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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Yohhei Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Mototaka Taneya, Osaka, JP;
Jun Okazaki, Osaka, JP;
Tomotake Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Takuya Shigenobu, Osaka, JP;
Yohhei Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Mototaka Taneya, Osaka, JP;
Jun Okazaki, Osaka, JP;
Tomotake Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Takuya Shigenobu, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A linear light source (), which emits light by causing light to propagate in a linear material () in which incoming light can be propagated, includes: a light emitting device (), provided on a side of one end of the linear material (), which emits light so that the light enters the one end of the linear material (); and a light receiving device (), provided on a side of the other end of the linear material (), which detects the light which has propagated in the linear material (). With the configuration, it is possible to provide: a linear light source in which an abnormal condition, such as breaking of a linear material, can be detected; and an electronic apparatus including the linear light source.