摘要:
Disclosed herein is an optical waveguide comprising a core layer to be an optical transmission region, an upper clad layer and a lower clad layer covering the core layer, in which the core layer, the upper clad layer and the lower clad layer are formed from resin materials, characterized in that a microlens made of a material having a higher refractive index than that of a material constituting said core layer is disposed in the vicinity of an end face of said core layer.
摘要:
A gradient-index lens is structured by a multilayer film that includes therein a plurality of layers each of which has different refractive index and layer thickness from the other.
摘要:
An optical branch device, comprising: a branch portion having a first branch waveguide extended linearly and continuously from a waveguide in a basis portion, and second and third branch waveguides extended in the directions farther from the first branch waveguide in such a manner that the first branch waveguide is interposed between the second and third branch waveguides; a parallel portion in which the second and third branch waveguides are positioned in parallel to the first branch waveguide; and a divergent portion in which the second and third branch waveguides are extended gradually farther from the first branch waveguide; wherein the interval pitch P (μm), in the transverse direction, between the first, second and third branch waveguides in the parallel portion and the refractive index difference (Δn) between the core and the clad are set in such a manner that C satisfies a relationship of C=0.5±0.2 wherein C is calculated by substituting P and Δn for an equation of C=Δn×P2.
摘要:
An optical element has a marker provided in the form of an optical fault at a predetermined location in the effective optical area thereof for positioning. The optical fault is a marker 1a provided at a specific location on the effective optical area of the optical element 1 preferably in the form of a projection, a recess, a tinted portion, a different refraction portion, an air bubble, or a particle on or in the optical element 1. More preferably, the marker 1a is located at or around the center of the optical element 1 and its area size is not greater than 0.4% of the effective optical area of the lens 1.
摘要:
An organometallic polymer material having a -M-O-M- bond (M is a metal atom) and containing a metal alkoxide having only one hydrolyzable group and/or a hydrolysate of the metal alkoxide and preferably further containing an organic acid anhydride and/or an organic acid.
摘要:
An optical branch device, comprising: a branch portion having a first branch waveguide extended linearly and continuously from a waveguide in a basis portion, and second and third branch waveguides extended in the directions farther from the first branch waveguide in such a manner that the first branch waveguide is interposed between the second and third branch waveguides; a parallel portion in which the second and third branch waveguides are positioned in parallel to the first branch waveguide; and a divergent portion in which the second and third branch waveguides are extended gradually farther from the first branch waveguide; wherein the interval pitch P (μm), in the transverse direction, between the first, second and third branch waveguides in the parallel portion and the refractive index difference (Δn) between the core and the clad are set in such a manner that C satisfies a relationship of C=0.5±0.2 wherein C is calculated by substituting P and Δn for an equation of C=Δn×P2.
摘要:
An optical waveguide in which a groove is formed on the top surface of a substrate used as a lower clad and a core is formed in the groove, characterized in that the core is formed in such a way that the top face of the core within the groove is at a lower level than the top face of the substrate, and an upper clad may also be provided on the core, and the core is preferably formed from an organic-inorganic hybrid material.
摘要:
An optical waveguide in which a groove is formed on the top surface of a substrate used as a lower clad and a core is formed in the groove, characterized in that the core is formed in such a way that the top face of the core within the groove is at a lower level than the top face of the substrate, and an upper clad may also be provided on the core, and the core is preferably formed from an organic-inorganic hybrid material.
摘要:
A touch sensor includes a contact sensor and a pressure sensor. The contact sensor includes a first electrode and a first switching element connected to the first electrode, and detects a change in an electric potential when an object contacts a surface. The pressure sensor includes a second electrode and a second switching element connected to the second electrode, and detects a change in a pressure when an object depresses the surface. The touch sensor includes a plurality of the contact sensors and a plurality of the pressure sensors disposed regularly in an array.
摘要:
A method of producing an organic-inorganic composite material formed from an organic polymer and a metal alkoxide, comprising the steps of polycondensating the metal alkoxide through hydrolysis until the unreacted metal alkoxide is reduced to 3 vol. % or less, and mixing it with the organic polymer to form the organic-inorganic composite material. By laminating such organic-inorganic composite materials, the resulting laminate is provided with a concentration gradation wherein the metal element of the metal alkoxide is increased or decreased from one side to the other side of the laminate.