Abstract: hSLNAC1 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing hSLNAC1 polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of certain diseases and diagnostic assays for such conditions.

Abstract: An integrated magneto-optical read and write head having a magnetic head set back from an optical head. The integrated magneto-optical head includes an optical subassembly having optical input for receiving optical radiation and an optical output positioned in an output plane. A magnetic subassembly includes a magnetic circuit having at least one polar part PPI placed in a plane perpendicular to the output plane, the polar part PPI exhibition a magnetic pole toward a recording medium. The magnetic pole is set back relative to the output plane of the optical output to reduce the difference between the magnetic coercive field below the optical output and the magnetic pole such that a larger range of magneto-optical materials may be employed in magneto-optical heads.

Abstract: Pole (P) is offset crosswise (Dt) relative to optical output plane (36) . Magnetic field (H) is increased in a relative way opposite optical output (SO) and the ratio of the fields opposite pole (P) and opposite optical output (SO) is decreased.

Abstract: Integrated monomode spatial optical filter and its method of embodiment. The optical filter of the invention for isolating one first optical mode and eliminating second stray optical modes consists of an optical microguide (4) borne by a substrate (2) and having along a plane parallel to the surface (P) of the substrate at least one curved portion (6) whose radius of curvature is such that the losses in the curve of the first and second modes are respectively negligible and extremely high and two light absorbers (8, 10) disposed within a given plane on both sides of the curved portion (6).

Abstract: An integrated optical device for measuring the refractive index of a fluid comprises a light guide formed on a substrate and having a guiding layer for carrying light beams, inserted between a lower layer and an upper layer having refractive indices below that of the guiding layer. The device includes an interaction measurement zone of the light guide for coming into contact with the fluid, the upper layer at the measurement zone having a thickness less than the penetration distance of the evanescent wave of the guided light beam. Outside the interaction zone, that upper layer has a thinckness greater than the penetration distance of the same evanescent beam. The device also has an interferometric optical system at least partly formed in the light guide and having a reference optical circuit and a measurement optical circuit including the measurement zone, for measuring the phase shift introduced by an effective index change of the guided mode due to the fluid.

Abstract: Each image point X.sub.ij of the matrix screen is defined by the intersection between a control row i having at least one electrode and a control column j having an even number of electrodes. In order to eliminate the coupling between the rows and columns, the voltage signals applied to the electrodes of the same control column cancel one another out in groups of two.