摘要:
An optical fiber coupler is disclosed, which comprises two polished substrates each of which comprises a grooved substrate having a polished surface on the open side end thereof and adapted to hold therein an optical fiber and an optical fiber comprising a core, a cladding and two stress-applying parts arranged in the cladding so as to sandwich the core, a part of the optical fiber being polished off such that the polished surface of the fiber is close to the core so as to allow leakage of light power propagating in the core to the outside, the polished optical fiber being embedded in the grooved substrate and fixed thereto in such a manner that the polished surface of the grooved substrate is in flush with the polished surface of the polished optical fiber, with the two polished substrates being in close contact with each other at the polished surfaces thereof to allow coupling of light power, wherein said polished optical fiber is of a construction such that the polished surface thereof is perpendicular to the polarization principal axis X defined as the direction connecting the centers of said stress-applying parts. Also, a process for manufacturing the optical fiber coupler is disclosed.
摘要:
Pressure distribution on a surface of an ultrasonic probe can be measured directly. Piezoelectric sensors, in which a piezoelectric thin film is formed on a film-like substrate, are arranged in the form of an array on the surface of an ultrasonic probe, and a sensor output signal processing unit outputs pressure measured for each piezoelectric sensor S1, S2 to S9 based on output signals from each of the piezoelectric sensors to an image processing unit. The image processing unit generates a histogram of the measured pressures for piezoelectric sensors S1, S2 to S9, and displays the histogram, while plotting the piezoelectric sensors on the x axis and the measured pressures on the Y axis, along with the resulting ultrasound tomographic image, on a monitor.
摘要:
An oxide superconductor including an oxide superconductor member and a hermetical seal layer, coated over the oxide superconductor member, for hermetically sealing the oxide superconductor member from the atmosphere.
摘要:
A method for producing a multi-component glass fiber preform which comprises the steps of nebulizing an aqueous solution of at least one metal salt, and reacting the nebulized solution and a gaseous glass raw material with oxygen gas at a high temperature to produce particulate glass material deposited on a substrate. Apparatus for producing such a preform is also disclosed.
摘要:
A device for fabricating an oxide superconductor cable includes a spinning furnace for receiving a preform and spinning the preform into a glass fiber. The device further includes a sputtering apparatus for receiving the spun glass fiber and coating the glass fiber with an oxide superconductor film as well as a pulling mechanism for pulling the glass fiber.
摘要:
The present invention provides a small, light, easy to handle and low-price apparatus which allows measurement or quantification of panniculus in a mode of use using a personal computer not only at specific facilities such as a medical institution but also at home. The present invention is constructed of a small, light ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic oscillation element drive/detection circuit connected to ultrasonic oscillation elements housed in the probe through a multiplexer, a focusing circuit which makes an echo image transmitted through a reflected signal of ultrasound obtained from the detection circuit visually well defined by means of digital delays, a data communication circuit which transfers image information to the personal computer and transmits a control signal from the personal computer to a control circuit, a control circuit which controls the ultrasonic oscillation element drive/detection circuit, focusing circuit and data communication circuit, and measuring software which constitutes an interface of the apparatus on the personal computer. Of these components, components from the drive/detection circuit to the data communication circuit are housed in the measuring apparatus.
摘要:
The present invention allows even soft tissue such as body tissue having a hierarchic structure of skin, fat, muscle and bone, etc., to be estimated and allows estimation only through a short-time pressing operation to thereby reduce damages to the soft tissue. The present invention is constructed of an ultrasonic probe for transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic signal, a target deformation amount calculation section for calculating an amount of deformation of a target shape from a time variation of data received from the ultrasonic probe, a movement mechanism for moving the ultrasonic probe, a probe control section for controlling the probe, a position sensor for measuring the position of the probe, a force sensor for measuring a force applied to the probe section, a viscoelasticity estimation section for estimating viscoelasticity of the target based on values obtained from the position sensor, force sensor, target deformation amount calculation section and a viscoelasticity display section for presenting the estimated viscoelasticity to the user.
摘要:
A single crystal oxide superconductor and the method of producing the same. One face of a substrate is coated with an oxide superconductor for forming an oxide superconductor layer. Then, the oxide superconductor layer is heated so that the oxide superconductor has a single crystalline structure.
摘要:
An image-transmitting fiber includes at least one first fiber element for transmitting light power therethrough, and a plurality of second fiber elements disposed around and extending along the first fiber element. The second fiber elements cooperates with one another for transmitting an image of an object therethrough. The first fiber element is greater in diameter than each of the second fiber elements.
摘要:
Pressure distribution on a surface of an ultrasonic probe can be measured directly. Piezoelectric sensors, in which a piezoelectric thin film is formed on a film-like substrate, are arranged in the form of an array on the surface of an ultrasonic probe, and a sensor output signal processing unit outputs pressure measured for each piezoelectric sensor S1, S2 to S9 based on output signals from each of the piezoelectric sensors to an image processing unit. The image processing unit generates a histogram of the measured pressures for piezoelectric sensors S1, S2 to S9, and displays the histogram, while plotting the piezoelectric sensors on the X axis and the measured pressures on the Y axis, along with the resulting ultrasound tomographic image, on a monitor.