Abstract:
A lift-off process for removing a portion of a metal layer (4). The metal layer is formed on a dielectric polymer substrate with interposition of a corresponding portion of an intermediate layer (2). This process comprises the steps of selecting the material of the intermediate layer so that its interface with the metal has a low adhesivity; applying to the structure a mechanical stress causing detachment of the metal at the interface; and chemically removing the intermediate layer.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a device for recovering a carrier wave provided with a circuit for inhibiting dummy frequency hookings or acquisitions for phase-modulated digital signals in N states with a phase N=2P, device including a phase locking loop provided with demodulation, a voltage-controllable oscillator, a 90.degree. phase shifter, for the low-pass filtering of basic band signals X1(t) and Y1(t), a loop filter, for sampling the signals X1(t) and Y1(t) and having a sampling frequency Fe so that Fe>(2p+1.vertline.n.vertline.)/T where T is the reciprocal value of the modulation speed and, associated with this loop, a circuit for drawing up the filtered signals Sign Sin (2P .PHI.k) and Sign Cos (2P .PHI.k) required for detection of the direction of variation of the phase error, a phase/frequency comparator, loss of synchronization and hooking detection and an adaptive filter.
Abstract:
A method is provided for transmitting a digital speech signal at low throughput. Coding is performed by code excited linear prediction in order to generate a code signal, a waveform being represented by an initial vector (O) of dimension L, from a filter for synthesizing by a reference waveform selected from a dictionary of reference vectors (v), relating to a criterion of minimum deviation min .parallel..chi.-H.v.parallel..sup.2, .chi. representing a target vector through perceptual weighting of the initial vector (O). A dictionary (Y) factorized as a product of basis vectors yi of n-ary form, which are corrected by a scale factor .gamma.i of distribution of the excitation energy, and a dictionary G(y) of gains gk, are established to represent the dictionary of the reference vectors (v), vk, i=gk..gamma..yi. The criterion is established by calculating C(gk, .gamma.i.yi)=2gk -gk.sup.2 formed of the scalar products and perceptual energies. To the initial vector (O) is assigned the optimal reference vector vk*, i*=gk*..gamma.i.yi represented by just the index values k*, i*.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for the deposition and measurement of anti-reflective coatings on non-resonating semiconductor laser amplifiers. Two faces (15-1, 15-2) of the amplifier (15) alternately receive the sputtered material in small quantities. The semiconducting structure is supplied with constant current (16) and the voltage (V) is measured at the terminals of the structure. When the coatings are deposited on both faces, the voltage increases and passes through a maximum corresponding to the reflectivity minimum at which point deposition of the coating is stopped. The two faces are treated in the same way with coatings of the same thickness.
Abstract:
A process for fabricating a semiconductor device using local silicide interconnection lines make it possible to fabricate an integrated circuit having a plurality of electronic elements disposed on a semi-conductor substrate. The electronic elements are formed on the substrate such that they are grouped into a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region, each of these regions having predetermined conductivities. The first region has a layer of dielectric material disposed upon it with at least one capacitive element disposed on the dielectric layer. The capacitive element includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The second region has at least one double junction metal-insulator semi-conductor field effect transistor (MISFET) located therein. The MISFET includes at least three regions, a gate region and two active regions, a source region and a drain region. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a process is provided whereby one of said two active regions is electrically connected by a first local connection line to the first electrode layer of the capacitive element, a bond pad is disposed on the gate region, a source bond pad is disposed on the source region, a drain bond pad is disposed upon a drain region and a second electrode layer of the capacitive element, simultaneously, in the same formation step. This is advantageously accomplished inter alia by depositing and then etching the silicide of a refractory metal.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a monomode cylindrical optical waveguide made of a polymer and endowed with electrooptic properties.According to the invention, the manufacturing process comprises the following steps:producing a cylindrical core rod (11) by polymerization of a mixture comprising a core polymer and an electrooptically active organic substance,forming a first preform (10 ) by coating the core rod (11) by means of an optical cladding (12) formed by a cladding polymer,fitting said first preform (10) into a first jacket (20) constituted by a jacket polymer,producing a second preform (30) by drawing the first jacket (20),fitting the second preform (30) into a second jacket (40) made of a jacket polymer,producing means (41, 42, 43, 44) for positioning electrodes for excitation of the active substance,fiber drawing the second jacket (40) until the core diameter (d.sub.c) has the required dimension in order for the optical waveguide obtained to be monomode,producing said electrodes.
Abstract:
This e.g. Z-propagating, X-cut LiNbO.sub.3 :Ti splitter comprises an alternating delta beta directional coupler (39) able to introduce, in the absence of a voltage between its electrodes, a delta beta variation between its propagation constants, which is (a) independent of the polarization state of the guided lightwave and (b) such that the representative point of the coupler on its control diagram is the center of a segment parallel to the abscissa axis of the reference frame in which the diagram is plotted, and defined by two curves respectively corresponding to parallel states and crossed states of the coupler. Application to integrated optics.
Abstract:
The connection strip is an insulating block in which connection elements are mounted to define insulation displacement connectors in rows of chimneys on a front face of the block, and rows of other connectors on the rear face of the block. The chimneys are separated from one another by transverse slots extending across their rows and they are capable of receiving single or twin pushers in such a manner as to be held captive between a pulled-out position and a pushed-in position in the chimneys. The connection strip includes end wire-passing pieces on the front face of the block, and is applicable to telecommunications.
Abstract:
A negotiation method and server are provided for delivery of a service to a terminal. Also provided are a method for configuring a terminal and a terminal using the method. In particular, the methods and apparatus relate to interfaces for interaction with services available to users of a service. The negotiation method includes sending to the terminal of a set of proposals for interactions with a delivery component of the service capable of enabling the terminal to indicate to the delivery component that the terminal accepts at least one proposal from the set of interaction proposals.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for management of registrations in an IMS network. The method includes: creating, for a given public identity, at least two registration queues, each one being associated with a registration policy; receiving a registration message sent by a terminal having the public identity; and assigning one of the registration queues to the terminal on the basis of a field included in the message.