Optical fiber coupler and process for manufacturing same
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical fiber coupler and process for manufacturing same 失效
    光纤耦合器及其制造工艺

    公开(公告)号:US5029961A

    公开(公告)日:1991-07-09

    申请号:US431676

    申请日:1989-11-02

    IPC分类号: G02B6/28

    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.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种光纤耦合器,其包括两个抛光衬底,每个衬底包括在其开放侧端具有抛光表面的开槽衬底,并且适于保持光纤和包括芯,包层和两个应力的光纤 将布置在包层中的部件布置成夹住芯部,将光纤的一部分抛光,使得光纤的抛光表面靠近芯部,以便允许将在芯部中传播的光功率泄漏到 抛光后的光纤被嵌入到带槽的基板中并以固定的方式固定,使得凹槽基板的抛光表面与抛光光纤的抛光表面齐平,两个抛光的基板与 彼此在其抛光表面处以允许光功率的耦合,其中所述抛光光纤具有这样的结构, eof垂直于被定义为连接所述应力施加部分的中心的方向的偏振主轴线X. 另外,公开了一种光纤耦合器的制造方法。

    ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
    2.
    发明申请
    ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS 失效
    超声诊断装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090036779A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-05

    申请号:US12161921

    申请日:2007-01-23

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    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.

    摘要翻译: 可以直接测量超声波探头表面的压力分布。 在薄膜状基板上形成有压电薄膜的压电传感器以超声波探头的表面排列成阵列状,并且传感器输出信号处理单元输出针对每个压电传感器S1测量的压力, S2至S9,其基于从每个压电传感器到图像处理单元的输出信号。 图像处理单元生成压电传感器S1,S2至S9的测量压力的直方图,并显示直方图,同时将压电传感器绘制在x轴上,测量的Y轴上的压力连同所得到的超声断层图像 在监视器上。

    Panniculus measuring apparatus using ultrasound
    6.
    发明申请
    Panniculus measuring apparatus using ultrasound 审中-公开
    超声波测量仪器

    公开(公告)号:US20050096541A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-05

    申请号:US10977607

    申请日:2004-10-29

    申请人: Osamu Fukuda

    发明人: Osamu Fukuda

    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.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种小型,轻便,易于处理和价格低廉的设备,其允许使用个人计算机的使用模式来测量或量化不仅在诸如医疗机构之类的特定设施,而且在家中。 本发明由小型超声波探头,超声波振荡元件驱动/检测电路构成,该超声波振荡元件驱动/检测电路通过多路复用器连接到容纳在探头中的超声波振荡元件,聚焦电路使通过超声波反射信号透射的回波图像 从通过数字延迟视觉上良好定义的检测电路,将图像信息传送到个人计算机并将控制信号从个人计算机发送到控制电路的数据通信电路,控制超声波振荡元件驱动/ 检测电路,聚焦电路和数据通信电路,以及构成个人计算机上的装置的接口的测量软件。 在这些部件中,从驱动/检测电路到数据通信电路的部件容纳在测量装置中。

    Apparatus and program for estimating viscoelasticity of soft tissue using ultrasound
    7.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and program for estimating viscoelasticity of soft tissue using ultrasound 审中-公开
    使用超声估计软组织粘弹性的装置和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20050085728A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-21

    申请号:US10968604

    申请日:2004-10-19

    申请人: Osamu Fukuda

    发明人: Osamu Fukuda

    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.

    摘要翻译: 本发明允许估计具有皮肤,脂肪,肌肉和骨骼等分层结构的诸如身体组织的软组织,并且仅通过短时间按压操作来估计,从而减少对软组织的损伤。 本发明由用于发送/接收超声波信号的超声波探头构成,目标变形量计算部根据从超声波探头接收的数据的时间变化来计算目标形状的变形量,移动机构 超声波探头,用于控制探头的探针控制部,用于测量探针位置的位置传感器,用于测量施加到探针部的力的力传感器,用于基于值估计目标的粘弹性的粘弹性估计部 从位置传感器,力传感器,目标变形量计算部和用于向用户呈现估计的粘弹性的粘弹性显示部获得。

    Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 失效
    超声诊断仪

    公开(公告)号:US08075489B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-13

    申请号:US12161921

    申请日:2007-01-23

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14 A61B5/103

    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.

    摘要翻译: 可以直接测量超声波探头表面的压力分布。 在薄膜状基板上形成有压电薄膜的压电传感器以超声波探头的表面排列成阵列状,并且传感器输出信号处理单元输出针对每个压电传感器S1测量的压力, S2至S9,其基于从每个压电传感器到图像处理单元的输出信号。 图像处理单元生成压电传感器S1,S2至S9的测量压力的直方图,并显示直方图,同时绘制压电传感器在X轴上以及测量的Y轴上的压力以及所得超声断层图像 在监视器上。