Abstract: Plural collimator lenses are arranged corresponding to plural laser light sources to collimate light beams emitted from the laser light sources into substantially parallel light beams, respectively. A condenser lens focuses the substantially parallel light beams. A coupling optical element, on which light beams focused by the condenser lens are incident, couples the light beams into a single light beam. The laser light sources are arranged such that a longitudinal direction of an emitting region of each of the laser light sources is coincident with a radial direction of the condenser lens.

Abstract: A coherent light source includes a plurality of light emitting points arranged in one-dimensional array. A beam shaping unit shapes a light beam so that a diameter of a light emitted from the coherent light source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the light emitting point array is larger than a diameter in the direction of the light emitting point array, and an intensity distribution of the light emitted from each of the light emitting points is uniform. A magnification of a focusing optical system is set such that a light emitted from the beam shaping unit is coupled to an optical fiber based on a maximum diameter of the light emitted from the beam shaping unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for processing content data. The method comprises buffering a sequence of received compressed content data blocks (510), determining a level of available buffering for the received compressed content data blocks (550), determining a sub-set of compressed content data blocks to be decoded from the sequence of received compressed content data blocks (515), the sub-set of compressed content data blocks being dependent on the level of available buffering, and decoding the sub-set of compressed content data blocks to generate decompressed content data blocks (520).

Abstract: An illumination light source includes a coherent light source in which a plurality of light emitting points that emit coherent light beams are arranged in a one-dimensional array; and a light magnifying unit that magnifies the coherent light beams that are emitted from the light emitting points so that a diameter of light emitted from the coherent light source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of arrangement of the light emitting points is larger than a diameter in the direction of arrangement of the light emitting points. The illumination light source also includes an optical fiber; and a light-converging optical system in which a magnification is set such that light emitted from the light magnifying unit is coupled to the optical fiber, based on a maximum diameter of the light emitted from the light magnifying unit.

Abstract: An image displaying apparatus includes laser light sources corresponding to a plurality of colors, while at least one of the laser light sources corresponding to one of the colors includes a plurality of wavelength conversion laser light sources corresponding to a mutually same color and has a plurality of outputs. The image displaying apparatus is operable to display a color image by causing a spatial modulation element to perform a spatial modulation process on laser beams output from the laser light sources by using a field sequential method. When the spatial modulation element performs the spatial modulation process on the laser beams output from one of the laser light sources (e.g.

Abstract: A mouse cDNA library from gene fragments encoding proteins localizing at cell—cell junctions was screened by a technique visualizing localization of a protein to identify a junction-enriched and -associated protein, JEAP. GenBank homology search was performed based on the sequence. Based on the obtained sequence, a mouse cDNA library was screened to identify JEAP-2. By using prepared antibodies against these proteins, it was revealed that these proteins express specifically at tight junctions, in particular, tight junctions in exocrine glands.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line formed in a semiconductor substrate, a first interconnection line provided above the bit line and connected to the bit line, and a second interconnection line provided above the first interconnection line and connected to the first interconnection line and a transistor in a peripheral region. The first interconnection line is connected to the transistor through the second interconnection line only.

Abstract: A mouse cDNA library from gene fragments encoding proteins localizing at cell-cell junctions was screened by a technique visualizing localization of a protein to to identify a junction-enriched and -associated protein, JEAP. GenBank homology search was performed based on the sequence. Based on the obtained sequence, a mouse cDNA library was screened to identify JEAP-2. By using prepared antibodies against these proteins, it was revealed that these proteins express specifically at tight junctions, in particular, tight junctions in exocrine glands.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a plurality of light emission sources, a drive circuit for pulse-driving the plurality of light emission sources in order in a predetermined period, a moving reflecting mirror for swinging in order in an incidence direction of light from each of the light emission sources in response to the pulse driving timing of each of the light emission sources and reflecting light beams from the light emission sources in order approximately in the same direction, and a combining optical system for guiding the light reflected by the moving reflecting mirror into a light valve.

Abstract: A solid state laser excited by a semiconductor laser can generate a stable and highly efficient high power laser beam. The laser apparatus includes a solid state laser element containing an active medium, a semiconductor laser for optically exciting the solid state laser element, a power supply for supplying pulses of current having magnitudes that change with time during each pulse to the semiconductor laser, and an optical resonator for emission of a laser beam from the solid state laser element. When the semiconductor laser is driven with the pulses that change in magnitude during each pulse, it produces pulsed excitation light that excites the solid state laser element. A stable laser beam is produced because changes in thermally sensitive light-generating parameters of the semiconductor laser are compensated.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a plurality of light emission sources, a drive circuit for pulse-driving the plurality of light emission sources in order in a predetermined period, a moving reflecting mirror for swinging in order in an incidence direction of light from each of the light emission sources in response to the pulse driving timing of each of the light emission sources and reflecting light beams from the light emission sources in order approximately in the same direction, and a combining optical system for guiding the light reflected by the moving reflecting mirror into a light valve.

Abstract: A mouse cDNA library from gene fragments encoding proteins localizing at cell-cell junctions was screened by a technique visualizing localization of a protein to to identify a junction-enriched and -associated protein, JEAP. GenBank homology search was performed based on the sequence. Based on the obtained sequence, a mouse cDNA library was screened to identify JEAP-2. By using prepared antibodies against these proteins, it was revealed that these proteins express specifically at tight junctions, in particular, tight junctions in exocrine glands.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser excitation solid state laser apparatus is provided which can generate a stable and highly efficient laser beam of high power. The laser apparatus includes a solid state laser element 2 containing an active medium, a semiconductor laser 1 for optically exciting the semiconductor laser 1, a power supply 8 for supplying electric power to the semiconductor laser 1, and an optical resonator 9, 10 for taking out a laser beam from the optically excited solid state laser element 2. When the semiconductor laser 1 is pulse-operated to pulse-excite the solid state laser element 2, current supplied to the semiconductor laser 1 is changed within one pulse.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate has a support substrate formed of monocrystal silicon, an oxide film formed on the support substrate and a thin film of monocrystal silicon formed on the oxide film. The support substrate is a high-concentration P-type substrate to which boron is so doped that a resistivity of the support base is 0.1 .OMEGA..cm or less. In manufacturing: boron is into the support base so that a resistivity of the support base is 0.1 .OMEGA..cm or less; a silicon substrate on which the thin film of monocrystal silicon is formed is heated at 1100.degree. C. or higher for 30 min or longer within a reducing atmosphere; the heat treated silicon substrate is attached to the high-concentration P-type support substrate via the oxide film formed on a surface of any one of the support substrate and the P-type silicon substrate and the attached substrates are heated at 950.degree. C. or higher for 10 min or longer to bond the attached substrates together; and the bonded silicon substrate is thinned.

Abstract: The semiconductor substrate is manufactured by growing a semiconductor crystal in accordance with CZ method; forming a substrate from the semiconductor crystal; and heat treating the formed substrate at 1150.degree. C. or higher for 30 min or longer in non-oxidizing atmosphere (e.g., 1200.degree. C. for 1 hour in hydrogen gas). In the formed wafer, the density of bulk micro-defects is 5.times.10.sup.2 to 5.times.10.sup.6 pieces per cm.sup.-3 in the surface area, but 5.times.10.sup.7 pieces per cm.sup.-3 or more in an 20 .mu.m or deeper from the surface. To confirm the depth profile of BMD density, the substrate is further heat treated at 780.degree. C. for 3 hours in oxygen atmosphere and successively at 1000.degree. C. for 16 hours in oxygen atmosphere.