Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a mode conversion device capable of designing any coupling efficiency and full width at half maximum, and a design method therefor. According to the present invention, a mode conversion device includes a long period grating at a core of an optical fiber through which light is able to propagate in at least two propagation modes. The long period grating satisfies a relationship of Expression C1, where a full width at half maximum FWHM is a wavelength band in which the coupling efficiency is a half of coupling efficiency of mode conversion at a center wavelength, C is coupling efficiency, Lc is a complete coupling length, Lg is a grating length, ? is a grating pitch, and ?? is a propagation constant difference between the two propagation modes at the center wavelength of a mode conversion target. [ Math .

Abstract: A washing machine includes a water tub, a fine bubble water generation unit configured to generate fine bubble water containing fine bubbles, and water supply controller configured to control supply of the fine bubble water into the water tub. The water supply controller changes a supply amount of the fine bubble water to be supplied into the water tub based on an operation course.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide a method by which a solution of polyimide can be easily obtained. Further, the invention aims to provide a fluorinated polyimide solution by which fluorinated polyimide excellent especially as an optical material and an electronic functional material can easily be produced. The production method of the soluble polyimide solution according to invention is characterized by mixing a mixture containing a polyamide acid, a cyclodehydration reagent, and a solvent by a rotation-revolution mixing method. Further, the fluorinated polyimide solution of the invention is a solution of polyimide defined by the following formula (II): wherein, X and Y independently represent divalent organic groups; Z represents chlorine atom, bromine atom, or iodine atom; p represents an integer of 1 to 3; q represents an integer of 0 to 2; and p+q=3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light selective transmission filter which selectively shields light and has a high transmittance of light at a specific wavelength such as visible rays, and which has a sufficiently reduced thickness and excellent heat resistance. The present invention further provides a lens unit including such a light selective transmission filter. The light selective transmission filter selectively reducing a transmittance of light has a thickness of less than 200 ?m and includes a base material containing a functional film with reflow resistance. The lens unit includes such a light selective transmission filter and a lens.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide a method by which a solution of polyimide can be easily obtained. Further, the invention aims to provide a fluorinated polyimide solution by which fluorinated polyimide excellent especially as an optical material and an electronic functional material can easily be produced. The production method of the soluble polyimide solution according to invention is characterized by mixing a mixture containing a polyamide acid, a cyclodehydration reagent, and a solvent by a rotation-revolution mixing method. Further, the fluorinated polyimide solution of the invention is a solution of polyimide defined by the following formula (II): wherein, X and Y independently represent divalent organic groups; Z represents chlorine atom, bromine atom, or iodine atom; p represents an integer of 1 to 3; q represents an integer of 0 to 2; and p+q=3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible optical waveguide in which at least one of a lower cladding layer, a core layer, and an upper cladding layer is composed of an epoxy film formed using an epoxy resin composition containing a polyglycidyl compound having a polyalkylene glycol chain(s) and at least two glycidyl groups or an epoxy film having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100° C. or lower, a process for its production, and an epoxy resin composition for flexible optical waveguides.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light selective transmission filter which selectively shields light and has a high transmittance of light at a specific wavelength such as visible rays, and which has a sufficiently reduced thickness and excellent heat resistance. The present invention further provides a lens unit including such a light selective transmission filter. The light selective transmission filter selectively reducing a transmittance of light has a thickness of less than 200 ?m and includes a base material containing a functional film with reflow resistance. The lens unit includes such a light selective transmission filter and a lens.