Abstract: A laser light source apparatus includes: a laser light source that emits a laser beam; a condenser lens that converges the laser beam emitted from the laser light source; and a light guide unit that propagates and outputs the laser beam converged by the condenser lens, and the laser beam converged by the condenser lens is made incident at an angle other than perpendicular to an incident end face of the light guide unit.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a photovoltaic device which has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and an electron-donating organic material which comprises a conjugate polymer having a structure of a thieno[3,4-b?]thiophene skeleton with an alkoxycarbonyl group in which a specific alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group or an alkanoyl group in which the alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group and a benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b?]dithiophene skeleton with a heteroaryl group.

Abstract: On a sheet of paper on which an image has already been formed, a first registration mark pair and a second registration mark pair are printed. The first registration mark pair and second registration mark pair each consist of a pair of registration marks that are arranged to be spaced apart in a paper-width direction, the second registration mark pair located posterior to the first registration mark pair in the paper-conveying direction. Based on the actual positional relationship between the first registration mark pair and the second registration mark pair that are read by a reading unit, a correction unit corrects discharge data that corresponds to an image formation area located between the first registration mark pair and the second registration mark pair.

Abstract: A light-shielding paint includes an epoxy group-containing compound, an inorganic fine particle, a coloring agent, and an amine curing agent. The ratio (A?/A) of the mass (A?) of the amine curing agent to the active hydrogen equivalent (A) of the amine curing agent and the ratio (E?/E) of the mass (E?) of the epoxy group-containing compound to the epoxy equivalent (E) of the epoxy group-containing compound satisfy 0.1?[(A?/A)/(E?/E)]?0.45.

Abstract: An optical element has a lanthanum-containing glass substrate and a light-shielding film on part of the surface of the glass substrate. The light-shielding film is made from a light-shielding paint that contains at least an epoxy resin, fine particles of titania, a dye, an organic solvent, and an amine-based curing agent. The organic solvent in the light-shielding paint has a vapor pressure of 160 Pa or more and 960 Pa or less at a temperature of 20° C. The viscosity of the light-shielding paint is 10.0 mPa·s or more and 100 mPa·s or less.

Abstract: In a laser device, a control range of focal distance of a generated thermal lens is broadened and reliability is improved. A mode control waveguide-type laser device includes: a planar laser medium having a waveguide structure in a thickness direction of a cross section perpendicular to an optical axis, for generating gain with respect to laser light; a cladding bonded onto the laser medium; and a heat sink bonded onto the laser medium. The laser medium generates a lens effect, and the laser light oscillates in a waveguide mode in the thickness direction, and oscillates in a spatial mode due to the lens effect in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis and the thickness direction. The refractive index distribution within the laser medium is created by generating a temperature distribution in the laser medium depending on a junction area of the cladding and the heat sink.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-shielding coating including a resin composition containing at least an epoxy resin, a coloring agent including a dye, and titania fine particles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 100 nm or less and including an organic solvent dissolving or dispersing the resin composition. The concentration of the titania fine particles is 20% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less of the resin composition.

Abstract: A clock data recovery device 1 generates a recovered clock Recovered Clock and recovered data Recovered Data based on an input signal Data In, and includes a signal selector 10, a phase delay unit 20, a time measurement unit 30, a phase selector 40, an edge detector 50, a polarity detector 60, a logic inverter 70, and a data output unit 80. The signal selector 10, the phase delay unit 20, the time measurement unit 30, and the phase selector 40 constitute a clock-generation device 1A. The phase delay unit 20 includes a plurality of cascaded delay elements 211 to 21P. The phase selector 40 selects a signal output from the delay element in a position corresponding to a unit interval time among the delay elements 211 to 21P, and outputs the signal as a feedback clock Feedback Clock.

Abstract: A clock data recovery device 1 generates a recovered clock Recovered Clock and recovered data Recovered Data based on an input signal Data In, and includes a signal selector 10, a phase delay unit 20, a time measurement unit 30, a phase selector 40, an edge detector 50, a polarity detector 60, a logic inverter 70, and a data output unit 80. The signal selector 10, the phase delay unit 20, the time measurement unit 30, and the phase selector 40 constitute a clock-generation device 1A. The phase delay unit 20 includes a plurality of cascaded delay elements 211 to 21P. The phase selector 40 selects a signal output from the delay element in a position corresponding to a unit interval time among the delay elements 211 to 21P, and outputs the signal as a feedback clock Feedback Clock.

Abstract: A sub-mount includes a sub-mount substrate, an Au layer placed above the sub-mount substrate, a barrier layer which is placed on the Au layer and has a barrier portion at least in a portion of its outer peripheral portion which is other than a portion corresponding to a side of an output end of a semiconductor laser, and a solder layer placed on the barrier layer in an area surrounded by the barrier portion, wherein the semiconductor laser is bonded to the sub-mount through the solder layer, in a state where the semiconductor laser is spaced apart by a predetermined interval from an inner surface of the barrier portion, and further, the output end protrudes, in a direction of output of the laser light, from an end of the solder layer which corresponds to the side of the output end of the semiconductor laser.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and an electron-donating organic material including a conjugate polymer having a structure of a thieno[3,4-b]thiophene skeleton with an alkoxycarbonyl group in which a specific alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group or an alkanoyl group in which the alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group and a benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b?]dithiophene skeleton with a heteroaryl group.

Abstract: A dispensing device that achieves both of preventing cross-contamination between reagents and attaching a lid to a reagent container is provided. The dispensing device of the present invention includes a dispensing nozzle 10 that aspirates and discharges liquid, a lid opening and closing part 26 that projects downward to be lower than the dispensing nozzle 10, and a drive unit that makes the dispensing nozzle 10 and the lid opening and closing part 26 drive in the vertical direction, in which the dispensing nozzle 10 drives in the vertical direction independently of the lid opening and closing part 26. The dispensing device that achieves both of preventing cross-contamination between the reagents and attaching the lid to the reagent container can be provided.

Abstract: Lubricating oil compositions comprising neutral or low overbased alkaryl sulfonate calcium salts, hydrocarbyl polyalcohol, and zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate for use as tractor hydraulic fluids.

Abstract: A nucleic acid analysis device which can determine a DNA sequence has a flowcell in which two or more DNA fragment clusters of two or more DNA fragments having identical nucleotide sequences are immobilized. At least a part of the flowcell is made of a transparent material. An irradiation unit irradiates a part in which the DNA fragment clusters are immobilized. The device has a lens for collecting fluorescence, and a light-detection element. A solution containing only dATP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among four bases, a solution containing only dCTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, a solution containing only dGTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, a solution containing only dTTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, and a buffer solution are sent sequentially to where the DNA fragment clusters are immobilized.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element includes at least an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, an electron extraction layer and a cathode in this order, wherein the electron extraction layer contains a compound represented by formula (1): R—X?M+??(1) wherein R is selected from among hydrogen, and alkyl group which may have a substituent, X? is selected from among —COO?, —SO3?, —PO4H?, —PO42?, —O—SO3?, and M is selected from among alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, and ammonium ion.

Abstract: In a conventional bistable liquid crystal device, switching characteristics fluctuate among panels and there is a problem in mass productivity. As an intermediate layer, an uneven film is inserted between a low anchoring layer and ITO. The uneven film has an average surface roughness of 2 nm or less, which is measured by an atomic force microscope. In this manner, the low anchoring layer is not affected by the surface shape of the ITO film which differs among panels, and the switching characteristics are stabilized.

Abstract: To provide a light-shielding film for optical element having durability under high temperature and high humidity conditions and resistance to a cleaning liquid. A light-shielding coating film for optical element containing: a cured substance at least containing an epoxy resin, titania fine particles, a dye, and an amine curing agent, in which the equivalent ratio (A/E) of the active hydrogen equivalent weight (A) of the amine curing agent and the epoxy equivalent weight (E) of the epoxy resin and the compounding ratio (A?/E?) of the amine curing agent amount (A?) and the epoxy resin amount (E?) satisfy the following expression 1, 1.1?(A?/E?)/(A/E))?1.7.

Abstract: An object of the present invention relates to providing a nucleic acid analyzer capable of testing a plurality of test items in parallel, and of obtaining high efficiency of specimen processing even if the test item or a measuring object is changed. The present invention relates to an analyzer including a carousel rotatable about a rotation axis, a plurality of reaction containers held along a circumferential edge of the carousel, and at least one detector having a light source for irradiating the reaction container with excitation light and a detection element for detecting fluorescence from a reaction liquid in the reaction container. The detector is removable. By attaching a desired detector, it is possible to perform fluorescence measurement in response to the test item. According to the present invention, it is possible to test a plurality of test items in parallel, and even if the test item or the measuring object is changed, the high efficiency of specimen processing can be obtained.

Abstract: A chilled reagent container comprises a reagent vessel containing part for containing therein a plurality of reagent vessels, a container lid including a container lid hole through which the reagent vessels contained by the reagent vessel containing part are accessible, and a cooling block for cooling the reagent vessels contained by the reagent vessel containing part, wherein the container lid slides to be changeable between an opened situation wherein the reagent is accessible from an outside and a closed situation wherein the reagent is prevented from being accessed from the outside, wherein the chilled reagent container further comprises a reagent container packing including another hole through which the reagent vessels are accessible and arranged between the container lid and the reagent vessel containing part to be pressed against the container lid.

Abstract: An object of the present invention relates to providing a nucleic acid analyzer capable of testing a plurality of test items in parallel, and of obtaining high efficiency of specimen processing even if the test item or a measuring object is changed. The present invention relates to an analyzer including a carousel rotatable about a rotation axis, a plurality of reaction containers held along a circumferential edge of the carousel, and at least one detector having a light source for irradiating the reaction container with excitation light and a detection element for detecting fluorescence from a reaction liquid in the reaction container. The detector is removable. By attaching a desired detector, it is possible to perform fluorescence measurement in response to the test item. According to the present invention, it is possible to test a plurality of test items in parallel, and even if the test item or the measuring object is changed, the high efficiency of specimen processing can be obtained.