Abstract: A measurement probe that measures a change in an optical signal caused by electro-optic effect according to an electromagnetic wave, and measures spatial distribution characteristics of the electromagnetic wave, based on differential values detected while the measurement probe and the electromagnetic wave move relative to each other. The measurement probe includes a first measurement device having a sensor structure including an electro-optic crystal that exhibits the electro-optic effect, an optical fiber that is provided on a root side of the electro-optic crystal and transmits the optical signal, and a reflection device that is provided on a tip end side of the electro-optic crystal and reflects the optical signal, and a second measurement device having the sensor structure. In first and second directions perpendicular to a fiber axis direction, a size of the electro-optic crystal is set to one third or less of a wavelength of the target electromagnetic wave.

Abstract: A measurement probe used in an electromagnetic wave measurement system is provided. The measurement probe includes a first measurement device and a second measurement device. The first measurement device includes a first electro-optic crystal that exhibits an electro-optic effect, a first optical fiber that is provided on a root side of the first electro-optic crystal and transmits an optical signal, and a first reflector that is provided on a tip side of the first electro-optic crystal and reflects the optical signal. The second measurement device includes a second electro-optic crystal, a second optical fiber, and a second reflector. The first and second electro-optic crystals form one electro-optic crystal, and the first and second optical fibers are connected to a root side of the one electro-optic crystal.

Abstract: [Problem] It is possible to produce hollow microneedles using workpiece containing macromolecules as a major component. [Solution] A method of producing microneedles in the present invention includes a molding step of passing a thin pillar array member through through-holes to be used for positioning, and determining the shape of microneedles in the state where the pillar array member penetrates a liquid macromolecular compound in a liquid and semi-liquid state, a solidification step of solidifying the macromolecular compound, and a pull-out step of pulling out the pillar array member.

Abstract: [Problem] To make it possible to form micro-projections on a workpiece that contains a macromolecule as a major component, with optical vortex technology. [Solution] A laser beam machining method of the present invention is to irradiate a workpiece containing a macromolecular compound as a major component with pulsed light of a circularly polarized optical vortex beam which has a wavelength in a range from 1.0 to 1.0 ?m and in which the rotation direction of its circular polarization is the same as that of the optical vortex beam, in order to thereby form micro-projections on the workpiece.

Abstract: Provided is a microneedle manufacturing method and a microneedle manufacturing device which are capable of forming a hollow needle. A microneedle manufacturing method of the present invention includes: an optical vortex conversion step of converting a laser beam into optical vortex pulsed light having a helical polarization; a pointed structure forming step of forming a pointed structure on a workpiece to be processed by irradiation of the optical vortex pulsed light; and a pore forming step of forming a hole or pore in the pointed structure by irradiating the pointed structure with laser pulsed light. A spot size of the laser pulsed light is smaller than a spot size of the optical vortex pulsed light.

Abstract: An optical apparatus comprising, converting units converting electrical signals into signal lights with different wavelength, polarization control units controlling polarizing states of the signal lights into polarization controlled lights respectively, an optical multiplexer multiplexing the polarization controlled lights into a multiplexed light, an optical branching unit branching the multiplexed light and outputting a branched light, a polarizing unit extracting only signal lights of the specified polarizing state from the branched light into an extracted light, and a control unit detecting intensity of the extracted light. Pilot signals are applied to modulate the electrical signals or the polarization controls. The polarization control units controls the polarizing states of the signal lights based on the pilot signal frequencies of the detection result by the control unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical receiver, and particularly, to an optical receiver by which a DQPSK-modulated optical signal is demodulated to a multilevel phase-modulated signal.

Abstract: A high-speed optical amplifier is considered to be an important optical device because of an increasing demand of routing, which is accompanied by an increase in complexity of networks. It is difficult to satisfy a response performance by related-art techniques, and there has been a problem in achieving a high-speed response performance of 10 microseconds or less. An optical amplifier according to the present invention includes: an input monitor means 500; an optical amplification means 310 including an optical amplification medium 300, and a control means 400 for performing feed-forward control. When the optical amplification means is controlled by the feed-forward control in response to a signal of the input monitor means 500, an overshoot signal is applied as a control signal so that a slow response performance specific to the optical amplification medium has been improved, and thereby high-speed response performance has been achieved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical receiver, and particularly, to an optical receiver by which a DQPSK-modulated optical signal is demodulated to a multilevel phase-modulated signal.

Abstract: In a CWDM optical transmission system of the present invention, in place of an optical signal of at least one wave among a plurality of optical signals corresponding to a CWDM system, a DWDM light output from an additional light transmission unit of a DWDM system is given to a multiplexer via a variable optical attenuator, and multiplexed with the optical signals corresponding to CWDM, to be sent out to a transmission path. At this time, the total power of the DWDM light sent out to the transmission path, is attenuated by the variable optical attenuator, so as to be approximately equal to the power per one wavelength of the CWDM light. On an optical reception terminal, the light propagated through the transmission path is demultiplexed by a demultiplexer, and the DWDM light corresponding to the additional wavelengths is amplified by an optical amplifier and thereafter, received by an additional light reception unit.

Abstract: A high-speed optical amplifier is considered to be an important optical device because of an increasing demand of routing, which is accompanied by an increase in complexity of networks. It is difficult to satisfy a response performance by related-art techniques, and there has been a problem in achieving a high-speed response performance of 10 microseconds or less. An optical amplifier according to the present invention includes: an input monitor means 500; an optical amplification means 310 including an optical amplification medium 300, and a control means 400 for performing feed-forward control. When the optical amplification means is controlled by the feed-forward control in response to a signal of the input monitor means 500, an overshoot signal is applied as a control signal so that a slow response performance specific to the optical amplification medium has been improved, and thereby high-speed response performance has been achieved.

Abstract: An optical repeater which includes a wavelength converter and a bit rate converter. The wavelength converter converts a wavelength of an optical signal from a first optical network to a wavelength of a second optical network. The bit rate converter converts a bit rate of the optical signal from the first optical network to a bit rate of the second optical network. The optical repeater transmits the optical signal from the first optical network to the second optical network at the converted bit rate and wavelength.

Abstract: The distance between an optical diffraction device and a focusing lens, and the coefficient of the focal length change of the focusing lens, are adjusted based on the calculation expression of wavelength identification errors in light of temperature change of a member making up light receiving means (e.g., PD array), thereby performing correction of wavelength identification errors, whereby optical wavelength identification can be performed with high precision even when the temperature changes.

Abstract: An optical repeater which includes a wavelength converter and a bit rate converter. The wavelength converter converts a wavelength of an optical signal from a first optical network to a wavelength of a second optical network. The bit rate converter converts a bit rate of the optical signal from the first optical network to a bit rate of the second optical network. The optical repeater transmits the optical signal from the first optical network to the second optical network at the converted bit rate and wavelength.

Abstract: An optical device module includes an optical device, a soaking unit fixed to one surface of the optical device, a heating/cooling unit fixed to one surface of the soaking unit, a heat-insulating unit fixed to one surface of the heating/cooling unit, and a package that houses the optical device, the soaking unit, the heating/cooling unit, and the heat-insulating unit and to which the heat-insulating unit is fixed. The heating/cooling unit heats the optical device using self-generated heat or cools the optical device via the soaking unit.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiment, an optical device has a first optical element and a second optical element. The first optical element for inputting wavelength multiplexed light, the wavelength multiplexed light including a plurality of light channels which is arranged on predetermined frequency interval, the first optical element outputting an angular dispersion light in parallel, the angular dispersion light being arranged positions of the light channels on different interval spaces, respectively. The second optical element for receiving the angular dispersion light from the first optical element and for changing positions in accordance with the light channels on different interval spaces into on predetermined interval space.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiment, an optical device having a light output device, a lens array and an angle changing device. The angle changing device is inputted a plurality of light from the lens array and outputs the plurality of light in predetermined output angle.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide a miniaturized polarization measuring apparatus which can measure the polarization of input signal light with high accuracy, even in an optical system where a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A wavelength selective switch of the invention separates WDM light coming out from an input fiber of a fiber collimator array according to its wavelength, in a diffraction grating, and reflects each wavelength channel proceeding in different directions by MEMS mirrors corresponding to a mirror array. In the MEMS mirrors, the angles of their reflecting surfaces are set corresponding to the location of the output port which is set in the output address of the wavelength channel to be injected. For each of the wavelength channels that reach the target output port, one part of each is reflected by the end face of an output fiber, and the reflected light is returned to the input port, and sent to a channel monitor via an optical circulator, so that the optical power corresponding to each wavelength channel is monitored.

Abstract: An optical repeater which includes a wavelength converter and a bit rate converter. The wavelength converter converts a wavelength of an optical signal from a first optical network to a wavelength of a second optical network. The bit rate converter converts a bit rate of the optical signal from the first optical network to a bit rate of the second optical network. The optical repeater transmits the optical signal from the first optical network to the second optical network at the converted bit rate and wavelength.