Abstract:
A practical diffractive optical device is efficiently produced at a low cost. A modulated refractive index diffractive optical element comprises a transparent DLC (i.e. diamond-like carbon) film (2) formed on a transparent substrate (1), and the DLC film (2) includes a diffraction grating having a local region (2a) of a relatively high refractive index and a local region (2) of a relatively low refractive index. The DLC film (2) can be easily deposited on the substrate (1) by plasma CVD, and the relatively high refractive index region (2a) in the DLC film can be easily formed by irradiating the film with an energy beam (4) such as an ion beam.
Abstract:
An electrical connection board includes a diamond substrate and an implantation metal layer constituted by the presence of metal elements in the diamond substrate. The metal layer has a thickness of at least 10 nm and a concentration of at least 1020 cm-3 in the diamond substrate. The implantation metal layer is formed by ion implanting metal elements with a high energy level of at least 1 MeV and a high dose of at least 1016 cm-2. Thus, a technique is provided by which a multi-layer electrical interconnection is realized in the diamond substrate having the highest thermal conductivity of all known materials.
Abstract:
Affords efficiently and at low cost practical, tiny light-emitting devices having an optically diffractive film on their light-output face. A light-emitting device (LD) includes a diffractive film (DF) formed on its light-output face; the diffractive film includes a transparent DLC (diamond-like carbon) layer; and the DLC layer includes a modulated-refractive-index diffraction grating containing local regions of relatively high refractive index and local regions of relatively low refractive index.
Abstract:
The channel add/drop filter includes first and second 2D photonic crystals, and the first 2D photonic crystal includes a first waveguide and a first cavity, with the first cavity acting to take in light of a specific wavelength from the first waveguide and radiate it outside the first photonic crystal, and the second 2D photonic crystal includes a second waveguide with substantially the same characteristics as the first waveguide and a second cavity with substantially the same characteristics as the first cavity. The first and second waveguides are optically connected so that when the principal plane of the first 2D photonic crystal and the electric-field vector of the light within the first waveguide form an arbitrary angle a, the principal plane of the second 2D photonic crystal and the electric-field vector of the light within the second waveguide form an angle of alpha + ( pi /2).
Abstract:
A solid imaging device comprising a plurality of photodiodes regions (2) arranged in an array, opaque boundary regions (6) existing around the respective photodiodes regions, and a micro lens array (8a) including a plurality of micro lenses arranged in an array to correspond to the pluralit y of photodiodes regions, wherein the respective micro lenses act to condense incident lights (7) directly advancing toward opaque boundary regions around the corresponding photodiode regions into the corresponding photodiode regions, the micro lens array is formed using a translucent DLC film, the DL C film a contains region where a refractive index is modulated in association with each micro lens, and a condensing action occurs when a light beam passe s through the refractive index-modulated region.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for forming a large area of a high-quality diamond film from a microwave plasma by controlling the processing conditions based on the spectroscopic measurement of the plasma emission. In the method of forming a diamond film, a gas mixture of a hydrocarbon gas and hydrogen gas is introduced into a reactor (7), and the gas mixture is excited by microwaves, which are also introduced into the reactor (7), to generate plasma. The light emitted from the plasma is then measured by spectroscopic means. Furthermore, a formation condition of the diamond film is controlled such that the spectrum of a carbon molecule (C2) falls within a predetermined range.
Abstract:
A hologram color filter diffraction-separates an incident lightwave using a hologram to project thus separated lightwaves having different wavelengths at intended positions with a specified spatial period. The hologram color filter comprises a light-transmitting substrate (21) and a light-transmitting diamond-like-carbon (DLC) film (22) formed on the substrate. In the DLC film, a relatively-low-refractive-index belt-shaped region (n 1 , 22a) and a relatively-high-refractive-index belt-shaped region (n 2 , 22b) are placed alternately.
Abstract:
Affords efficiently and at low cost optical fibers capped at the end with a working, tiny optically diffractive film. An optical fiber (F) includes a diffractive film (DF) formed onto an endface thereof, or onto the endface of a collimator (C) joined to the endface of the fiber; the diffractive film includes a transparent DLC (diamond-like carbon) layer; and the DLC layer includes a modulated-refractive-index diffraction grating containing local regions of relatively high refractive index and local regions of relatively low refractive index.
Abstract:
A bonded body of aluminum and silicon nitride firmly bonded to each other which is produced economically, and a light-weight component having an excellent lubrication characteristic as a mechanical component of an internal combustion engine of an automobile. The bonded body includes a base consisting of aluminum as its principal component and a member comprising a silicon nitride sintered body bonded substantially directly to the base. A base material (2) in a powder or bulk form containing aluminum as the principal component and a member (1) comprising a silicon nitride sintered body are put into a mold and are heated under pressure to mutually bond them.