formed as data electrodes on the transparent substrate, so as to intersect the plurality of cathode lines and incline at a predetermined angle &thgr; with respect to a sub-scanning direction. Transparent anodes of the same anode line apply a common potential to organic electroluminescence elements having mutually different positions in the sub-scanning direction. Organic electroluminescence elements that use the same anode line have mutually different positions in the main-scanning direction. Organic electroluminescence elements that have the same position in the main-scanning direction use mutually different anode lines.

Abstract: A plurality of cathode lines are formed as scanning electrodes on a transparent substrate, and metal cathodes of the same cathode line apply a common potential to organic electroluminescence elements that are arranged in a main-scanning direction in the same element row. A plurality of anode lines are formed as data electrodes on the transparent substrate, so as to intersect the plurality of cathode lines and incline at a predetermined angle &thgr; with respect to a sub-scanning direction. Transparent anodes of the same anode line apply a common potential to organic electroluminescence elements having mutually different positions in the sub-scanning direction. Organic electroluminescence elements that use the same anode line have mutually different positions in the main-scanning direction. Organic electroluminescence elements that have the same position in the main-scanning direction use mutually different anode lines.