Abstract: An optical member includes a base having a surface, and a plurality of protrusions formed on the surface of the base. The plurality of protrusions is arranged in a form to cause a space between the protrusions to be filled up with adhesive to adhere an adhesion target component above the base by a capillary phenomenon.

Abstract: An optical waveguide module includes an optical waveguide sheet including multiple optical waveguides, and a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device each positioned over a surface of the optical waveguide sheet. At least one of the optical waveguides includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a slit. The first mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its first end to the light-receiving device or to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting device toward the first end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The second mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its second end toward the surface of the optical waveguide sheet. The slit is provided between the second mirror and the second end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The corresponding optical waveguide is discontinuous across the slit.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a ferrule, an optical waveguide attached to the ferrule, and a boot attached to the ferrule to protect the optical waveguide, wherein the boot includes a cover part that covers the ferrule.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a contact including a movable spring having a base end fixed to a bottom of a housing and a tip end provided with a movable contact, and a fixed spring having a base end fixed to the bottom of the housing and a tip end provided with a fixed contact. The movable contact is provided opposite to the fixed contact so as to come in contact with the fixed contact or move away therefrom. The housing has a protrusion protruding toward a side of the fixed contact opposite to a side facing the movable contact.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a board including an element that performs conversion between an electric signal and light, a first ferrule and a second ferrule that are butted against each other, an optical waveguide that optically connects the first ferrule with the element, and a guide that guides the optical waveguide disposed between the first ferrule and the element.

Abstract: An optical waveguide module includes an optical waveguide sheet including multiple optical waveguides, and a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device each positioned over a surface of the optical waveguide sheet. At least one of the optical waveguides includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a slit. The first mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its first end to the light-receiving device or to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting device toward the first end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The second mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its second end toward the surface of the optical waveguide sheet. The slit is provided between the second mirror and the second end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The corresponding optical waveguide is discontinuous across the slit.

Abstract: An optical waveguide module includes an optical waveguide sheet including multiple optical waveguides, and a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device each positioned over a surface of the optical waveguide sheet. At least one of the optical waveguides includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a slit. The first mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its first end to the light-receiving device or to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting device toward the first end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The second mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its second end toward the surface of the optical waveguide sheet. The slit is provided between the second mirror and the second end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The corresponding optical waveguide is discontinuous across the slit.

Abstract: An optical connector has an optical waveguide slit and a pass-through hole. The optical waveguide slit is a hole that extends from an insertion surface of a connector body into the connector body. The optical waveguide slit accommodates a sheet-like optical waveguide whose tip abuts against a slit bottom. The pass-through hole is provided near the slit bottom, and passes through the top surface of the connector body and the top surface of the optical waveguide slit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical connector includes mounting a lens member to which a lens is formed to another optical connector by inserting a guide pin provided on the another connector into a hole of the lens member, mounting a ferrule body to the lens member by inserting the guide pin into a hole of the ferrule body, and bonding the lens member and the ferrule body in a state where the guide pin is accommodated in the hole of the lens member and the hole of the ferrule body.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a board including an element that performs conversion between an electric signal and light, a first ferrule and a second ferrule that are butted against each other, an optical waveguide that optically connects the first ferrule with the element, and a guide that guides the optical waveguide disposed between the first ferrule and the element.

Abstract: An optical waveguide module includes an optical waveguide sheet including multiple optical waveguides, and a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device each positioned over a surface of the optical waveguide sheet. At least one of the optical waveguides includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a slit. The first mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its first end to the light-receiving device or to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting device toward the first end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The second mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its second end toward the surface of the optical waveguide sheet. The slit is provided between the second mirror and the second end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The corresponding optical waveguide is discontinuous across the slit.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a ferrule, an optical waveguide attached to the ferrule, and a boot attached to the ferrule to protect the optical waveguide, wherein the boot includes a cover part that covers the ferrule.

Abstract: An optical module for connecting a photoelectric conversion device on a substrate to a ferrule connected to an optical fiber includes a body configured to be mounted on the substrate, a first lens disposed on the body at a side thereof connectable to the ferrule, a second lens disposed on the body at a side thereof facing the substrate, and a core disposed in the body between the first lens and the second lens, wherein a refractive index of the core is higher than a refractive index of the body.

Abstract: There is provided a camera that includes a body-side mount. The body-side mount includes a first reference plane, has a first flange back distance from the first reference plane to an imaging plane, and allows an adapter to be mounted on the first reference plane. The adapter includes a second reference plane, and has a second flange back distance from the second reference plane to the imaging plane. The second flange back distance is shorter than the first flange back distance.

Abstract: There is provided a camera that includes a body and two or more kinds of groups of contacts provided on the body. The two or more kinds of groups of contacts are configured to be coupled to respective two or more kinds of lenses that include different lens-side mounts.

Abstract: An optical module includes a housing including an upper cover and a lower cover, a first circuit board having a wiring pattern for transmitting an electric signal, a second circuit board on which a photonic device is bonded, the photonic device converting the electric signal into light or converting the light into the electric signal, an optical waveguide that is provided on the first circuit board, and guides the light output from the photonic device or the light to be incident on the photonic device, and a first thermal conducting member having plasticity, wherein, the optical waveguide, the second circuit board, and the first thermal conducting member are layered on the first circuit board, a first protrusion formed on the upper cover is adhered to a top surface of the first thermal conducting member, and the first thermal conducting member is adhered to a top surface of the photonic device.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a board including an element that performs conversion between an electric signal and light, a first ferrule and a second ferrule that are butted against each other, an optical waveguide that optically connects the first ferrule with the element, and a guide that guides the optical waveguide disposed between the first ferrule and the element.

Abstract: A camera that has an optical unit includes: a base plate; a plurality of openings which is provided on the base plate and each of which has a substantially rectangular opening shape having long sides and short sides; and a plurality of optical components each of which covers any of the plurality of openings. The plurality of openings is disposed to be cyclically placed in one optical path through rotation of the base plate, and is disposed such that a part of a long side of each opening thereof faces a part of a short side of another opening thereof adjacent thereto.

Abstract: An optical connector includes an optical waveguide having multiple cores for propagating light arranged in a width direction, a connector body including a distal end reference surface that contacts a distal end of the optical waveguide, a first reference surface that contacts a first surface of the optical waveguide, a lens array that face the multiple cores, and an opening, and a positioning member that is mounted to the opening, the positioning member including a pressing part that contacts a second surface of the optical waveguide and presses the optical waveguide to the first reference surface, and a first positioning part that contacts a first side of the optical waveguide in the width direction.

Abstract: An optical waveguide module includes an optical waveguide sheet including multiple optical waveguides, and a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device each positioned over a surface of the optical waveguide sheet. At least one of the optical waveguides includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a slit. The first mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its first end to the light-receiving device or to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting device toward the first end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The second mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its second end toward the surface of the optical waveguide sheet. The slit is provided between the second mirror and the second end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The corresponding optical waveguide is discontinuous across the slit.