Abstract: Temperature adjustment with a pipette tip temperature adjustment unit (7) and a drive unit (54) for raising and lowering a pipette tip (51), an environment temperature sensor (10) for sensing temperature inside an analysis apparatus (1A), a pump (53) for drawing a liquid into pipette tip (51) and discharging liquid in the pipette tip (51), and a control unit (6a) for setting, in advance, temperature control target value during sample analysis for unit (7) based on environment temperature sensed by sensor (10), and during sample analysis, drive unit (54) lowers pipette tip (51), pump (53) performs pumping wherein intake and discharge are repeated in a state in which unit (7) blows air, and unit (6a) sets, in advance, the temperature value for use during sample analysis for the pipette tip temperature adjustment unit (7) on the basis of analysis reagent information and the environment temperature sensed by e sensor (10).

Abstract: Provided is an electroluminescent device that emits light of a single color and includes a plurality of functional layers, in which an absorption peak is included in the emission wavelength and at least one absorption peak is included in a complementary color region of an emission wavelength in the range of 380 nm to 780 nm, an absolute value of a deviation (?uv) of a color coordinate of front reflected light at the time of white color illumination from a blackbody locus is below 0.02, and a refractive index and a film thickness of each of the plurality of functional layers are determined to satisfy the formula D(?)?D(0)cos ? (0????D?60 degrees) when an angle dependence of emission intensity is defined as D(?).

Abstract: Provided is an organic electro-luminescence emission device wherein a color adjustment layer causes the chroma C* of transmitted light from the organic electro-luminescence emission device when not emitting light to be less than that of transmitted light from an organic electro-luminescence emission device not having a color adjustment layer when not emitting light, thus allowing the chroma of the transmitted light at non-emitting time to approach 0.

Abstract: Provided is an electroluminescent device that emits light of a single color and includes a plurality of functional layers, in which an absorption peak is included in the emission wavelength and at least one absorption peak is included in a complementary color region of an emission wavelength in the range of 380 nm to 780 nm, an absolute value of a deviation (?uv) of a color coordinate of front reflected light at the time of white color illumination from a blackbody locus is below 0.02, and a refractive index and a film thickness of each of the plurality of functional layers are determined to satisfy the formula D(?)?D(0)cos ? (0????D?60 degrees) when an angle dependence of emission intensity is defined as D(?).

Abstract: A method of designing an electroluminescent device includes preparing a reference device including a construction of an electroluminescent device and a desired analyzed device including a construction of an electroluminescent device, performing quantum optical analysis, electromagnetic field analysis, and ray trace with thicknesses and complex relative permittivities of a first transparent member, a first electrode, a first functional layer, a second functional layer, an emissive layer, and a second electrode as well as a position of a light-emitting point in the emissive layer and a distribution of light-emitting points in the emissive layer being used as design variables, calculating a “ratio of light extraction efficiency” between the reference device and the analyzed device by computing efficiency of light extraction from the emissive layer into the transparent member or air in both of the reference device and the analyzed device, finding relation of the thickness and the complex relative permittivity of

Abstract: A method of designing an electroluminescent device includes preparing a reference device including a construction of an electroluminescent device and a desired analyzed device including a construction of an electroluminescent device, performing quantum optical analysis, electromagnetic field analysis, and ray trace with thicknesses and complex relative permittivities of a first transparent member, a first electrode, a first functional layer, a second functional layer, an emissive layer, and a second electrode as well as a position of a light-emitting point in the emissive layer and a distribution of light-emitting points in the emissive layer being used as design variables, calculating a “ratio of light extraction efficiency” between the reference device and the analyzed device by computing efficiency of light extraction from the emissive layer into the transparent member or air in both of the reference device and the analyzed device, finding relation of the thickness and the complex relative permittivity of

Abstract: A method of designing an electroluminescent device allows more accurate computation of an external emission spectrum output to the outside in a current injection state and accurate estimate of a quantity and/or a color of light extracted to the outside, an electroluminescent device manufactured with the design method, and a method of manufacturing an electroluminescent device with the design method.

Abstract: A method of designing an electroluminescent device allows more accurate computation of an external emission spectrum output to the outside in a current injection state and accurate estimate of a quantity and/or a color of light extracted to the outside, an electroluminescent device manufactured with the design method, and a method of manufacturing an electroluminescent device with the design method.

Abstract: An electroluminescent element includes a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, a light emitting layer sandwiched between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, a first transparent member formed on a surface of the first transparent electrode opposite to the light emitting layer, and a second transparent member formed on a surface of the second transparent electrode opposite to the light emitting layer, wherein refractive indices of the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are selected such that as seen from the light emitting layer, a reflectance of an interface between the light emitting layer and the first transparent electrode becomes higher than a reflectance of an interface between the light emitting layer and the second transparent electrode, and wherein a refractive index of the first transparent member is set to be higher than a refractive index of the second transparent member.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device includes a light scattering layer. The light scattering layer contains a binder provided on a side of a transparent substrate and a plurality of light scattering particles bonded by the binder and provided on a side of a smooth layer. The plurality of light scattering particles are bonded by the binder such that a projected two-dimensional area-when the light scattering particles are viewed in a direction of a surface normal to a main surface of a light emitting layer is greater than a whole-circumference average area when the light scattering particles are viewed in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the surface normal to the main surface of the light emitting layer.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device in which two or more light-emitting units which emit light identical in color are vertically stacked is configured such that a first relative maximal angle or a highest intensity angle viewed in a front direction of angular dependency of emission intensity in light emission from each light-emitting unit alone is different for each light-emitting unit, and D(?)?D(0)cos ?(0????D?60 degrees) . . . Expression (1) is satisfied, where D(?) represents angular dependency of emission intensity and ?D represents a specific angle in simultaneous light emission from all light-emitting units.

Abstract: A surface-emitting unit includes a surface-emitting panel which emits light, a transmissive member which is arranged to face a light-emitting surface and propagates light emitted from the surface-emitting panel, and a reflection member which scatters propagated light. The light-emitting surface has a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region. The reflection member is provided on the surface-emitting panel so as to overlap with the non-light-emitting region. When a light distribution curve in a plane perpendicular to the light-emitting surface is drawn for each surface-emitting panel, the light distribution curve has at least a portion in which a condition of L>cos ? is satisfied, with a luminance on a front side along an axis extending in a direction of normal to the light-emitting surface being defined as 1 and L representing a luminance in a direction in which an angle formed with respect to the axis in the plane is ?.

Abstract: An electroluminescent element includes a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, a light emitting layer sandwiched between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, a first transparent member formed on a surface of the first transparent electrode opposite to the light emitting layer, and a second transparent member formed on a surface of the second transparent electrode opposite to the light emitting layer, wherein refractive indices of the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are selected such that as seen from the light emitting layer, a reflectance of an interface between the light emitting layer and the first transparent electrode becomes higher than a reflectance of an interface between the light emitting layer and the second transparent electrode, and a refractive index of the first transparent member is set to be lower than a refractive index of the second transparent member.

Abstract: An electroluminescent element includes a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, a light emitting layer sandwiched between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, a first transparent member formed on a surface of the first transparent electrode opposite to the light emitting layer, and a second transparent member formed on a surface of the second transparent electrode opposite to the light emitting layer, wherein refractive indices of the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are selected such that as seen from the light emitting layer, a reflectance of an interface between the light emitting layer and the first transparent electrode becomes higher than a reflectance of an interface between the light emitting layer and the second transparent electrode, and wherein a refractive index of the first transparent member is set to be higher than a refractive index of the second transparent member.

Abstract: Provided is a near field light generator to be utilized, effectively generating near field light with respect to a recording medium. Thus, disclosed is a near field light generator possessing a waveguide comprising a core and a cladding brought into contact with the core, to guide light having an electric field component perpendicular to an interface between the core and the cladding, and a metallic structure body provided on an outputting end face onto which light of the waveguide is output, to generate near field light by receiving light guided by the waveguide, wherein the metallic structure body is placed straddling the core and the cladding on the outputting end face in such a way that the metallic structure body receives the electric field component protruding from the interface to the cladding.

Abstract: Disclosed is a near field light generator, which makes it possible to generate the near field light in a preferable way. The generator includes: an optical waveguide having a clad, and a core, which is enclosed by the clad, and a refractive index of which is higher than that of the clad; a metal structural body that is shaped in substantially a plain plate, disposed at a position between the clad and the core; and a low refractive layer that is sandwiched between a partial surface of the core and the metal structural body. The electric field component of the light oscillates within an oscillation surface being substantially perpendicular to the partial surface. The width of the metal structural body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the oscillation surface tapers from the light coupling section of the optical waveguide towards the light emitting section of the optical waveguide.

Abstract: Provided is a near-field light emitting device which emits near-field light efficiently by simple structure. A near-field light emitting device comprises a waveguide which is equipped with a core and a clad touching the core and is coupled with light having an electric field component in the direction perpendicular to the boundary surface of the core and clad, and a planar metal structure which is arranged along the above-mentioned boundary surface where the electric field component is in the perpendicular direction. The metal structure has a tip adjoining the light exit surface of the core, and a side projecting to the clad where the width of the metal structure in the direction perpendicular to the propagation direction of the light coupled with the waveguide is wider than the width of the core.

Abstract: Provided is a near field light generator to be utilized, effectively generating near field light with respect to a recording medium. Thus, disclosed is a near field light generator possessing a waveguide comprising a core and a cladding brought into contact with the core, to guide light having an electric field component perpendicular to an interface between the core and the cladding, and a metallic structure body provided on an outputting end face onto which light of the waveguide is output, to generate near field light by receiving light guided by the waveguide, wherein the metallic structure body is placed straddling the core and the cladding on the outputting end face in such a way that the metallic structure body receives the electric field component protruding from the interface to the cladding.

Abstract: Provided is an optical device configured to makes it possible to enhance use efficiency of light. An optical device is provided with an optical element to deflect incident light and a fixation member on which the optical element is fixed. The optical element includes a reflective surface and a diffraction grating surface that deflects the incident light. The optical element is fixed on the fixation member to restrain displacement in accordance with temperature changes at portions thereof other than the reflective surface and the diffracting grating surface in such a condition that displacement is caused without restraint be temperature changes at the reflective surface and the diffraction grating surface. A change of the incident light in the deflection angle due to an inclination change by the reflective surface and the diffracting grating surface is suppressed by a change in a diffraction angle due to a periodical change in the diffraction grating by the displacement of the diffraction grating surface.

Abstract: An optical recording head to record information onto a recording medium utilizing light including; a slider provided to move relatively to the recording medium; a light propagation element provided on a side surface of the slider substantially vertical against a recording surface of the recording medium so as to cause propagation of light incident with a predetermined angle to be irradiated on the recording medium; and, a prism provided on the light propagation element so as to oppose to the side surface of the slider having the light propagation element and to deflect the incident light to be incident into the light propagation element with a predetermined angle.