Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic probe includes the steps of forming electrodes on two surfaces of a piezoelectric single crystal made of a complex perovskite compound and then adhering the piezoelectric single crystal on a backing material, dicing the piezoelectric single crystal to form an arrayed piezoelectric single-crystal transducer, and poling the arrayed piezoelectric single-crystal transducer in the electric field of 0.5 to 2 kV/mm at a temperature of 80° C. or less.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe has strip-formed oscillators formed of a piezoelectric crystal material arranged in an array form. Metal layers are formed by a first layer of at least one of Ti, Ni and Cr, a second layer of at least one of Cu and Ni, and a third layer of at least one of Cu, Au, Pt, Ag and Pd. A backing material is fixed to the oscillators through the metal layers. With this structure, it is possible to manufacture an ultrasonic probe having a high sensitivity while maintaining a favorable dicing process, even while using a backing material having a low acoustic impedance and soft properties.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe provided with an ultrasonic wave-transmitting/receiving element comprising a 1-3 type or 2-2 type composite piezoelectric body exposing a piezoelectric monocrystal from at least one of the faces of the composite piezoelectric body, and an electrode mounted on at least one of the faces of the composite piezoelectric body, wherein the composite piezoelectric body comprises a piezoelectric monocrystal whose electromechanical coupling coefficient ratio k.sub.33 /k.sub.t is 1.6 or more, and a resin whose acoustic impedance Zp is 4.times.10.sup.6 kg/m.sup.2 s or less.

Abstract: Light beams emitted from an optical fiber are converted into parallel light beams by a lens, and then allowed to pass through a Faraday device, followed by being converged to an incident end of the optical fiber by a lens. The Faraday device is applied with a magnetic field in a direction of the optical axis thereof from a coil. Moreover, the Faraday device is applied with a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis by a pair of magnets. When an electric current flowing in a coil 74 is changed from I to -I, the direction of a synthesized magnetic field can be rotated. Therefore, by arbitrarily changing the electric current flowing in the coil, polarization of transmission light can be controlled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a piezoelectric single crystal which has a large electromechanical coupling coefficient and hardly brings about depolarization due to the effect of heat in, e.g., the steps of manufacturing an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving element. The piezoelectric single crystal consists essentially of a general formula:Pb{[M1.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.(2/3)-(2z/3) Ta.sub.2z/3 ].sub.1-x-y Ti.sub.x M2.sub.y }O.sup. 3wherein M1 represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ni, and Mg, M2 represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Fe, Bi, Rh, and Ir, and x, y, and z are defined as 0.05.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.2, 0.00001.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.01, and 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.1, respectively.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving element which uses a piezoelectric member constituted by a solid-solution based single crystal of zinc lead niobate-lead titanate, so that low-frequency driving can be achieved, the thickness of the piezoelectric member in the direction of vibration can be decreased, matching with a transmitting/receiving circuit can be easily made, and the sensitivity can be improved. The ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving element having a piezoelectric member constituted by a solid-solution based single crystal of zinc lead niobate-lead titanate and a pair of electrodes formed on an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving surface of the piezoelectric member and a surface opposite to the transmitting/receiving surface, respectively.

Abstract: The magnetic field sensor is described for sensing the magnetic field, which comprises a light source part, a magnetic field detection part which contains a magnetooptic element consisting of a magnetic materials having a magnetooptic effect, and a light measurement part which measures the light that has been radiated from the light source part and has passed through the magnetic field detection part, is characterized in that the magnetooptic element is arranged such that its easy axis of magnetization is at substantially right angles to the direction of the magnetic field to be measured. The sensor can measure in a wide range of magnetic field with a high degree of accuracy and high sensitivity.

Abstract: According to a disk-shaped magneto-optical recording medium of the invention, a transparent thin film serving as an interference layer is formed on a transparent substrate. The thin film is subjected to a plasma surface treatment, thereby decreasing the fused oxygen content in at least a surface portion thereof. A recording layer of a rare-earth-transition metal amorphous ferrimagnetic alloy thin film is formed on the plasma surface-treated film. Since the content of active, fused oxygen contained in at least the surface portion of the film decreases, rare-earth element oxide can hardly be formed in a boundary region between the recording layer and the transparent thin film. The content of the rare-earth element in this region is smaller than the average content in the overall recording layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a multi-layer amorphous alloy having at least one layer of amorphous alloy, comprises the steps of ejecting a first molten metal on one of a pair of rollers rotating at a high speed, and rotating the ejected metal with the roller in a shape of a layer for rapid cooling; forming two molten metal layers on the rotating roller or belt by ejecting a second molten metal different from the first metal on the first molten metal for rapid cooling; and adhering under pressure and rolling the molten metal layers between the pair of rollers; and the method of the present invention is applicable to the manufacture of multi-layer alloys which may be used as various composite alloy materials such as high-sensitivity bimetals, superconductive wires, contact spring composite alloys, latching relays having two-stepped magnetic hysteresis, and high fidelty magnetic heads.

Abstract: An amorphous magnetic alloy has a general formula:(Fe.sub.1-a.Ni.sub.a).sub.100-x-y.Si.sub.x.B.sub.ywhere0.2.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.0.71.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.205.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.9.515.ltoreq.x+y.ltoreq.29.5The alloy is low in iron loss and suitable for forming a magnetic core used under a high frequency.

Abstract: An amorphous alloy of high magnetic permeability, having a general formula;(T.sub.y Nb.sub.x A.sub.1-x-y).sub.100-z X.sub.zwhere,"A" is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of 0.5 to 10 atomic % of V, Ta, Ti, Zr, Cr, Mo, W and 0.5 to 30 atomic % of Ni based on the total amount of T, Nb and A,"T" is at least one element selected from the group of Fe and Co,"X" is B or B+Si, the amount of Si being at most 25 atomic % based on the total amount of the alloy,"x" ranges between 0.005 and 0.1,"y" ranges between 0.5 and 0.99, and"z" ranges between 15 and 35, with the proviso of 0.005.ltoreq.1-x-y.ltoreq.0.4.