Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a microbial strain with improved productivity of ?-glutamylcysteine, bis-?-glutamylcystine, ?-glutamylcystine, reduced glutathione, and/or oxidized glutathione. Such microbial strain has disruption of [1] a gene encoding ?-glutamyltransferase and [2] a gene encoding phosphoglycerate mutase and enhanced expression of [3] a gene encoding glutamate-cysteine ligase and/or a gene encoding glutathione synthetase or [4] a gene encoding bifunctional glutathione synthetase. This invention also discloses a method for producing the substances mentioned above via culture of the microbial strain.

Abstract: Provided is a cable routing structure in which a cable guide member includes a support portion including an edge portion on one side and an edge portion on another side, a first erected portion erected on a side of the edge portion on the one side, and a second erected portion erected on a side of the edge portion on the other side. The first erected portion includes an engaging portion engaging with a base member, the second erected portion includes a connecting portion connected to the base member, and a distance in which a linear portion that is intermediate between both ends of a cable is provided between the first erected portion and the second erected portion. The base member includes an engaged portion being engaged with the engaging portion of the first erected portion.

Abstract: An optical node device includes one or more input-side wavelength selection switches, a plurality of output-side wavelength selection switches, and an amplification unit. The input-side wavelength selection switches include a plurality of output ports, separate input light in accordance with a wavelength, and output the separated light from the output port corresponding to an output destination of the separated light. The output-side wavelength selection switches include input ports each receiving the light output from each of the one or more input-side wavelength selection switches, multiplex the light received from the input ports, and output the light. The amplification unit amplifies the light output from each of the output ports of the input-side wavelength selection switches and outputs the amplified light to the output-side wavelength selection switch at the output destination corresponding to the output port.

Abstract: Provided is a cable routing structure in which a cable guide member includes a support portion including an edge portion on one side and an edge portion on another side, a first erected portion erected on a side of the edge portion on the one side, and a second erected portion erected on a side of the edge portion on the other side. The first erected portion includes an engaging portion engaging with a base member, the second erected portion includes a connecting portion connected to the base member, and a distance in which a linear portion that is intermediate between both ends of a cable is provided between the first erected portion and the second erected portion. The base member includes an engaged portion being engaged with the engaging portion of the first erected portion.

Abstract: An optical node device includes one or more input-side wavelength selection switches, a plurality of output-side wavelength selection switches, and an amplification unit. The input-side wavelength selection switches include a plurality of output ports, separate input light in accordance with a wavelength, and output the separated light from the output port corresponding to an output destination of the separated light. The output-side wavelength selection switches include input ports each receiving the light output from each of the one or more input-side wavelength selection switches, multiplex the light received from the input ports, and output the light. The amplification unit amplifies the light output from each of the output ports of the input-side wavelength selection switches and outputs the amplified light to the output-side wavelength selection switch at the output destination corresponding to the output port.

Abstract: An optical node device includes: a multicore optical amplification unit that amplifies collectively light transmitted along a multicore fiber; a separation unit that inputs the amplified light in each core to each of a plurality of input-side single-core fibers; an optical cross-connect switch that attenuates the light input from each of the plurality of input-side single-core fibers through an optical attenuator, separates the light in accordance with a wavelength, and outputs the separated light to an output-side single-core fiber of a plurality of output-side single-core fibers related to a respective output destination; a plurality of single-core optical amplification units that amplify the light transmitted along the corresponding output-side single-core fibers; and an output unit that outputs the light transmitted along each of the plurality of output-side single-core fibers to a multicore fiber.

Abstract: An optical node device includes: a multicore optical amplification unit that amplifies collectively light transmitted along a multicore fiber; a separation unit that inputs the amplified light in each core to each of a plurality of input-side single-core fibers; an optical cross-connect switch that attenuates the light input from each of the plurality of input-side single-core fibers through an optical attenuator, separates the light in accordance with a wavelength, and outputs the separated light to an output-side single-core fiber of a plurality of output-side single-core fibers related to a respective output destination; a plurality of single-core optical amplification units that amplify the light transmitted along the corresponding output-side single-core fibers; and an output unit that outputs the light transmitted along each of the plurality of output-side single-core fibers to a multicore fiber.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting creation of a manual of a program product. An aspect includes recording into a recording medium that can be accessed by the computer a screen character string, a translated character string where the screen character string has been translated to another language, or an identifier associated with the screen character string or the translated character string, displayed on a display device by the program product. Another aspect includes recording into the recording medium attribute information of the screen character string or the translated character string. Yet another aspect includes maintaining consistency between the screen character string or the translated character string and a character string that is displayed on a display device by an application for creating the manual, using the screen character string, the translated character string or identifier recorded on the recording medium and the attribute information.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting creation of a manual of a program product. An aspect includes recording into a recording medium that can be accessed by the computer a screen character string, a translated character string where the screen character string has been translated to another language, or an identifier associated with the screen character string or the translated character string, displayed on a display device by the program product. Another aspect includes recording into the recording medium attribute information of the screen character string or the translated character string. Yet another aspect includes maintaining consistency between the screen character string or the translated character string and a character string that is displayed on a display device by an application for creating the manual, using the screen character string, the translated character string or identifier recorded on the recording medium and the attribute information.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting creation of a manual of a program product. An aspect includes recording into a recording medium that can be accessed by the computer a screen character string, a translated character string where the screen character string has been translated to another language, or an identifier associated with the screen character string or the translated character string, displayed on a display device by the program product. Another aspect includes recording into the recording medium attribute information of the screen character string or the translated character string. Yet another aspect includes maintaining consistency between the screen character string or the translated character string and a character string that is displayed on a display device by an application for creating the manual, using the screen character string, the translated character string or identifier recorded on the recording medium and the attribute information.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting creation of a manual of a program product. An aspect includes recording into a recording medium that can be accessed by the computer a screen character string, a translated character string where the screen character string has been translated to another language, or an identifier associated with the screen character string or the translated character string, displayed on a display device by the program product. Another aspect includes recording into the recording medium attribute information of the screen character string or the translated character string. Yet another aspect includes maintaining consistency between the screen character string or the translated character string and a character string that is displayed on a display device by an application for creating the manual, using the screen character string, the translated character string or identifier recorded on the recording medium and the attribute information.

Abstract: A film thickness measuring device includes a spectroscopic sensor and a data processor, wherein the spectroscopic sensor measures spectroscopic data of a film coated on a substrate and the data processor obtains measured color characteristic variables from the measured spectroscopic data, compares the measured color characteristic variables with plural sets of theoretical color characteristic variables corresponding to plural sets of values, each set including one of plural values of thickness and one of plural values of index of refraction of the film, determines index of refraction of the film using the set of values corresponding to the set of theoretical color characteristic variables which minimizes a difference between the set of theoretical color characteristic variables and the measured color characteristic variables, and determines thickness of the film using the index of refraction of the film.

Abstract: A film thickness measuring device includes a spectroscopic sensor and a data processor, wherein the spectroscopic sensor measures spectroscopic data of a film coated on a substrate and the data processor obtains measured color characteristic variables from the measured spectroscopic data, compares the measured color characteristic variables with plural sets of theoretical color characteristic variables corresponding to plural sets of values, each set including one of plural values of thickness and one of plural values of index of refraction of the film, determines index of refraction of the film using the set of values corresponding to the set of theoretical color characteristic variables which minimizes a difference between the set of theoretical color characteristic variables and the measured color characteristic variables, and determines thickness of the film using the index of refraction of the film.

Abstract: A film thickness measuring device is provided with a light source, a spectroscopic sensor, a processor, and a storage unit, and configured in such a manner that light from the light source vertically enters a plane to be measured provided with a film and the light reflected by the plane to be measured enters the spectroscopic sensor. The storage unit stores theoretical values of reflectivity distributions of respective film thicknesses and theoretical values of color characteristic variables of the respective film thicknesses. The processor finds the thickness of the film of the plane to be measured from the reflectivity distribution measured by the spectroscopic sensor by using the theoretical values of the reflectivity distributions of the respective film thicknesses or the theoretical values of the color characteristic variables of the respective film thicknesses stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A film thickness measuring device is provided with a light source, a spectroscopic sensor, a processor, and a storage unit, and configured in such a manner that light from the light source vertically enters a plane to be measured provided with a film and the light reflected by the plane to be measured enters the spectroscopic sensor. The storage unit stores theoretical values of reflectivity distributions of respective film thicknesses and theoretical values of color characteristic variables of the respective film thicknesses. The processor finds the thickness of the film of the plane to be measured from the reflectivity distribution measured by the spectroscopic sensor by using the theoretical values of the reflectivity distributions of the respective film thicknesses or the theoretical values of the color characteristic variables of the respective film thicknesses stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: In the present invention, the extremely complicated setting and control and an extremely expensive optical component (wavelength locker) are not required, and optical output wavelength and optical output power can simply be set and controlled at a moderate price. At least one value for determining a dependence of the optical output wavelength on drive current and device temperature and at least one value for determining a dependence of the optical output power on drive current and device temperature in a light emitting device constituting first means 1 for emitting light are stored in fourth means 4.

Abstract: In the present invention, the extremely complicated setting and control and an extremely expensive optical component (wavelength locker) are not required, and optical output wavelength and optical output power can simply be set and controlled at a moderate price. At least one value for determining a dependence of the optical output wavelength on drive current and device temperature and at least one value for determining a dependence of the optical output power on drive current and device temperature in a light emitting device constituting first means 1 for emitting light are stored in fourth means 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides wavelength monitoring and/or control enabling size reduction and low power operation without requiring a complicated optical system in its wavelength monitoring and controlling mechanism. The measurement portion (1) measures temperature by a thermistor (5) in the measurement portion, and measures a bias current by using an LD drive current detecting circuit (6). The LD temperature, optical output and bias current are measured by the measurement portion. The relationship between the LD temperature and wavelengths or between the temperature, bias current and wavelengths is stored in a memory map of the storage portion (2). The central controlling portion (3) calculates wavelengths on the basis of the temperature and the bias current or the temperature information of the measurement portion, and the relationship between the LD temperature, bias current and wavelengths or between the temperature and wavelengths of the storage portion.

Abstract: A first optical fiber transmission path is used to transmit continuous-wave light for upstream signal light from the center node to each of the remote nodes, while a second optical fiber transmission path is used to transmit downstream signal light from the center node to each remote node and to transmit upstream signal light (obtained by modulating continuous-wave light) from each remote node to the center node. In this network, specific wavelength bandwidths are allocated to each remote node for the continuous-wave lights (for upstream signal lights) and the downstream signal lights, and the wavelength bandwidths for the continuous-wave lights (for upstream signal lights) and the downstream signal lights are alternately set.

Abstract: Multi-wavelength light having a frequency band equal to or greater than the FSR of an AWG is demultiplexed into individual wavelength channels, and power level deviations between wavelength channels are suppressed. An optical demultiplexer includes a wavelength-group demultiplexer that demultiplexes multi-wavelength light into wavelength groups formed from wavelength channels, and channel demultiplexers that demultiplex each wavelength group into wavelength channels light. An optical multiplexer includes channel multiplexers that multiplex modulated signal light of each wavelength channel for each wavelength group, and a wavelength-group multiplexer that multiplexes, for each wavelength group, WDM signal light output from the channel multiplexers. The FSR of the wavelength-group multiplexer/demultiplexer is set to be equal to or greater than the frequency band of the multi-wavelength light.