Abstract:
There is provided a semiconductor optical device having remarkable features including a low threshold current, a high light emitting efficiency, a high and stable optical output, a fast modulation capability, a large gain characteristics, resistance against oxidization, a high quality and a high degree of processibility. The device comprises a pair of optical confinement layers 13, 17 and a pair of cladding layers 12 and 18 arranged on and under an active layer 15 to produce a SCH structure, at least one of said optical confinement layers 13 and 17 comprising multiquantum barrier (MQB) structures 14, 16 as part thereof. If the active layer 15 is of multiquantum well type, the barrier layer 15a of the active layer 15 also comprises a multiquantum barrier (MQB) structure. With such an arrangement, the barrier height of the barrier layer 15a and the optical confinement layers 13, 17 can be made very high relative to the active layer 15 (well layer 15b). Such a semiconductor optical device can effectively suppress any overflow of carriers from the active layer 15 (well layer 15b) into the optical confinement layers 13, 17 and further into the cladding layers so that it shows a low and stable threshold current, an enhanced optical output power, an improved high-speed modulation performance and a quick responsiveness.
Abstract:
There is provided a high-quality semiconductor laser device having a current confinement feature along with a method of manufacturing the same in a simple manner. The upper clad layer 4 of a semiconductor laser device is a semiconductive layer made of a compound of elements of the III and V groups doped with an amphoteric impurity substance and the electric resistance of the lateral slopes is greater on the top of the mesa than on the upper clad layer 4 of the mesa. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser device comprises a step of repeating a cycle of crystal growth operation of sequentially forming a layer of an element of the III group, a layer of an amphoteric impurity substance and a layer of an element of the V group on said substrate by means of an MBE technique to produce said upper clad layer made of a compound of elements of the III and V groups.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for forming photovoltaic conversion layers and electrode layers with increased efficiency by forming thin film layers under optimal conditions on a belt-like flexible substrate which is transported by means two interacting rollers. Films are formed on the substrate, which remains stationary during film-formation, in film-forming chambers maintained airtight by walls pressed against the substrate via sealing materials. Furthermore, film-forming chamber walls and a ground electrode contacting one side of the substrate are retracted from the substrate surface to facilitate movement of the substrate to a next film-forming position without being damaged. The apparatus of the present invention allows not only the film-forming time and conditions, as well as the size, of each film-forming chamber to be controlled independently, but it also prevents intermingling of gases present in different film-forming chambers. In addition, by incorporating a film-forming chamber that can facilitate formation of multi-layered films, or by providing movable film-forming chambers which may be aligned with the substrate, the required time and the size of the apparatus for a device with a multi-layer structure can be shortened.
Abstract:
A solid oxide electrolyte type fuel cell includes an anode plate made of a porous sintered material composed essentially of (i) partially stabilized zirconia composed of zirconia and magnesia and (ii) nickel, and a solid oxide electrolyte element superimposed on the anode plate and composed of zirconia stabilized with yttria. The anode plate is fabricated by mixing a powder of zirconia partially stabilized with magnesia and a powder of nickel oxide, molding the mixture, sintering the mixture, and then reducing the sintered body in a reducing atmosphere, e.g., hydrogen. Magnesia is added preferably in the amount of 7 to 10% by mole. Addition of the zirconia partially stabilized with magnesia in an amount of 40 to 70% by weight based on total amount of nickel oxide plus the partially stabilized zirconia results in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the cermet matching that of the zirconia stabilized with yttria to an accuracy of .+-.5%.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for controlling a radial depth of cut of a rotary cutting tool in a machine tool, in particular in a machining center is disclosed wherein an eccentric mechanism for controlling the radial depth of cut of the tip of the cutting tool is not contained in a main shaft as in a conventional machine tool. Instead, it is provided outside the main shaft, and the radial depth of cut of the tip of the cutter is controlled by a tool holder to be automatically changeably fit to the forward end of the main shaft such that a tool holding shaft mounted to the tool holder by means of an eccentric mechanism so as to have the eccentricity relative thereto be adjustable is adapted to be controlled through a depth of cut central shaft passed through the bore of a draw-bar, concentrically disposed within the bore of the main shaft, by means of a servo-motor through a differential gear mechanism and the eccentric mechanism.
Abstract:
Provided is a scanning laser ophthalmoscope capable of accurately superposing multiple photographed images. The scanning laser ophthalmoscope comprises an image generating unit that generates first images based on the light reflected from first laser light and second images based on the light reflected from second laser light. An associating unit associates the first images and the second images based on the first laser light and the second laser light parallelly scanned by the scanning unit. A displacement calculating unit calculates displacements between images regarding multiple first images. The position matching unit matches the positions of multiple second images based on the processing results from the associating unit and the displacements. The superposing unit superposes the multiple second images that have undergone the position matching. The display unit displays an image obtained by superposing the multiple second images.
Abstract:
A fundus oculi observing device 1 specifies a characteristic site of a fundus oculi Ef depicted in tomographic images of the fundus oculi Ef and, based on the position of the characteristic site within frames FH and FV of the tomographic images, changes a target position of a signal light LS so that the characteristic site is depicted in the center positions within the frames FH and FV and executes a main measurement, thereby forming a tomographic image and/or a three-dimensional image of the fundus oculi Ef.
Abstract:
A surface emitting laser is formed of a composition in which bandgap energy of layers from immediately above a current confinement layer to a second conductivity type contact layer is reduced towards the second conductivity type contact layer in a stacking direction, and a composition in which bandgap energy of layers from immediately below the current confinement layer to a first conductivity type contact layer is reduced towards the first conductivity type contact layer in a stacking direction while bypassing a quantum well layer or a quantum dot of an active layer, and includes a second conductivity type cladding layer including a material for reducing the mobility of carriers.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of types of operation control information of the image forming apparatus that indicate deterioration of a toner in the image forming apparatus or deterioration of a component of the image forming apparatus. An index value calculating unit calculates an index value indicating a state of the image forming apparatus based on the acquired operation control information. An abnormality judging unit judges whether the image forming apparatus abnormality has occurred and predicts an occurrence of a failure that requires maintenance of the image forming apparatus due to deterioration of the toner in the image forming apparatus or deterioration of the component of the image forming apparatus based on the index value.
Abstract:
An apparatus, method, system, computer program, and product, each capable of detecting a state of an apparatus. The apparatus includes a plurality of devices. When at least one of the plurality of devices is determined to be in a first state, a second state of at least one of the plurality of devices is determined. When a state of the apparatus is determined to be in the first state, the second state of another apparatus is determined.