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A broadband fiber optic tap for efficiently transferring optical energy out of an optical fiber over a broad wavelength range, the tap comprising: an optical fiber containing a core and a cladding; a first structure formed in the fiber that transfers optical energy from a guided mode to a first unguided mode of said optical fiber; a second structure, formed in the fiber and situated at a pre-defined distance, Δ, in a direction of optical propagation downstream from said first structure, that transfers optical energy from said first unguided mode back into said guided mode and into a second unguided mode of said optical fiber, said second unguided mode being a higher-order mode than the first unguided mode; and a reflecting surface formed in the cladding of said optical fiber and situated at a pre-defined distance, d, in a direction of optical propagation downstream from said first structure for reflecting optical energy propagating in said cladding out of the side of said fiber, wherein the distance Δ is approximately equal to one-half of an intermodal beat length for said guided mode and said first unguided mode. an optical fiber containing a core and a cladding; a first structure formed in the fiber that transfers optical energy from a guided mode to a first unguided mode of said optical fiber; a second structure, formed in the fiber and situated at a pre-defined distance, Δ, in a direction of optical propagation downstream from said first structure, that transfers optical energy from said first unguided mode back into said guided mode and into a second unguided mode of said optical fiber, said second unguided mode being a higher-order mode than the first unguided mode; and a reflecting surface formed in the cladding of said optical fiber and situated at a pre-defined distance, d, in a direction of optical propagation downstream from said first structure for reflecting optical energy propagating in said cladding out of the side of said fiber, wherein the distance Δ is approximately equal to one-half of an intermodal beat length for said guided mode and said first unguided mode.
A method for shading and texturing computer graphic images in a tile based rendering system using dynamic rendering of textures for use in subsequent renders, comprising the steps of: deriving screen space geometry for a texture to be dynamically rendered; passing the derived screen space geometry for the texture to be dynamically rendered to a tiling unit to generate texture parameters for each of a plurality of texture tiles; deriving screen space geometry for a scene that references the texture to be dynamically rendered; passing the derived screen space geometry for the scene to the tiling unit, to generate an object list for each of a plurality of scene tiles; rendering a scene tile from the tiling unit (315, 345) using the object list for the scene tile; characterised by deferring the rendering of the texture to the point at which the texture is referenced, by: detecting a reference to a texture tile that is yet to be rendered; switching to rendering the texture tile that is yet to be rendered; dynamically rendering the texture tile using the texture parameters for the texture tile detected as yet to be rendered; and switching back to rendering the scene tile from the tiling unit. deriving screen space geometry for a texture to be dynamically rendered; passing the derived screen space geometry for the texture to be dynamically rendered to a tiling unit to generate texture parameters for each of a plurality of texture tiles; deriving screen space geometry for a scene that references the texture to be dynamically rendered; passing the derived screen space geometry for the scene to the tiling unit, to generate an object list for each of a plurality of scene tiles; rendering a scene tile from the tiling unit (315, 345) using the object list for the scene tile; characterised by deferring the rendering of the texture to the point at which the texture is referenced, by: detecting a reference to a texture tile that is yet to be rendered; switching to rendering the texture tile that is yet to be rendered; dynamically rendering the texture tile using the texture parameters for the texture tile detected as yet to be rendered; and switching back to rendering the scene tile from the tiling unit. detecting a reference to a texture tile that is yet to be rendered; switching to rendering the texture tile that is yet to be rendered; dynamically rendering the texture tile using the texture parameters for the texture tile detected as yet to be rendered; and switching back to rendering the scene tile from the tiling unit.
A composition comprising at least one propylene-based interpolymer, at least one peroxide, at least one grafting agent, and at least one coagent, and wherein the coagent has a HOMO greater than -8 eV.
Heat-sensitive system comprising at least one nanoparticle able to convert an electromagnetic radiation into thermal energy when said nanoparticle is exposed to an alternating magnetic field, said nanoparticle being bound covalently with at least one thermolabile molecule, said thermolabile molecule being covalently bound with at least one active molecule selected from a fluorophore molecule and a drug, characterised in that said thermolabile molecule comprises an azo -N=N- functional group and in that said thermolabile molecule is selected from the group consisting of (2,2'-Azobis[N-(2-carboxyethyl)-2-methylpropionamide]hydrate), (2,2'-Azobis[2-methyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)propionamide), 2,2'-Azobis(2-methylpropionamidine)dihydrochloride, 2,2'-Azobis{2-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazoline-2-yl]propane}dihydrochloride, 2,2'-Azobis{2-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazoline-2-yl]propane}dihydrochloride, 2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid, 4-(4-hydroxy-phenylazo)-benzoic acid, 4,4'-Azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid).
A connector for use underwater or in a wet or severe environment, comprising first and second connector parts adapted to be interengaged to establish an electrical connection, the first connector part having at least one pin, and the second connector part having at least one electrical contact for engagement by the pin when the connector parts are interengaged, the pin comprising an axially extending electrically conductive portion and an axially extending electrically insulating sleeve around said conductive portion, and the pin being supported by and projecting axially forwardly from a support whereby its insulating sleeve is exposed along a longitudinally extending portion thereof to ambient conditions when the connector parts are disengaged, and the first connector part having a protective member arranged to protect a portion of the insulating sleeve forwardly of and adjacent to the support at least when the connector parts are disengaged, wherein the protected portion of the insulating sleeve is protected by resilient sealing means which engages the pin to prevent exposure of said protected portion to ambient conditions, and wherein an insulating medium is disposed rearwardly of the resilient sealing means, characterized in that the insulating medium is a compliant material or an insulating fluid, that the insulating medium insulates the protected portion of the pin, and that the protective member in form of the resilient sealing means and the insulating medium is arranged to prevent the exposure of the protected portion to ambient conditions.
An electronic device comprising: a communicator configured to receive voice data and fingerprint data; a memory configured to store voice data and fingerprint data for a plurality of users; and a processor configured to: identify a user having the highest score obtained by comparing the received voice data with the pre-stored voice data as a user for the received voice data, identify a user having the highest score obtained by comparing the received fingerprint data with the pre-stored fingerprint data as a user for the received fingerprint data, identify the user by selecting the user having a matching score when the user identified for the voice data and the user identified for the fingerprint data are matched to each other, and identify different access rights to the electronic device for the identified user based on the score obtained by comparing the received voice data with pre-stored voice data and the score obtained by comparing the received fingerprint data with pre-stored fingerprint data. a communicator configured to receive voice data and fingerprint data; a memory configured to store voice data and fingerprint data for a plurality of users; and a processor configured to: identify a user having the highest score obtained by comparing the received voice data with the pre-stored voice data as a user for the received voice data, identify a user having the highest score obtained by comparing the received fingerprint data with the pre-stored fingerprint data as a user for the received fingerprint data, identify the user by selecting the user having a matching score when the user identified for the voice data and the user identified for the fingerprint data are matched to each other, and identify different access rights to the electronic device for the identified user based on the score obtained by comparing the received voice data with pre-stored voice data and the score obtained by comparing the received fingerprint data with pre-stored fingerprint data. identify a user having the highest score obtained by comparing the received voice data with the pre-stored voice data as a user for the received voice data, identify a user having the highest score obtained by comparing the received fingerprint data with the pre-stored fingerprint data as a user for the received fingerprint data, identify the user by selecting the user having a matching score when the user identified for the voice data and the user identified for the fingerprint data are matched to each other, and identify different access rights to the electronic device for the identified user based on the score obtained by comparing the received voice data with pre-stored voice data and the score obtained by comparing the received fingerprint data with pre-stored fingerprint data.
Heat exchanger comprising a casing inside which is housed and attached by brazing a heat-exchange cluster comprising a stack of heat-exchange sheets, each sheet comprising at least one edge for brazing to the casing, characterized in that it comprises means, called separation means (20, 21, 22, 23), designed to prevent the brazing onto the casing of at least one portion of the edge of at least one end sheet of the stack.
Energy recovery device for motor vehicle, comprising a closed circuit of working fluid comprising a pump for circulating the working fluid in the circuit, a high-pressure heat exchanger or evaporator provided with means of exchanging heat between a hot source of the engine and the working fluid, an expansion member designed to convert a pressure of working fluid into mechanical work, and a low-pressure heat exchanger which is connected to the pump and which comprises means of exchanging heat between a cold source and the working fluid, characterized in that: - the cold source comprises a cooling-fluid circuit and a regulator that regulates the cooling fluid flowrate in the cooling fluid circuit, - the device comprises a control unit connected to a working-fluid temperature sensor upstream of the pump and to the regulator, and designed to regulate the cooling fluid flowrate according to the temperature of the working fluid, characterized in that the low-pressure heat exchanger comprises a condenser (6.1), a reservoir and a sub cooler (6.2) which are connected in series; and the cooling fluid circuit comprises a first leg (10.1) in a heat exchange relationship with the condenser and a second leg (10.2) in a heat exchange relationship with the sub cooler. - the cold source comprises a cooling-fluid circuit and a regulator that regulates the cooling fluid flowrate in the cooling fluid circuit, - the device comprises a control unit connected to a working-fluid temperature sensor upstream of the pump and to the regulator, and designed to regulate the cooling fluid flowrate according to the temperature of the working fluid,
An integrated device comprising: a first integrated circuit package comprising: a first die; a plurality of first interconnects; and a dielectric layer encapsulating the first die; a flexible connector coupled to the first integrated circuit package, wherein the flexible connector comprises: the dielectric layer; a dummy metal layer; and an interconnect, wherein the dielectric layer includes a cavity, wherein the dummy metal layer is configured to stop a laser from penetrating into a portion of the dielectric layer; and a second integrated circuit package coupled to the flexible connector, wherein the second integrated circuit package comprises: the dielectric layer and a plurality of second interconnects; wherein the first integrated circuit package, the second integrated circuit package, and the flexible connector are coupled together through at least a portion of the dielectric layer. a first integrated circuit package comprising: a first die; a plurality of first interconnects; and a dielectric layer encapsulating the first die; a first die; a plurality of first interconnects; and a dielectric layer encapsulating the first die; a flexible connector coupled to the first integrated circuit package, wherein the flexible connector comprises: the dielectric layer; a dummy metal layer; and an interconnect, wherein the dielectric layer includes a cavity, wherein the dummy metal layer is configured to stop a laser from penetrating into a portion of the dielectric layer; and the dielectric layer; a dummy metal layer; and an interconnect, wherein the dielectric layer includes a cavity, wherein the dummy metal layer is configured to stop a laser from penetrating into a portion of the dielectric layer; and a second integrated circuit package coupled to the flexible connector, wherein the second integrated circuit package comprises: the dielectric layer and a plurality of second interconnects; the dielectric layer and a plurality of second interconnects; wherein the first integrated circuit package, the second integrated circuit package, and the flexible connector are coupled together through at least a portion of the dielectric layer.
A method for producing acrylonitrile, the method comprising a vapor phase catalytic ammoxidation process of performing vapor phase catalytic ammoxidation by bringing a source gas containing propylene, molecular oxygen, and ammonia into contact with a fluidized bed catalyst to obtain acrylonitrile, wherein the fluidized bed catalyst is a catalyst containing iron, antimony, and tellurium, and the vapor phase catalytic ammoxidation process is performed while maintaining an adsorbed amount of ammonia per specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the fluidized bed catalyst in the range of 0.01 to 0.22 μmol/m 2.
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a particulate filter which is arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and traps particulate matter in an exhaust gas; and a PM sensor which is arranged in the exhaust passage at the downstream of the particulate filter and measures a quantity of particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas; characterized by further comprising: switching mechanism (11, 100, 110) for switching between a first mode in which the quantity of particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas flowing out from the central portion of the particulate filter in the radial direction thereof is measured by the PM sensor and a second mode in which the quantity of particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas flowing out from the peripheral portion of the particulate filer in the radial direction thereof is measured by the PM sensor; and a calculation unit (12, Fig. 5) for calculating a first trapped quantity which is the PM trapped quantity of the central portion from the value measured by the PM sensor when the switching mechanism (11, 100, 110) is in the first mode, and also calculating a second trapped quantity which is the PM trapped quantity of the peripheral portion from the value measured by the PM sensor when the switching mechanism (11, 100, 110) is in the second mode. a particulate filter which is arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and traps particulate matter in an exhaust gas; and a PM sensor which is arranged in the exhaust passage at the downstream of the particulate filter and measures a quantity of particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas; switching mechanism (11, 100, 110) for switching between a first mode in which the quantity of particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas flowing out from the central portion of the particulate filter in the radial direction thereof is measured by the PM sensor and a second mode in which the quantity of particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas flowing out from the peripheral portion of the particulate filer in the radial direction thereof is measured by the PM sensor; and a calculation unit (12, Fig. 5) for calculating a first trapped quantity which is the PM trapped quantity of the central portion from the value measured by the PM sensor when the switching mechanism (11, 100, 110) is in the first mode, and also calculating a second trapped quantity which is the PM trapped quantity of the peripheral portion from the value measured by the PM sensor when the switching mechanism (11, 100, 110) is in the second mode.
Device for limiting a loss of performance when sampling a digital signal, comprising a circuit arranged in the signal path of the digital signal, wherein the circuit is configured to reduce a current flow along the signal path in response to a control signal, which indicates a sampling pause, wherein the circuit has a current limiting circuit, characterized in that the current limiting circuit has an input resistor and the current flow is limited by the current limiting circuit to reduce the loss of performance through the input resistor.
A method for the catalytic synthesis of lactide from lactic acid, characterized in that the synthesis of lactide from lactic acid is under the catalysis of a zinc oxide aqueous nanoparticle dispersion as a sole catalyst; wherein the zinc oxide nanoparticle aqueous dispersion is a dispersion of zinc oxide nanoparticles in water; wherein the particle size of the zinc oxide nanoparticles is about 30-40 nm, and the mass percentage of the zinc oxide nanoparticles is about 20%; wherein the method further comprises: mixing the lactic acid and the sole zinc oxide catalyst together at a temperature of between about 60-80°C and a pressure of about 60 kPa to form a mixture, wherein the amount of zinc oxide catalyst is about 0.3-0.6% by weight of said lactic acid; dehydrating the mixture for about 2 hours to remove free water from the lactic acid and to obtain a dehydration product; polymerising said dehydration product for about 3 hours at a temperature of about 120-150°C and a pressure of about 10 kPa to obtain an oligomer; and depolymerising said oligomer for about 3-5 hours at a temperature of about 170-220°C and a pressure of between about 1-3 kPa. mixing the lactic acid and the sole zinc oxide catalyst together at a temperature of between about 60-80°C and a pressure of about 60 kPa to form a mixture, wherein the amount of zinc oxide catalyst is about 0.3-0.6% by weight of said lactic acid; dehydrating the mixture for about 2 hours to remove free water from the lactic acid and to obtain a dehydration product; polymerising said dehydration product for about 3 hours at a temperature of about 120-150°C and a pressure of about 10 kPa to obtain an oligomer; and depolymerising said oligomer for about 3-5 hours at a temperature of about 170-220°C and a pressure of between about 1-3 kPa.
A method of creating a die release or scribe pattern for one or more dies in parallel batch process from a substrate comprising: exposing at least one portion of a photosensitive glass substrate with the die release or scribe pattern with an activating UV energy source; heating the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase for at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature; cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed photosensitive glass substrate to a crystalline material to form a glass-ceramic crystalline substrate; coating the at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate with a UV light blocking layer; creating a passive component, filter, or other device to completion on a front of the substrate; and etching away the glass-ceramic crystalline substrate of the die release or scribe pattern in the photosensitive glass substrate with an etchant solution to release the die from the substrate. exposing at least one portion of a photosensitive glass substrate with the die release or scribe pattern with an activating UV energy source; heating the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase for at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature; cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed photosensitive glass substrate to a crystalline material to form a glass-ceramic crystalline substrate; coating the at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate with a UV light blocking layer; creating a passive component, filter, or other device to completion on a front of the substrate; and etching away the glass-ceramic crystalline substrate of the die release or scribe pattern in the photosensitive glass substrate with an etchant solution to release the die from the substrate.
An aerosol generating system (1, 2, 3) comprising: an aerosol generating substrate; an inductor for generating a primary electromagnetic field; characterized by: a primary susceptor configured to be inductively heated by the primary electromagnetic field and to solely heat the aerosol generating substrate; and a secondary susceptor configured to solely generate a secondary electromagnetic field acting in opposition to the primary electromagnetic field, wherein the secondary electromagnetic field is generated under the influence of the primary electromagnetic field. an aerosol generating substrate; an inductor for generating a primary electromagnetic field; characterized by: a primary susceptor configured to be inductively heated by the primary electromagnetic field and to solely heat the aerosol generating substrate; and a secondary susceptor configured to solely generate a secondary electromagnetic field acting in opposition to the primary electromagnetic field, wherein the secondary electromagnetic field is generated under the influence of the primary electromagnetic field. a primary susceptor configured to be inductively heated by the primary electromagnetic field and to solely heat the aerosol generating substrate; and a secondary susceptor configured to solely generate a secondary electromagnetic field acting in opposition to the primary electromagnetic field, wherein the secondary electromagnetic field is generated under the influence of the primary electromagnetic field.