1-31. (canceled)
32. A dental curable composition comprising:
(A) a polymerizable monomer; and
(B) an organic amine-based polymerization initiator,
wherein
the component (A) contains (A\u2032) a long-chain polymerizable monomer having a chain length of 19 or more atoms and the composition contains water alone or a mixed solvent of water and n organic solvent miscible with water, which is (G) a solvent miscible with the long-chain polymerizable monomer, andor (C) a soft resin material being not substantially dissolved by the component (A) and having median particle diameter of 0.01 to 500 \u03bcm is contained in the composition, and when the amount (parts by weight) based on 100 parts by weight of the component (A) of the component (A\u2032) is represented by a\u2032 and the amounts (parts by weight) based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B) of the components (A), (B) and (C) are represented by (a), (b) and (c), respectively, 70\u2266(a)\u226699.99, 0.01\u2266(b)\u226630, 1\u2266a\u20325+(c)1, 0\u2266a\u2032\u226695, and 0\u2266(c)\u2266250.
33. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the polymerizable monomer (A) contains a polymerizable monomer having at least one acid group selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid group, phosphoric acid group, thiophosphoric acid group, sulfonic acid group, pyrophosphoric acid group and sulfinic acid group.
34. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the polymerizable monomer (A) contains a polymerizable monomer having at least one hydroxyl group.
35. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the polymerizable monomer (A\u2032) has at least two polymerizable groups.
36. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the long-chain polymerizable monomer (A\u2032) contains a polyalkylene glycol di(meth)acrylate having at least 4 oxyalkylene recurring units (\u2014(\u2014(\u2014CH2\u2014)p\u2014O\u2014)n\u2014) (wherein p is an integer of 2 or more, and n is an integer of 4 or more) in the molecule.
37. The dental curable composition according to claim 36, wherein the long-chain polymerizable monomer (A\u2032) is polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate andor polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate having 4 to 60 recurring units derived from propylene glycol andor ethylene glycol.
38. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the polymerizable monomer (A) contains a polymerizable polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having at least 3 ethylenically unsaturated bonds in the molecule.
39. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the polymerizable monomer (A) contains a polymerizable monomer having a triazine ring derivative group.
40. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the polymerizable monomer (A) contains a dipentaerythritol-based polymerizable monomer.
41. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the organic amine-based polymerization initiator (B) contains an organic amine compound represented by the following formula (I) or (II):
(wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, aryloxy group, alkoxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, acyloxy group, hydroxyl group or halogen atom, R6 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or aryl group, R7 and R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or alkyl group, R9 is a hydrogen atom or metal atom, and n is 1 when R9 is hydrogen and the same integer as the valence of a metal atom when R9 is the metal atom)
(wherein, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, aryloxy group, alkoxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, acyloxy group, hydroxyl group or halogen atom, and R15 and R16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or substituted alkyl group having a hetero atom.)
42. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the soft resin material (C) is at least one selected from the group consisting of gutta-percha, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene propylene copolymer, ethylene propylene terpolymer, silicone polymer, polyisoprene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and acrylic acid ester copolymer.
43. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the soft resin material (C) has a durometer A hardness of not more than 90 or a durometer D hardness of not more than 60.
44. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises (D) a transition metal compound.
45. The dental curable composition according to claim 44, wherein the content of the component (D) is 0.001 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
46. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises (E) a sulfur-containing reducing compound.
47. The dental curable composition according to claim 46, wherein the content of the component (E) is 0.01 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
48. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises (F) a hydroxylic acid compound.
49. The dental curable composition according to claim 48, wherein the content of the hydroxylic acid compound (F) is 0.01 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
50. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises a peroxide in an amount of not more than 0.1 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of total of the components (A) and (B).
51. The dental curable composition according to claim 32, wherein the content of the solvent (G) is 0.1 to 300 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
52. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises (H) at least one filler selected from an inorganic filler and an organic composite filler.
53. The dental curable composition according to claim 52, wherein the content of the filler (H) is 1 to 400 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
54. The dental curable composition according to claim 52, wherein the inorganic filler (H) is at least one selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, bismuth oxide, bismuth oxychloride, bismuth carbonate oxide and calcium tungstate.
55. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises (I) a sterilizing agent.
56. The dental curable composition according to claim 55, wherein the sterilizing agent (I) is at least one selected from the group consisting of benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, isopropylmethylphenol, cetylpyridinium chloride, resorcin, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, chlorhexidine gluconate, iodine, potassium iodide, povidone-iodine and iodoform.
57. The dental curable composition according to claim 55, wherein the content of the sterilizing agent (I) is 0.01 to 200 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
58. The dental curable composition according to claim 32 which further comprises (J) a polymer other than the component (C) which dissolves in the component (A) andor the component (G).
59. The dental curable composition according to claim 58, wherein the content of the polymer (J) is 0.1 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) and (B).
60. A root canal filling material, lining material, temporary sealing material or temporary luting material which is the dental curable composition of claim 32.
61. The dental curable composition according to claim 37, wherein the long-chain polymerizable monomer (A\u2032) is polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate andor polypylene glycol di(meth)acrylate having 11 to 28 recurring units derived from propylene glycol andor ethylene glycol.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-20. (canceled)
21. A tunable filter comprising:
an input port to make a composite optical signal available, where the composite optical signal has a first wavelength, a second wavelength and a third wavelength;
an output port;
a moveable mirror;
a tunable filter element positioned in a first orientation, the first orientation configured to:
pass the first wavelength to the moveable mirror when the moveable mirror is in a first position, and
reflect the second wavelength and the third wavelength; and
a fixed mirror configured to:
receive optical wavelengths reflected from the tunable filter element, and
reflect the received optical wavelengths back to the tunable filter element via a reflecting surface so that the tunable filter element can reflect the reflected optical wavelengths to the output port.
22. The tunable filter of claim 21, wherein when the tunable filter element is positioned in a second orientation, the tunable filter element is configured to:
pass the third wavelength to the moveable mirror, and
reflect the first wavelength and the second wavelength.
23. The tunable filter of claim 22, wherein the transition from the first orientation to the second orientation does not cause a collision with the second wavelength.
24. The tunable filter of claim 21, wherein the moveable mirror is moved to permit the first wavelength to be made available to a drop port.
25. The tunable filter of claim 21, wherein the fixed mirror has a curved reflecting surface configured to:
receive reflected wavelengths at a center of curvature on the curved reflecting surface.
26. The tunable filter of claim 21, wherein a length of a first path taken by the first wavelength is the same as a length of a second path taken by the second wavelength and the third wavelength.
27. The tunable filter of claim 26, wherein the second path extends from the input port to a reflecting surface of the tunable filter element, from the reflecting surface of the tunable filter element to the reflecting surface of the fixed mirror, from the reflecting surface of the fixed mirror to the reflecting surface of the tunable filter element and from the reflecting surface of the tunable filter element to the output port, and wherein the first path extends from the input port to a reflecting surface on the moveable mirror and from the reflecting surface on the moveable mirror to the output port.
28. The tunable filter of claim 21, further comprising:
a cylindrical lens positioned between the input port and the tunable filter element, where the cylindrical lens focuses or defocuses an optical signal that contains the first wavelength, the second wavelength and the third wavelength.
29. A tunable filter, comprising:
means for making a composite optical signal available to a filtering means via an input port;
means for passing a first wavelength through the filtering means and for reflecting at least a second wavelength;
means for reflecting the at least second wavelength to an output port in conjunction with the filtering means; and
means for reflecting the first wavelength to the output port where a path traversed by the first wavelength and a path traversed by the at least a second wavelength between the input port and the output port have the same length.
30. (canceled)
31. A tunable filter, comprising:
a tunable filtering component to:
pass a first wavelength to a moveable mirror when the tunable filtering element is in a first position, where the moveable mirror sends the first wavelength to an output port via a first path in a first operating mode and allows the first wavelength to be sent to a drop port in a second operating mode,
reflect a group of wavelengths to the output port via a second path when the tunable filtering element is in the first position,
pass a second wavelength to the moveable mirror when the tunable filtering element is in a second position, where the second wavelength is one of the wavelengths in the group of wavelengths, and where the moveable mirror reflects the second wavelength to the output port in the first operating mode and allows the second wavelength to be sent to the drop port in the second operating mode without hitting the first wavelength or other wavelengths in the group of wavelengths, and
reflect the first wavelength to the output port via the second path when the tunable filter element is in the second position.
32. The tunable filter of claim 31, wherein the moveable mirror is in a first relationship with respect to the output port in the first operating mode and a second relationship with respect to the output port in the second operating mode.
33. The tunable filter of claim 31, wherein the tunable filtering component passes or reflects wavelengths in the group of wavelengths based on a relationship of the tunable filtering component to wavelengths in the group of wavelengths.
34. The tunable filter of claim 33, wherein the relationship includes an angular relationship of wavelengths in the group of wavelengths with respect to a surface of the tunable filtering component.
35. The tunable filter of claim 33, wherein the tunable filtering component is a thin film filtering component.
36. The tunable filter of claim 31, wherein the fixed mirror employs a curved surface to reflect wavelengths in the group of wavelengths to the output port via the second path.
37. The tunable filter of claim 31, further comprising:
an optical compensation component to optically compensate wavelengths in the first path or the second path.
38. The tunable filter of claim 31, wherein the fixed mirror is adapted to increase an extinction ratio related to wavelengths on the second path.
39. A tunable filter, comprising:
a first tunable stage to:
receive a plurality of wavelengths via an input port,
pass a first one of the plurality of wavelengths to a first drop port,
reflect others of the plurality of wavelengths to a first output port via a mirror, and
tune from passing the first one of the plurality of wavelengths to passing a second one of the plurality of wavelengths without hitting other wavelengths in the plurality of wavelengths; and
a second tunable stage to:
receive the others of the plurality of wavelengths from the first output port,
pass one of the others of the plurality of wavelengths to a second drop port,
pass remaining ones of the others of the plurality of wavelengths to a second output port, and
tune from passing the one of the others of the plurality of wavelengths to passing another one of the others of the plurality of wavelengths.
40. The tunable filter of claim 39, wherein the first tunable stage or the second tunable stage comprises:
a thin film tunable filter.
41. The tunable filter of claim 39, wherein the first tunable stage comprises:
a moveable mirror to reflect the first one of the plurality of wavelengths to the first output port when in a first position and to allow the first one of the plurality of wavelengths to reach the first drop port when in a second position.
42. The tunable filter of claim 39, wherein the first tunable stage comprises:
a first mirror to reflect the other of the plurality of wavelengths to the first output port.
43. The tunable filter of claim 39, wherein the first tunable stage or the second tunable stage are used in a re-configurable optical adddrop multiplexer (ROADM).