摘要:
A diffractive optical element emits substantially zero order diffracted light when light with a wavelength of 0.35 μm to 0.45 μm is incident and emits substantially first-order diffracted light when light with a wavelength of 0.6 μm to 0.7 μm is incident. The diffractive optical element includes a substrate and a grating portion formed on the substrate. The grating portion has a step-wise cross section with any one of levels selected from four levels, five levels and six levels. The diffractive optical element emits substantially zero-order diffracted light when light with a first wavelength λ1 satisfying the relationship: 0.35 μm≦λ1≦0.45 μm is incident and emits substantially first-order diffracted light when light with a second wavelength λ2 satisfying the relationship: 0.6 μm≦λ2≦0.7 μm is incident.
摘要:
An information recording medium has a recording portion where three-dimensional information can be recorded. The recording portion includes at least one particle-containing layer (recording layer or a recording auxiliary layer) containing particles absorbing at least a part of light having a predetermined wavelength and substantially transparent to a recording light and a reproducing light having a wavelength longer than the predetermined wavelength and a particle holding material substantially transparent to the recording and reproducing lights. The mean particle size of the particles is preferably shorter than the wavelengths of the recording and reproducing lights.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to methods for identification of compounds that affect wakefulness, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and mood disorders (e.g., depression) through interaction with the hypocretin receptor system. The present invention is also directed to detection of abnormal levels of hypocretin in a subject, as well as detection of an abnormal immune response against hypocretin (orexins) and/or their receptors, where detection of abnormal hypocretin levels or detection of an abnormal immune response is indicative of a sleep disorder, particularly of narcolepsy. The present invention is also directed to a methods relating to the detection of a mutation or polymorphism in the gene encoding the hypocretin receptors, the detection of antibodies disrupting the function of gene encoding hypocretin receptors and hypocretin polypeptides, and the use of hypocretin biological markers in predicting treatment response using compounds interacting with the hypocretin receptor system.
摘要:
An optical element includes a crystal of LiTa.sub.X Nb.sub.1-X O.sub.3 which has one of an x-surface and a y-surface, where X denotes an atomic fraction and 0.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.1. Proton-exchanged layers periodically extend on one of the x-surface and the y-surface of the crystal. Grooves extend in said one of the x-surface and the y-surface of the crystal, and have bottoms which are defined by surfaces of the proton-exchanged layers. Ordinary light which has passed through the proton-exchanged layers and the grooves is out of phase with respect to ordinary light which has passed through a region of the crystal outside the proton-exchanged layers and the grooves by a quantity of (2n+1).pi., where n denotes an arbitrary integer. Extraordinary light which has passed through the proton-exchanged layers and the grooves is out of phase with respect to extraordinary light which has passed through a region of the crystal outside the proton-exchanged layers and the grooves by a quantity of 2 m.pi., where m denotes an arbitrary integer.
摘要:
An optical head with excellent optical characteristics even when using a light source that substantially has a wavelength broadening is provided. The optical head includes a light source, an objective lens for focusing a light beam emitted from the light source on an information recording medium and a photodetector for detecting the light beam reflected from the information recording medium, wherein defocusing correction means and spherical aberration correction means are provided in an optical path between the light source and the information recording medium. Since both the defocusing correction means and the spherical aberration correction means are provided, while defocusing of a focused spot on the information recording medium caused by a wavelength broadening of the light source and chromatic aberration of the optical system can be corrected, the spherical aberration of the optical system caused by wavelength difference between a design wavelength and an incident wavelength also can be corrected. As a result, excellent optical characteristics can be obtained.
摘要:
An optical information recording carrier comprising a substrate and at least one recording film arranged on the substrate is disclosed. Information is recorded on the recording film through irradiation with a recording light having a predetermined wavelength (λ). The recording film is composed of a heat generating layer and at least one dielectric layer arranged in contact with the heat generating layer. The heat generating layer and the dielectric layer are substantially transparent to the recording light with wavelength (λ), and are respectively formed to have a predetermined thickness and a predetermined refractive index so that the field intensity of the recording light becomes maximum at the interface between the heat generating layer and the dielectric layer.
摘要:
To provide an optical information storage medium with high recording/reproducing sensitivity. An optical information storage medium 100 includes a substrate 56 and a multilayer structure 49, which is provided on the substrate 56 and includes at least one storage layer 57. The storage layer 57 includes polydiacetylene or merocyanine and is amorphous.
摘要:
A diffractive optical element emits substantially zero order diffracted light when light with a wavelength of 0.35 μm to 0.45 μm is incident and emits substantially first-order diffracted light when light with a wavelength of 0.6 μm to 0.7 μm is incident. The diffractive optical element includes a substrate and a grating portion formed on the substrate. The grating portion has a step-wise cross section with any one of levels selected from four levels, five levels and six levels. The diffractive optical element emits substantially zero-order diffracted light when light with a first wavelength λ1 satisfying the relationship: 0.35 μm≦λ1≦0.45 μm is incident and emits substantially first-order diffracted light when light with a second wavelength λ2 satisfying the relationship: 0.6 μm≦λ2≦0.7 μm is incident.
摘要:
An information recording and reproducing apparatus in accordance with the present invention has a radiation light source, a collimator turning a light beam emitted from the radiation light source into substantially parallel light, a light beam convergence member focusing the light beam on an information carrier, a light beam polarization-branching member branching the light beam by polarization, a variable wave plate located between the collimator and the light beam convergence member, photo detectors receiving the light beam branched by the light beam polarization-branching member and outputting a current according to an incident light quantity, and an output level judging member judging whether an output of the photo detectors is larger or smaller than a predetermined value. When the photo detectors receive a small light quantity because the information carrier is highly birefringent, the variable wave plate is switched from a ¼ wavelength plate to a zero-wave plate, thus constantly obtaining a stable reproducing signal with an excellent S/N.
摘要:
The light reading the information of an optomagnetic disk is focused by a detector lens 104, and is put into a polarizing hologram 121 and a polarizing hologram 122 composed of lithium niobate. These polarizing holograms have action to separate a polarized light component in the z-axis direction and a polarized light component orthogonal thereto into transmitted light and diffracted light. The polarizing and separating hologram 121 is installed so that its z-axis may have an inclination of 45 degrees to the principal direction of polarization of incident light, and the z-axis of the polarizing and separating hologram 122 is set in a direction orthogonal thereto. Therefore the individual polarizing holograms transform different polarized light components into different wave planes. Accordingly, in a photo detector 196, TE signal and TM signal are obtained in different polarized light components, so that the imbalance of the head amplifiers can be eliminated.