Abstract: A coaxial cable has a center conductor and an outer conductor, and a connector of a non-coaxial structure is attached to the center conductor and the outer conductor on an output side of the coaxial cable. A bypass wire is connected to the outer conductor at a portion, which is on an input side with respect to a position where the connector of a non-coaxial structure is connected to the outer conductor, and in which the outer conductor is concentrically with the center conductor.

Abstract: A differential amplifier is constituted of first emitter-follower transistors, second emitter-follower transistors, and amplification transistors whose bases are alternately connected to the emitters of the second emitter-follower transistors and whose collectors are connected to the emitters of the first emitter-follower transistors, as well as emitter resistors and constant current sources, whereby it is possible to reduce distortions of output signals in response to large-amplitude input signals, thus ensuring high-speed operation. It is possible to further incorporate base-grounded transistors and diodes, by which substantially the same collector-emitter voltage is applied to the emitter-follower transistors and amplification transistors, thus achieving the same power consumption and the same temperature variations with respect to these transistors.

Abstract: A differential amplifier is constituted of first emitter-follower transistors, second emitter-follower transistors, and amplification transistors whose bases are alternately connected to the emitters of the second emitter-follower transistors and whose collectors are connected to the emitters of the first emitter-follower transistors, as well as emitter resistors and constant current sources, whereby it is possible to reduce distortions of output signals in response to large-amplitude input signals, thus ensuring high-speed operation. It is possible to further incorporate base-grounded transistors and diodes, by which substantially the same collector-emitter voltage is applied to the emitter-follower transistors and amplification transistors, thus achieving the same power consumption and the same temperature variations with respect to these transistors.

Abstract: An optical spectrum analyzer has a deflection section for changing an incidence angle of measured light on a diffraction grating, a plurality of light detection sections for detecting the dispersed measured light and outputting an electric signal responsive to the light strength, and a signal processing section for finding an optical spectrum of the measured light based on the electric signal from the light detection sections. The light detection sections are arranged along the wavelength dispersion direction of the diffraction grating and output electric signals independently of each other.

Abstract: The objective is to realize a numeric value search apparatus and numeric value search method capable of rapidly searching for a numeric value of a prescribed rank. The present invention is characterized in that it comprises the following: a storage unit which stores multiple pieces of digitized numeric value data; a resolution specifying means which specifies a frequency distribution resolution; a frequency distribution creation unit which determines the frequency distribution of numeric value data in the storage unit using the resolution specified by this resolution specifying means; and a computation unit which determines the numeric value range or numeric value with the prescribed rank from the frequency distribution determined by this frequency distribution creation unit; wherein the resolution specifying means increases the resolution specified to the frequency distribution creation unit in steps, based on the computation results of the computation unit.

Abstract: The objective is to realize a numeric value search apparatus and numeric value search method capable of rapidly searching for a numeric value of a prescribed rank.

Abstract: A pressure sensor which detects delicate changes in pressure as small as 0.01 .mu.m water column by detecting displacement or torque in a movable plate. The sensor comprises a fixed plate in which slits are formed, a movable plate on which pressure to be measured is impressed, a supporting member which supports the movable plate at two points on a straight line passing through its center of gravity so as to enable the movable plate to rotate thereabout, and a detecting means for detecting displacement or torque in the movable plate. The different pressures act on the movable plate to cause the rotation thereof and the displacement or torque so that such displacement corresponds to the pressure difference.