Abstract: An incubator 1 includes a cultivating chamber 4 for cultivating culture in a plurality of containers 3 and a supply device 5 provided outside the cultivating chamber 4 and supplying steam into the cultivating chamber 4 for humidification. The supply device 5 includes a supply chamber 5A in which a tray 42 for reserving water is accommodated and an ultrasonic atomizing device 43 for atomizing water. The water in the tray 42 is easily made into steam by the ultrasonic atomizing device 43, passes through an HEPA filter 45 provided in an opening portion 5B and is supplied into the circulation passage 37 of the cultivating chamber 4.

Abstract: A semiconductor lighting apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices for outputting light having respective colors, a projector for synthesizing output light of the semiconductor light emitting devices and outputting synthesized light, and a calculating portion. The calculating portion controls a driving current to be supplied to the semiconductor light emitting devices in such a manner that a light quantity detected by optical sensors approximates to a predetermined target light quantity, and calculates a target temperature of the semiconductor light emitting devices to control temperature regulating portions in such a manner that a temperature detected by temperature sensors approximates to the target temperature.

Abstract: In a semiconductor laser array of the present invention, a plurality of laser elements (first to fifth laser elements) are disposed such that waveguides of the laser elements are parallel to one another, each of the plurality of laser elements includes a front-end-surface reflection film on a front end surface serving as a light emitting surface of the waveguide, each of the plurality of laser elements includes a rear-end-surface reflection film on a rear end surface opposite to the front end surface with the waveguide sandwiched between the front end surface and the rear end surface, the front-end-surface reflection films of at least two of the plurality of laser elements have different reflectances. the rear-end-surface reflection films of the plurality of laser elements have the same reflectance, and the plurality of laser elements are driven b a single power supply.

Abstract: A laser output measuring apparatus in which an optical separator is disposed in a position that is rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of a laser beam converged by a lens, and further rotated by a predetermined angle about the optical axis of the laser beam and a straight line perpendicular to an incident surface of the laser beam.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature sensitive indicator, which can be held in a desired state and is not affected by temperature of a finger at the time of an operation of the temperature sensitive indicator. The temperature sensitive indicator includes: a member base (13) including an upper base member (11) and a lower base member (12); and a label component (21) sandwiched and held between the upper base member and the lower base member of the member base under a state in which a pulled-out portion on one end side of the label component is protruded outward.

Abstract: A temperature sensing indicator provided with a capsule having a temperature sensing material contained that can be used without being affected by the temperature of fingers and allows the capsule to be easily broken. The temperature sensing indicator irreversibly indicates that a sensed temperature is not lower than a predetermined temperature or not higher than the predetermined temperature when a capsule containing a temperature sensing material is broken. The temperature sensing indicator has a body base made of a plastic material having a recess section formed therein; the capsule contained in the recess and containing the temperature sensing material, an absorbing member mounted on the upper part of the recess, and in which a through hole that exposes a portion of the upper surface of the absorbing member is formed. Pressing the display label crushes the recess in the body base to break the capsule.

Abstract: A laser output measurement mechanism includes a light splitter that is disposed in a state rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of laser light incident thereon, and that reflects a part of the laser light according to a Fresnel reflectivity that depends on a polarization direction and an incident angle of the laser light at a reflection surface thereof, and a light detector that measures an intensity of the laser light reflected by the light splitter.

Abstract: A semiconductor lighting apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices for outputting light having respective colors, a projector for synthesizing output light of the semiconductor light emitting devices and outputting synthesized light, and a calculating portion. The calculating portion controls a driving current to be supplied to the semiconductor light emitting devices in such a manner that a light quantity detected by optical sensors approximates to a predetermined target light quantity, and calculates a target temperature of the semiconductor light emitting devices to control temperature regulating portions in such a manner that a temperature detected by temperature sensors approximates to the target temperature.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature sensitive indicator, which can be held in a desired state and is not affected by temperature of a finger at the time of an operation of the temperature sensitive indicator. The temperature sensitive indicator includes: a member base (13) including an upper base member (11) and a lower base member (12); and a label component (21) sandwiched and held between the upper base member and the lower base member of the member base under a state in which a pulled-out portion on one end side of the label component is protruded outward.

Abstract: A temperature sensing indicator that allows a capsule therein to be broken readily and that can be used without being affected by the temperature of a user's finger, when using a temperature sensing indicator provided with a capsule encasing a temperature sensing material.

Abstract: There are provided an optical module in which an assembling process of its optical coupling part can be simplified, and a method of assembling the optical module. After a surface light receiving type or a surface light emitting type optical element has been mounted on a substrate, in case of mounting an optical fiber array to the substrate with a spacer or spacers interposed between the substrate and the optical fiber array, the optical fiber array is mounted and fixed to the substrate with the spacer or spacers interposed therebetween while alignment between a plurality of light receiving elements or light emitting elements of the optical element and the end surfaces of a plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber array is being carried out by image recognition thereof.

Abstract: An oscillation state of a semiconductor laser is decided. Injection current to the first and second light reflectors of the semiconductor laser are simultaneously swept based on the oscillation state of the semiconductor laser to obtain current conditions of the injection current to the first and second light reflectors that carry out single-mode oscillation in a target wavelength. The semiconductor laser is drive controlled with the obtained current conditions.

Abstract: An oscillation state of a semiconductor laser is decided. Injection current to the first and second light reflectors of the semiconductor laser are simultaneously swept based on the oscillation state of the semiconductor laser to obtain current conditions of the injection current to the first and second light reflectors that carry out single-mode oscillation in a target wavelength. The semiconductor laser is drive controlled with the obtained current conditions.

Abstract: A laser apparatus includes a resonator and an excitation source for gain section excitation. The resonator includes a gain section in which a population inversion is obtained by optical excitation or current injection, non-gain sections in which gain with respect to a laser oscillating light beam is not positive, and two reflection mirrors. The gain section has an optical path length approximately one half that of the resonator and placed centrally with respect to the optical axis of the resonator. The non-gain sections are arranged on opposite sides of the gain section. The two reflection mirrors are arranged further beyond the non-gain sections.

Abstract: There are provided an optical module in which an assembling process of its optical coupling part can be simplified, and a method of assembling the optical module. After a surface light receiving type or a surface light emitting type optical element has been mounted on a substrate, in case of mounting an optical fiber array to the substrate with a spacer or spacers interposed between the substrate and the optical fiber array, the optical fiber array is mounted and fixed to the substrate with the spacer or spacers interposed therebetween while alignment between a plurality of light receiving elements or light emitting elements of the optical element and the end surfaces of a plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber array is being carried out by image recognition thereof.

Abstract: A laser apparatus includes a resonator and an excitation source as gain section excitation means. The resonator includes a gain section in which population inversion is obtained by optical excitation or current injection, non-gain sections in which gain with respect to a laser oscillating light beam is not positive, and two reflection mirrors. The gain section has an optical path length approximately one half that of the resonator and placed at the central portion with respect to the optical axis of the resonator. The non-gain sections are arranged on both sides of the gain section. The two reflection mirrors are arranged further outside of the non-gain sections.

Abstract: The collected lumber of the present invention is formed by heating and softening a plurality of woods, applying adhesive on the woods, pressing and compressing the wood with adhesive thereon to mold the integral body in a prescribed shape, and by fixation treating the integral body using a heating device. The method for manufacturing collected lumber of this invention comprises the first process for softening woods by heat treating a plurality of woods, the second process for applying adhesive on the softened woods, the third process for forming integral body by pressing and compressing the woods applied with the adhesive to mold in a prescribed shape, and the fourth process for fixation treating the integral body using a heating device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical computing element for use in an optical computer utilizing computing light rays having a plurality of wavelength components. The optical computing element comprises a photo-chemical hole burning element which functions as a wavelength selecting filter of the computing light rays. Therefore, the optical computer using the photo-chemical hole burning element of the invention can perform arithmetic operations by taking advantage of differences in optical wavelength. The computer can efficiently perform bulky arithmetic processing, and can also speedily perform arithmetic operations through simultaneous parallel processing for information.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical computing element for use in an optical computer utilizing computing light rays having a plurality of wavelength components. The optical computing element comprises a photo-chemical hole burning element which functions as a wavelength selecting filter of the computing light rays. Therefore, the optical computer using the photo-chemical hole burning element of the invention can perform arithmetic operations by taking advantage of differences in optical wavelength. The computer can efficiently perform bulky arithmetic processing, and can also speedily perform arithmetic operations through simultaneous parallel processing for information.

Abstract: In an optical recording medium, 4,8-diamino-2-(4-hexyloxyphenyl)-1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone is used as guest molecules, for an optical recording layer, and a compound expressed by a general formula (1): ##STR1## (where R.sub.1 denotes H or CH.sub.3, R.sub.2 denotes C.sub.2 H.sub.4, C.sub.3 H.sub.6 or C.sub.4 H.sub.8, and n denotes an integer) is used for the host molecules. Since holes are caused in the wavelength region of the semiconductor laser, optical recording can be performed efficiently by using a semiconductor laser.