Abstract: A composite including a metal member and a resin mold formed jointed to a surface of the metal member is provided, wherein the metal member has a roughened portion in a joint to the resin mold in the surface, and in a specific interface region including a joint interface between the roughened portion and the resin mold, the average volume in a unit area of voids between the roughened portion and the resin mold is 0.05 ?m3 or smaller per 1 ?m2 of a plane generally parallel to the joint interface, and the maximum dimension of the void is 1000 nm or smaller.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion module according to the present invention includes an external resonator, a semiconductor laser module and a wavelength conversion device for converting a wavelength of light output from the semiconductor laser module into a shorter wavelength. This wavelength conversion device includes at least one of a nonlinear crystal for generating SFG (Sum-frequency Generation) light and a nonlinear crystal for generating SHG (Second Harmonic Generation) light. Each of the SFG generating element and the SHG generating element of the wavelength conversion device may have a periodically-poled ridge-waveguide structure or a periodically-poled proton-exchanged-waveguide structure.

Abstract: A cam shaft driving device for an engine which is adapted to operably associate a cam gear located on a cam shaft of an upper portion of an engine body with a driving gear on a crank shaft of a lower portion of the engine body, with this association being effected through the intermediary of a cam idling gear. In this device, first and second wall portions, mutually displaced along the axis of crank shaft rotation of the engine and projecting outwardly and laterally from both sides of the engine body, provide a receiving space. This receiving space is provided between adjacent cylinders in the engine body and is larger in laterally extending width than a diameter of the cylinders, with this width extending laterally of the cylinders and transversely of the axis of rotation of the crank shaft. A single gear holder is located in said receiving space, with this gear holder being mounted on at least one of the wall portions.