Abstract:
In a communications network, it is necessary for client software applications to monitor detail records constructed from messages transmitted in a signalling network (100) associated with the communications network. Prior techniques for delivery of the detail records to the client software applications included separate generation of the detail records for each client software application resulting in duplication of effort in the collection and dissemination of the detail records as well as the prolific number of detail record generation tasks required. The present invention overcomes these disadvantages by having a single generator (200, 410) of detail records per site in the signalling network (100), the delivery of the detail records to the client software applications (400, 402, 710, 712, 718) involving a point-to-multipoint communication.
Abstract:
In an optical communications network employing a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system, different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation are used to transmit different signals. Because the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation that a laser device emits can drift as the temperature of the laser device changes, channels can overlap causing cross-talk. Consequently, the present invention provides a laser wavelength locking control loop apparatus (5) comprising a wavelength selective device (9) and a photodector (11), coupled to a feedback controller circuit (13). Electromagnetic radiation emitted by the laser device (7) is provided to the wavelength selective device (9) which provides a first output signal at a first wavelength and a second output signal at a second wavelength. The first and second output signals are directed to the photodetector (11) so as to coincide when incident thereupon. A beat signal results from the coincidence of the first and second output signals and this is used to measure wavelength drift.
Abstract:
A fluid delivery device is configured to create a pressure differential across a compartment in which a liquid resides, causing the liquid to flow through the compartment. After a period of time, the fluid delivery device is configured to eliminate the pressure differential and thereby equilibrate the pressure across the compartment, with the use of a pressure equilibration channel that is separate from the compartment. The compartment may contain a packed bed of solid phase particles such as beads. In such case, the pressure differential causes the liquid to flow through the packed bed. The liquid may include chemical reagents or precursors that participate in chemical reactions on or at the solid phase particles. The reactions may relate to chemical synthesis, for example the synthesis of bio-chemicals such as nucleotides.
Abstract:
An ATR scanner and method for calibrating the same are disclosed. The scanner includes an ATR objective having a reflecting face and an optical port adapted to receive a first light beam, and to focus the first light beam to a point, at a location on the reflecting face such that the first light beam is reflected by the reflecting face and no portion of the first light beam strikes the reflecting face at an angle greater than the critical angle. A detector measures an intensity of light reflected from the reflecting face. A controller controls the location of the focal point and determines an intensity of light that was incident on the reflecting face as a function of the position on the reflecting face and an intensity of light that was reflected from the reflecting face as a function of position on the reflecting face.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method to implement a column interleaving function, comprising the steps of: Providing a number of memories equal to the maximum number of columns in the interleaver function, Inputting a stream of data entities, Writing said data entities successively into a memory, until all memories are completely filled or until all data entities are written, Performing selection and permutation on said memories, Reading out said data entities in said permuted memories, in a memory-by-memory fashion.
Abstract:
An electronic module (200) having a configuration (212) for promoting efficient heat dissipation and a circuit board assembly (202, 205, 206) are provided such that when said electronic module (200) is inserted within said circuit board assembly (202, 205, 206) a portion of said electronic module (200) overlaps an EMI shield (205), with said portion of said electronic module (200) having a configuration (212) for promoting efficient heat dissipation and being external of said EMI shield (205).
Abstract:
In an optical communications system employing a Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) scheme, a laser device can be used to transmit electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths, each different wavelength being known as a channel. In addition, a demultiplexer such as an Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) can be used to separate out a multiplexed signal into its component channels. It is known that laser devices and AWGs are susceptible to wavelength drift as their temperatures change or aging occurs, in the case of the AWGs causing channels to overlap which results in cross-talk between adjacent channels. Consequently, the present invention provides an apparatus for detecting cross-talk and method therefor. To this end, a first and a second output signal from a wavelength selective device (9) are directed to be coincident upon a photodetector (11). A homodyne beat signal results from the coincidence of the first and the second output signal and the homodyne beat signal is used to measure wavelength drift.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to an improved method for distinguishing tissue from an embedding medium, such as paraffin in a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sample. The method involves the use of fluorescence of naturally-occurring species in tissue to determine the location of the tissue in the embedded sample. An embedded sample is generally excited by light of a selected wavelength, and the fluorescence emission at an emitted wavelength is used to locate the boundary or location of the tissue in the embedded sample.
Abstract:
A sample separation apparatus includes a fluid drive arrangement having a first fluid drive unit and a second fluid drive unit for driving a mobile phase along a flow path to a sample separation unit, a sample accommodation volume configured to accommodate the fluidic sample and to be selectively fluidically coupleable with the flow path or fluidically decoupleable from the flow path, and a control unit configured to control respective operations of the fluid drive units, and to control a fluidically decoupling of the second fluid drive unit from the flow path in a decoupled operation mode of the sample separation apparatus. The control unit is further configured to control, in the decoupled operation mode, the decoupled second fluid drive unit for fluidically coupling to the sample accommodation volume, and intaking sample into the sample accommodation volume.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a sample separation apparatus, for separating a fluidic sample using a mobile phase provided from at least one mobile phase container, includes determining a weight and volume reduction behavior according to which weight and volume of mobile phase in a mobile phase container are reduced during conveying mobile phase from the mobile phase container in the sample separation apparatus, and determining a tare weight of the mobile phase container based on a gross weight information, a volume information, and the determined weight and volume reduction behavior. The gross weight information is indicative of an initial gross weight of the mobile phase container including its mobile phase, and the volume information is indicative of an initial mobile phase volume in the mobile phase container.