Abstract: Disclosed is a self-automatic gain control distributed Raman fiber amplifier, in which a signal is transmitted to a self-AGC monitor and a PD via a pump/signal combiner through a transmission fiber and passes through an RFA control circuit, a self-AGC firmware, and an ASCII communication unit and an Raman pump laser module communicates with the RFA control circuit and transmits the signal to the pump/signal combiner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a flexible device comprising: forming an adhesive layer on a support substrate; adhering a flexible substrate onto the adhesive layer; forming a device layer on the flexible substrate; and separating the support substrate from the flexible substrate, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a self-assembled monolayer (SAM).

Abstract: Medical devices such as catheters can include structure or provision that permit a physician or other health care professional to adjust the stiffness of at least a portion of the medical device. In some instances, the medical device may be adjusted prior to inserting the medical device into a patient. In some cases, the medical device may be adjusted while in use within the patient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compact optical fiber amplifier, which can minimize the size of an optical module and increase the degree of freedom in mounting the module on a board. The compact optical fiber amplifier according to the present invention includes: an optical module including a plurality of optical elements provided therein, an input port for introducing an optical fiber thereinto, and an outlet port for extract the optical fiber to the outside of the module; and a plurality of optical fibers introduced into or extracted from the optical module through the input port or the outlet port of the optical module and disposed above a predetermined radius of curvature on the outside of the optical module.

Abstract: A stent may comprise a plurality of serpentine bands, wherein adjacent serpentine bands are connected by at least one connector strut. A serpentine band may comprise alternating straight struts and s-shaped struts. Connector struts may comprise first connector struts and second connector struts, wherein the first connector struts are nonparallel to the second connector struts.

Abstract: A gate driver and a method for repairing the same are disclosed. The gate driver includes a shift register including a plurality of stages each having a respective one of a plurality of first output lines; at least one repair line connectable to the first output lines; a storage device to store information therein to identify a position of a certain stage of the plurality of stages; and a repair scan pulse generator to provide repair scan pulses to the repair line based on information stored in the storage device.

Abstract: A driving circuit for a flat panel display device includes a generation unit for generating n-phase form generation clocks; and a plurality of shift register stages for sequentially generating a plurality gate signals to a plurality of gate lines using the n-phase form generation clocks, one of the shift register stage including first and second output terminals for outputting first and second switching signals, respectively, using an output signal of one of the preceding shift register stages and an output signal of one of the subsequent shift register stages; a first transistor connected to the first output terminal for receiving one of the n-phase form generation clocks; and a second transistor connected to the second output terminal and the first transistor, wherein each gate line is connected to a node between the first and second transistors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating blood, a set of a diagnostic kit comprising the same to detect an autoimmune disease, and a method of monitoring an autoimmune disease using the same. An autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis can be early diagnosed, and disease progression and a treatment response can be precisely predicted, using a technique of amplifying enzyme by stimulating blood obtained from patient.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate; an antireflection layer on a first surface of the substrate and including a metallic layer and an insulating layer; a driving element portion on the antireflection layer and including thin film transistors and metallic lines; and an organic light emitting portion driven by the driving element portion.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor substrate includes: forming a polymer layer on a glass substrate; forming a passivation layer on the polymer layer; forming a thin film transistor array on the passivation layer; and separating the glass substrate from the polymer layer by irradiating a laser from a rear surface of the glass substrate.

Abstract: A driving unit for a liquid crystal display device is provided. The driving unit includes a first group of driving stages and a second group of driving stages. A first driving stage of the first group receives a first gate start voltage. The first group of driving stages sequentially outputs scan signals according to a first clock signal. The scan signal outputted by one driving stage of the first group is sent to a next subsequent driving stage of the first group. A first driving stage of the second group receives a second start voltage. The second group of driving stages sequentially outputs the scan signals according to a second clock signal. The scan signal outputted by one driving stage of the second group is sent to a next subsequent driving stage of the second group. The driving stages of the first group and the second group alternately output the scan signals.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a flexible display device including the steps of preparing a glass substrate, forming a flexible substrate on the glass substrate, the flexible substrate being formed by forming a semiconductor layer on the glass substrate, forming a first flexible layer on the semiconductor layer, forming an adhesive layer on the first flexible layer, and forming a second flexible layer on the adhesive layer, forming a thin film array on the flexible substrate, forming a display device on the thin film array, and separating the glass substrate from the semiconductor layer of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: Medical devices such as catheters can include structure or provision that permit a physician or other health care professional to adjust the stiffness of at least a portion of the medical device. In some instances, the medical device may be adjusted prior to inserting the medical device into a patient. In some cases, the medical device may be adjusted while in use within the patient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compact optical fiber amplifier, which can minimize the size of an optical module and increase the degree of freedom in mounting the module on a board. The compact optical fiber amplifier according to the present invention includes: an optical module including a plurality of optical elements provided therein, an input port for introducing an optical fiber thereinto, and an outlet port for extract the optical fiber to the outside of the module; and a plurality of optical fibers introduced into or extracted from the optical module through the input port or the outlet port of the optical module and disposed above a predetermined radius of curvature on the outside of the optical module.

Abstract: A shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses to drive a plurality of gate lines, wherein each of the stages includes a set node, a pull-up switching device for outputting a corresponding scan pulse according to a logic state of the set node, at least two reset nodes, at least two pull-down switching devices, each of the pull-down switching devices being connected to a corresponding reset node to output an off voltage according to a voltage level of the corresponding reset node, and a node controller for controlling logic states of the nodes of a corresponding stage and logic states of the nodes of stages different from the corresponding stage together, wherein the node controllers of the stages control an output order of the scan pulses from the stages according to a forward voltage and reverse voltage having opposite phases.

Abstract: Devices and methods for transferring forces down a catheter shaft while also maintaining an open fluid pathway are disclosed. In some of the designs, inner and outer members of the catheter interact, allowing improved transfer of forces down the catheter shaft. These designs also allow for maintenance of a fluid pathway along the length of the shaft, including at locations where the inner and outer members are interacting with one another. Structures are disclosed which extend at least a portion of the length of the shaft, allowing improved force transfer and resistance to kinking. Structures are also disclosed which specifically allow for inner and outer members to engage one another at at least one point along the shaft, improving the transfer of forces down the shaft.

Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines formed in an LCD panel; a plurality of driving stages, each of which sequentially outputting a respective enabling scan pulse to a corresponding one of the plurality of gate lines; at least one dummy stage responsive to an enabling scan pulse from a first one of the plurality of driving stages and supplying a disabling scan pulse to a second one of the plurality of driving stages to disable outputting of the enabling scan pulse; and a dummy gate line electrically connected to the at least one dummy stage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a flexible device comprising: forming an adhesive layer on a support substrate; adhering a flexible substrate onto the adhesive layer; forming a device layer on the flexible substrate; and separating the support substrate from the flexible substrate, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a self-assembled monolayer (SAM).

Abstract: A gate driver and a repairing method are disclosed, wherein the gate driver is provided with one or more plurality of auxiliary stages that can substitute for a disabled stage, the gate driver including a shift register provided with a plurality of first output lines; at least three output repairing lines arranged across the first output lines; at least two clock transmission lines to transmit at least two clock pulses of different phases; at least one clock repairing line arranged across the clock transmission lines; and at least one auxiliary stage connected to the output repairing lines and to the at least one clock repairing line.

Abstract: A stent may comprise a plurality of serpentine bands, wherein adjacent serpentine bands are connected by at least one connector strut. A serpentine band may comprise alternating straight struts and s-shaped struts. Connector struts may comprise first connector struts and second connector struts, wherein the first connector struts are nonparallel to the second connector struts.