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Forbes' Firsters is a series that takes a glance at the pedigrees and sales histories of select 2-year-olds who are making their debuts in maiden special weight races at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, or Saratoga Race Course. Many of history's best horses have commenced their careers in New York, and Forbes' Firsters will help fans find the stars of tomorrow as they head postward for the first time.
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AFLEET BIRD (2yo chestnut filly, Afleet Alex—Bird Harbor, by Boston Harbor) is out of a mare who won on debut at age two. Her third dam is Dear Birdie, who ran 2nd in Louisiana Downs' Senorita Stakes but is most renowned as the dam of G1 Champagne Stakes, G1 Belmont Stakes, and G1 Travers Stakes winner Birdstone and G1 Kentucky Oaks and G1 Acorn Stakes winner Bird Town. Both Birdstone and Bird Town were winners at two, with Birdstone a winner on debut and Bird Town victorious in her second career start. From three foals to race Bird Harbor has two winners but no two-year-old winners.
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SENSATIONALIZE (2yo bay filly, Street Sense—Stormy West, by Gone West) is the first foal of a mare who won four stakes races and earned $367,153 in 21 lifetime starts. Her second dam, Storm Beauty, was a three-time stakes winner with 5 wins and earnings of $178,164 in 15 starts. Storm Beauty is also the dam of Renaissance Lady, who finished second in four stakes races at age two, including a runner-up effort in the G3 Debutante Stakes.
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Based on the cover and the title, I felt like I had a pretty good idea of what The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry-Making Techniques was about. I felt like I knew what the jewelry inside probably looked like, what the how-tos and instructional pieces most likely covered, and what the materials lists most likely included. I knew exactly what I was going to write about it, too--until I opened it!
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Some in Ferguson Who Are Part of Problem Are Asked to Help Solve It
Many of the officials who are cited in the Justice Department's scathing report on the city's justice system are still in power and will be counted on to implement an overhaul.
March 6, 2015, Friday
Ferguson Police Tainted by Bias, Justice Department Says
A report examining the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., said that the city had engaged in multiple constitutional violations.
March 5, 2015, Thursday
Ferguson Police Routinely Violate Rights of Blacks, Justice Dept. Finds
A department report, which says officials made racist jokes about blacks on their city email accounts, concluded that officers made unjustified traffic stops for years.
March 4, 2015, Wednesday
Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops
A Justice Department report will accuse the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created racial animosity leading up to an officer's shooting of a black teenager, law enforcement officials said.
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March 1, 2015, Sunday
Tiny Missouri Town Is Reeling After Gunman Kills Seven Neighbors
The suspect, who was found dead after the shootings, is believed to have killed his victims in four different homes.
February 28, 2015, Saturday
Police Say Thomas Schweich, Candidate for Missouri Governor, Killed Himself
Mr. Schweich, a Republican who was the state's auditor, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the police.
February 27, 2015, Friday
St. Louis Shelter Resists Order to Stop Helping All It Can
St. Louis has ordered the New Life Evangelistic Center, a shelter known for taking in just about anyone, to cut its intake drastically after complaints of its impact on a revitalized district.
February 23, 2015, Monday
Education Is Newest Target of Kansas Budget Cuts
For Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas, the budget headaches have continued: January receipts fell short of predictions, and Mr. Brownback has responded by cutting funding for public schools and higher education.
February 12, 2015, Thursday
Pressed by Budget Squeeze, Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas Pulls Back on Tax Cuts
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Celebrating a Teardown in Detroit
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Video Notebook: Mandela Arrives Home
The Times's John Eligon talked to South Africans in Qunu, Nelson Mandela's boyhood village, as his remains arrived for burial.
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At Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto, not far from his former home, parishioners gathered on Sunday to celebrate the memories and legacy of Nelson Mandela.
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IMO,the earthquake in japan mau cause a lot of problem like the earthquake happened in china,wenchuan.The casualties could be 3 or 4 thousand.Unfortunately,a tsunamis followed.It must have unnumberous bad effects on the country and its people.Although I dont'like the nation of japanese,but as a human being,I think we should cry for them,and try to help them.the child is innocent,they should get our help.We live in the same star--the earth,in spite of the hostile attitude between we and the japanese,in spite of the terrible things they japanese have done our pitiful people,we chinese should show mercy on them,CHINA our country should encourage the whole world to help them.we are a caring and righteous nation,this is the time to show the world our country and our nation's spirit an soul.
THROUGHOUT Japan's recent history of earthquakes, fires and tsunamis, none have matched the combined fury of those that battered the north of the country on March 11th, killing hundreds of people and leaving at least 1,000 unaccounted for. But on March 12th the Japanese faced another danger: a nuclear accident.
Two nuclear plants near the coast in Fukushima, a prefecture northeast of Tokyo, were being handled as emergency situations following the failure of systems to cool five nuclear reactors that have overheated. If any were to release large quantities of radioactive material, it could create a whole new level of catastrophe.
At this point, it is hard to gauge the degree of risk. It is an unprecedented situation in Japan, which is one of the world's most nuclear-intensive countries. Overnight, the government extended the radius from which it evacuated people near the Fukushima First (Daiichi) plant from 3 kilometres to 10km, according to news agency reports. Tens of thousands of people live within the radius.
This morning, the plant, which is operated by Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and is among the largest in the world, released some of the radioactive vapour that has built up in the first plant, in order to let off some of the pressure. It said radiation levels were not threatening—though in a central control room, they had risen to 1,000 times normal levels.
In its second plant, a few miles away, temperatures in three reactors have been reported to be three times the normal level; Tepco has decided to release pressure there, too. Many Japanese are worried that Tepco may downplay the risks: it has in the past. Whatever the immediate danger, this incident is bound to produce some soul-searching in quake-prone Japan about its nuclear industry, which the government has been keenly trying to promote around the world as a green–and safe–industry.
Since last night, the government of Naoto Kan has appeared ready to share regular data on the status of the plants with the public, though it is obviously anxious not to sow panic. It may not have helped that the initial reports were inconsistent: as the prime minister was telling reporters on Friday evening that the country's nuclear power plants had automatically shut down, as they should, the national news-agency, Kyodo, was reporting "abnormalities" at the Fukushima reactors.
The damage seems to have come from a variety of sources: the earthquake forced the plants to immediately halt operations, as they should have done. But the cooling systems, some of which use sea water to keep the reactor temperatures down, appear to have been affected by the tsunami. And back-up power systems also appear to have failed, though some battery-powered replacements have been brought in.
There is not much talk as yet in Japan of what would happen in the worst-case scenario: that a reactor would overheat to the point that it induced a meltdown, or even an explosion, which could release large amounts of radioactive material. There is plenty of that sort of discussion among pundits in America, however, which the Japanese can hear on international news channels like the BBC.
Mr Kan, the prime minister, visited at least one of the plants by helicopter early Saturday, and returned saying there was no reason to expect adverse health affects for anyone. Whether he is right or not, he has a huge crisis on his hands. Latest reports from the defense ministry indicate the death toll could exceed 1,000; in Fukushima prefecture alone, 1,800 houses were destroyed. Up to 300 bodies were washed ashore after the tsunami, and fires have raged along the north-eastern coastline. Four trains are reportedly missing, as is a ship with 100 passengers.
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For the organic grocer's fiscal third quarter, the company reported a 3.9% increase in sales, less than the 4.8% that analysts expected.
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Jose was last seen about 6:30 p.m. Monday in Panama City Beach, Fla.
Houston — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; a 21-year-old Rice University student mysteriously disappeared three days ago in Florida while on spring break.
Reny Jose was last seen about 6:30 p.m. Monday in Panama City Beach, Fla., when he left his rented beach house for a walk. His friends told authorities he never returned.
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My research focuses on the genetic basis and modifiers of congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy and heart failure. We have ascertained a large cohort of patients with congenital heart defects with particular emphasis on patients with conotruncal or left sided defects. Our goal is to identify genetic alterations conferring a risk for CHD and to correlate these findings with clinical outcome. To this end, we are also performing clinical translational studies.
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Mercer-Rosa L, Paridon SM, Fogel MA, Rychik J, Tanel RE, Zhao H, Zhang X, Yang W, Shults J, Goldmuntz E: 22q11.2 deletion status and disease burden in children and adolescents with tetralogy of Fallot. Circ Cardiovasc Genet Jan 2015 Notes: [Epub ahead of print]O'Byrne ML, Glatz AC, Mercer-Rosa L, Gillespie MJ, Dori Y, Goldmuntz E, Kawut S, Rome JJ: Trends in pulmonary valve replacement in children and adults with tetralogy of Fallot. Am J Cardiol 115(1): 118-24, Jan 2015.
Racedo S, McDonald-McGinn DM, Chung JH, Goldmuntz E, Zackai E, Emanue BS, Zhou1 B, Funke B, Morrow1 BE: Mouse and human CRKL is dosage sensitive for cardiac outflow tract formation. Am J Hum Genet 2015 Notes: In Press.
Mercer-Rosa L, Ingall E, Zhang X, McBride M, Kawut S, Fogel M, Paridon S, Goldmuntz E: The impact of pulmonary insufficiency on the right ventricle: A comparison of isolated valvar pulmonary stenosis and tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol Dec 2014 Notes: [Epub ahead of print]
Lin KY, Freedman JL, Ginsberg J, Goldmuntz E, Shaddy RE: Cardiac biomarkers are elevated in children during chemotherapy regardless of anthracycline status. Presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2014, Chicago, IL Nov 2014.
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The USD will be weaker by the day :( As long as China and OPEC want to trash the USD... I don't see a very good future for me...
US trashes the US$. They take more and more credits. In the crisis, they created much new money. It's a wonder that the US$ has still this high value.
I would ques, when China would not own so many billion US$, the US$ would be now at 0,50 EUR
Since the change to EUR, I am not more interested so much in the US$ to EUR exchange rate.
Before this had been sometimes dramatic.
It is not done depreciating. It will get worse before it gets better.
US car industry is even worse.
They had all the chances, the California clean air act, but instead of working hard on it, they engaged lawyers to destroy the law.
GM destroied all the EV1 built only for the clean air act.
In the next oil crisis, US car industry will be history, US peopls will drive Chinese plug-in hybrid and electric cars.
For now, anyway.
Oh well.
It's also been hinted that US interest rates may rise.
As ever, the market is supposed to find the right level,
I don't want to be the one to spread rumours, but in the UK we are bust, all living on bread and gruel, strike-ridden, beggars in the streets now out number those going to work and we are all turning into cannibals because of the food shortages. Other than that we are fine. How's it going in the USA?
It is now 1.03 CAD$ and falling. It's expected to reach parity this month and will likely fall to 0.90 before the year is out. It's dependent of the stock market. If the market continues to rally, the U.S dollar will keep falling.
And if we found a dead parrot, that was a treat which was served as the Sunday roast. You youngsters of today simply don't understand hardship.
EUR/USD it's now almost 1.5 This is a live nightmare :(
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Ohsaka will be fine as the lead, only heard Akasaki as Nibutani in Chuu2, should be fine though a different voice of course. Surprised to see Yukari get Masuzu, thought her days of landing main roles were over but she'll definitely do a great job... she's a lot more than just Nanoha... Kanemoto and Kayano I both like a lot too, don't know the characters they play though.
This "newbie" seems to be the next "it" male seiyuu, he's going to get quite the push from 2013 onwards... he's already voicing the leads of 2 Winter 2013 series in this and Hataraku Maou-sama. He's only done or about to do 8 roles, 5 of them will be lead characters. Last edited by Westlo; 2012-10-13 at 22:21. |
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Actually, Yukarin's serious voice is very sexy. I'm surprised some people are put off by her.
Sure, I as many others here fist thought of Saito (and Yukana in my case as well) when reading Masuzu's lines, but Yukarin is just as good.
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This is like saying Saito couldn't make serious voices, since she's limited to her Luccini type of voice. Both of them have good range.
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OreShura might be a good chance to hear her do that type of role again. I should put more faith in her years of experience as a veteran seiyuu.
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>Eita enters high school aiming for the National University School of Medicine. Because of his parents' divorceand his goalhe shuns anything to do with romance or love.
Gee, how ironic would it be if a lot of girls fell in love with him? The irony would be hilarious! >One day Masuzu, the school beauty with the silver hair, who has just returned to the country, enters his life in a most unexpected way. Nope, nope, nope. >Chiwa, his childhood friend since elementary school, will not let this go without a fight. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE. I envy whoever makes a living from thinking up these gutter-worthy stories.
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I honestly expect it to be a horrible piece of trash, judging from the premise alone. Of course I could be wrong, but a story that starts with such abhorrent cliches isn't something I can get excited for unless it deviates in a more creative direction at some early point.
2012-11-16, 16:12 | Link #89 |
Sore wa himitsu desu!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hamburg
Age: 45
It's definitely one of the better romcoms in existence, primarily due to the strong male and female leads (talking about Masuzu here, not the childhood friend). Are you just a pitiful troll, or why are you dissing an entire genre without having the faintest bit of a clue?
Seriously, some people... why don't you watch some Pokemon and leave us alone? |
2012-11-16, 16:41 | Link #90 | |
Me at work
It's not dissing the entire romcom genre , it's dissing the premise of guy not interested in love meets beautiful girl and also has a childhood friend in love with him.There's other ways to do romcoms. This way sounds like its been done plenty of times before. Though personally I don't really care how "generic" something is as song as it's done well so I'll just wait and see.
2012-11-16, 16:44 | Link #91 | |
Homo Ludens
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 25
If the premise doesn't immediately manage to differentiate the work from every single other romcom out there, why would you expect anyone to be excited about it? If he's anything like me, he avoids romcoms not because he dislikes romcoms themselves, but rather because of how cookie-cutter they have become, and because of how light novels (which used to be more along the lines of escapist fantasy) have been inextricably associated with them for one reason or another. Of course execution is what matters more than anything and even a weak premise and generic scenario can become something interesting in the hands of a capable writer, but you can hardly blame a person for looking at this series and noticing the extremely long title (even starting with "Ore no"!), love triangle, dull-sounding brownhair protagonist, and considering it anathema.
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2012-11-16, 20:59 | Link #93 |
Sore wa himitsu desu!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hamburg
Age: 45
Sorry guys, but this is patently stupid, if you will excuse my French.
Rant mode on It's getting annoying on several anime blogs who are disrespectfully dissing 90% of the anime coming out today in their venomous echo chamber, where I wonder why the hell they're doing it. They have NO CLUE about the material in itself, but they still feel not only to denigrate the works anyway, because their taste in anime is so superior. Then again, it's your own fault to go to these blog cesspools, just avoid them. BUT. I'd really appreciate if people could stop spewing ignorant crap on popular anime forums like AS. I really want to keep this kind of mental pollution to a minimum here. So seriously folks, either get a clue about what you're writing BEFORE you barf on AS, or leave to greener pastures, thank you very much. The blog cesspools I mentioned can house a lot more toads. Rant mode off As one of the guys who has actually followed the light novels and the mangas of OreShura, I can say that the twist behind this show is pretty interesting. Both the male lead and the female lead _genuinely_ abhor romance. It's not just them being tsundere about it, they both hate it for understandable reasons, just like there's a good reason why they (pretend to) date anyway. Watching them very gradually change their minds is pretty entertaining to me. Whoever manages to supply me with a good romcom based on the same setup with the same strengths (excellent interesting characters and good interaction) wins a cookie. And whoever dislikes the romcom genre in itself is wrong here to begin with and should please relocate. It's as stupid as walking into Gundam forums and complaining why there's always mecha battles. |
2012-11-16, 21:18 | Link #94 | ||
Cross Game - I need more
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma
Age: 35
Remember that previews are all lies. The real plot is this: Spoiler for The plot:
I found it above average, but probably not enough to hold my attention.
2012-11-16, 21:57 | Link #95 | |
needs to watch more anime
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Planet Earth
Age: 23
I admit that my expectations were off. And yes, my "criticism" was trollish and could have been a lot more eloquent. But you're essentially telling me that I'm obligated to read the source material before having expectations about this anime, which is ridiculous. I'm not going to skim through the novel for your sake, because when I start reading a book or manga, I read it with the intent of finishing it. If the creators pitched a misleading summary, then you can blame them. Thanks for the info. I feel even less interested in this anime now that I know what the plot is really like. I despise how the MC lets himself be manipulated and exploited by a horrible, disgusting woman. I despise how this nightmarish predicament will probably be played off for laughs, like we're just supposed to "accept" the MC's pathetic defeat, humiliation, and demoralization and treat it as an fact of life.
2012-11-16, 22:32 | Link #96 | |
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2012-11-17, 00:12 | Link #97 | |
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Age: 19
Perhaps you just hate how this series turned out to be your usual harem romcom cliche with generic MC get surrounded by a bunch of women out of thin air? |
2012-11-17, 01:41 | Link #99 | |
Join Date: Jul 2010
Tempester, I for one, don't really like to read love comedies and harem stories, except for a select few. I never thought of picking up OreShura until I heard that it had sold over a 100,000 copies in just 5 to 6 months with 2 volumes, 2 drama CDs in the works, and 3 manga serializations. That's a top-notch performance for a novel serialization that only had 2 volumes (then) and is of a love comedy + harem genre (which pretty much makes up over 50% of light novels these days). I gave it a try and it entered my regular reading list. People who know me know that love comedies (especially those with harems) made up less than 20% of my regular reading list. I have dropped many after volume 1 (OniAi, Mayo Chiki, IS, and a bunch of other MF Bunko titles which I'm not going to try to remember). Note that I'm not advocating that this is really a great series, or it has outstanding writing, unique characters, a great plot, all of which can be subjective (Just that it happens to fit some of my eccentric reading requirements and touch on things that I'm personally interested in). But I'm just sharing my experience here. There are series which one has to get into to really know what it's like, and there are series which one can form judgments and expectations from summaries and reviews alone. This is one of the former types for me personally. As for you, I have no idea which type would it be and it's for you to decide. While it's perfectly fine for you to start making judgments at such an early stage, whether they are ill-formed or not, I'm sure most of us will appreciate it if you can keep the more extreme ones, which are not backed by intimate knowledge of the content, to yourself.
2012-11-17, 02:58 | Link #100 |
Homo Ludens
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 25
See, that actual premise is a lot better. Why they couldn't sell that instead of the generic one I don't know.
That said, I can still see the anime being significantly worse than the source material. Any story reliant on subtlety usually is. But what the hell, I'll give it a shot. I need to stop being so bitter about things anyway.
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US 20030138213 A1 Abstract A MEMs mirror device comprises a mirror layer, a frame structure, and an actuator layer. At least one mirror is movably coupled to the frame. The actuator layer includes at least one conductive path for moving the mirror. In accordance with the invention, the mirror is curved for efficiently directing and focusing reflected light. The mirror comprises a metal-coated base, and curvature can be achieved by doping selected regions of the base or by using coating/base combinations with sufficient mismatch that they be curved by differential thermal expansion. The resulting MEMs devices are advantageous for optical switching, variable attenuation and power gain equalization.
Claims(14) 1. An optical system comprising a curved micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) mirror comprising:
a mirror layer comprising a frame and at least one mirror movably coupled to the frame; an actuation layer disposed adjacent the mirror layer comprising at least one actuator coupled to the mirror for controllably moving the mirror; the mirror having a maximum dimension less than 3000 micrometers and a radius of curvature less than 200 millimeters. 2. The optical system of
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providing a device having a mirror substrate with a maximum dimension less than 3000 micrometers, and implanting into the substrate in a surface region thereof, a sufficient concentration of dopants to curve at least a portion of the substrate to a radius of curvature less than 200 millimeters. 10. The method of
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providing a device having a mirror substrate with a first thickness maximum dimension of less than 40 micrometers and a first coefficient of thermal expansion; coating the substrate with a coating of metal having a second thickness and a second coefficient of the thermal expansion; and heat treating the coated substrate to a temperature in the range 100-600� C., the first and second coefficients and thicknesses and the heat treating temperature chosen to curve at least a portion of the coated substrate to a radius of curvature less than 200 millimeters. 13. The method of
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Description [0001] This invention relates to optical micro-electro-mechanical devices (�MEMs devices�) and, in particular, to MEMs devices comprising movable curved mirrors. [0002] Optical MEMs devices are of considerable importance in optical communication systems. In one important application, a two-dimensional array of MEMs devices provides an optical cross connect between input optical paths and output optical paths. Each MEMs device in the array is a movable mirror disposed to receive an input optical signal. The mirror can be electromechanically moved to reflect the received optical input to a desired output path. [0003] A typical MEMs mirror comprises a metal-coated base movably coupled to a surrounding frame via a gimbal. Two torsional members on opposite sides of the mirror connect the mirror to the gimbal and define the mirror's axis of rotation. The gimbal, in turn, is coupled to the surrounding silicon frame via two torsional members, defining a second axis of rotation orthogonal to that of the mirror. A light beam can therefore be steered in almost any direction. [0004] Electromechanical actuators, such as electrodes, are disposed in a cavity underlying the mirror and the gimbal. Voltages applied to electrode actuators control the orientation of the mirror and the gimbal. Alternatively, in modified arrangements, electrical signals control magnetic, piezoelectric or thermal actuators. [0005] The mirrors used in optical MEMs devices are typically small substrates coated with metal that is highly reflective at the wavelength of interest. MEMs mirrors typically have a maximum dimension (usually a diameter) of less than 3000 micrometers. Metal coatings such as gold, silver, rhodium, platinum, copper and aluminum can be used to reflect communications wavelengths in the range 800-1600 nm. These reflective metal films typically have thicknesses ranging from about 20 nm to about 2000 nm. The films are deposited on a movable base, usually silicon. At least one adhesion-promoting bond layer is optionally added between the reflective metal film and the base in order to prevent the reflective metal film from peeling. [0006] A difficulty with such devices, especially where multiple reflections are needed, is loss of optical signal. The mirror surfaces are typically planar. Consequently the reflected beams are not focused. Lens arrays can be added, but their addition presents problems of loss, alignment and expense. Accordingly there is a need for MEMs devices with mirrors that are more efficient in directing and focusing light. [0007] A MEMs mirror device comprises a mirror layer, a frame structure, and an actuator layer. At least one mirror is movably coupled to the frame. The actuator layer includes at least one conductive path for moving the mirror. In accordance with the invention, the mirror is curved for efficiently directing and focusing reflected light. The mirror comprises a metal-coated base, and curvature can be achieved by doping selected regions of the base or by using coating/base combinations with sufficient mismatch that they be curved by differential thermal expansion. The resulting MEMs devices are advantageous for optical switching, variable attenuation and power gain equalization. [0008] The nature, advantages and various additional features of the invention will appear more fully upon consideration of the illustrative embodiments now to be described in detail in the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: [0009]FIG. 1 illustrates a first embodiment of an optical MEMs device comprising a curved mirror; [0010]FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of a MEMs device comprising a curved mirror; [0011]FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C depict the fabrication of curved mirror surfaces using ion implantation; [0012]FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C are graphical illustrations of curvature produced by ion implantation on various types of MEMs mirrors; [0013] FIGS. SA, 5B, 5C and 5D depict the fabrication of curved mirror surfaces using differential thermal expansion; [0014]FIG. 6 illustrates an optical cross connect device comprising a curved MEMs mirror; [0015]FIG. 7 shows a 180� bend device employing a curved MEMs mirror; [0016]FIG. 8 illustrates an offset path shift device comprising a curved MEMs mirror; [0017]FIG. 9 shows a 90� bend device employing a curved MEMs mirror; [0018]FIG. 10 illustrates a multiple-beam bending system comprising a curved MEMs mirror; [0019]FIG. 11 depicts a signal rerouting device employing a curved MEMs mirror; and [0020]FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C show optical beam splitters or combiners comprising curved MEMs mirrors. [0021] It is to be understood that the drawings are for illustrating the concepts of the invention and, except for the graphs, are not to scale. [0022] Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an optical MEMs curved mirror device. The device 9 comprises a curved mirror 10 elastically coupled, as by springs 14, to a gimbal 11 on a frame 12. The curved mirror 10 in this example is double-gimbal cantilevered, and the gimbal is attached onto the frame structure 12 by springs 14. The mirror can be tilted to any desired orientation, as for optical signal routing, via electrical voltage supplied to electrodes 16 from outside. The light-reflecting surface of curved mirror 10 comprises a metal coating 10A on a base membrane 10B. The mirror is typically of circular shape. [0023] The mirror 10 typically has a maximum dimension (usually diameter) of less than 3000 micrometers and preferably less than 1000 micrometers. The desired radius of curvature of the mirror depends on specific applications, but it is typically smaller than 200 mm, preferably less than 80 mm, and even more preferably less than 30 mm. The curvature is advantageously close to spherical shape, although sometimes a deviation from spherical symmetry is useful in compensating optical aberrations. In general, the desired deviation from spherical is smaller than one-fourth of the average wavelength λ of the optical beam, and preferably less than one-eighth of the wavelength. This corresponds to a deviation of less than approximately 200 nanometers for the widely used 1550 nm optical communication wavelength. The mirror 10 is curved to a desired radius of curvature as by one of the processes described herein. [0024] The curved mirror device 9 can be fabricated on a silicon substrate 15 by micromaching processes such as multilayer deposition and selective etching. After etching, mirror assembly (10, 11, 12) can be raised above the substrate by upward bending lift arms 13 during a release process. Alternatively, the mirror assembly and the electrode-containing actuator layer can be fabricated separately and then bonded together. The metal coating 10A can be deposited by known thin film deposition methods such as vacuum evaporation, sputtering, electrochemical deposition or chemical vapor deposition. The frame 12 and mirror membrane 10B are typically polysilicon. The membrane 10B typically has a thickness in the range 0.1-40 micrometers and preferably 0.5-10 micrometers. The metal coating 10A typically has a thickness in the range 5 nanometers to 5 microns and advantageously 10 nanometers to 0.5 micrometers. The substrate 15 is typically silicon. [0025]FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an alternative embodiment of an optical MEMs curved mirror prepared using the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) fabrication process. In this embodiment the mirror 10 can be fabricated on a SOI substrate 20 comprising a first layer of silicon 21, a layer 22 of SiO2 and a second layer of silicon 23. The SOI process permits convenient fabrication of the thin silicon mirrors. The buried oxide layer 22 is useful as an etch-stop barrier. Selected patterned areas of the upper layer 21 of the SOI substrate are etched, e.g. by using chemical etch, reactive-ion etch, or a combination, to form the mirror array. The gimbals 11 and the torsion springs 14 are also formed around each mirror 10. The SOI material and process are described, for example, in Concise Encyclopedia of Semiconducting Materials and Related Technologies, Edited by S. Mahajan and L. C. Kimmering, Pergamon Press, New York, 1992, p. 466 et seq., which is incorporated herein by reference. [0026] Since the movable mirror 10 is typically thin and fragile, the substrate base 15, 21 which carries the mirrors and gimbals is advantageously substantially thicker in order to provide mechanical stability. The desired thickness of the SOI substrate base for MEMs mirror applications is typically in the range of 50-1000 micrometers and preferably 200-500 micrometers. The SOI material is etched so that the patterned thicker portion of the mirror-carrying substrate is facing up, while the smooth-surfaced portion is facing down toward the actuator layer 23. In this embodiment, the mirror is formed on the layer of silicon proximal the actuator layer. The mirror 10 is curved to a desired radius as by one of the processes described herein below. [0027]FIG. 3A illustrates a first process for curving MEMs mirror 10. The mirror advantageously comprises a base 10B with metal coatings 10A and 10C on the top and bottom major surfaces respectively. After application of the metal coatings, the mirror 10 is subjected to ion implantation sufficient to achieve the desired curvature. Implantation produces curvature by inserting atoms that introduce compressive stress. In the example here, the implantation is from the bottom. This stretches the bottom surface, and the membrane curves up in a concave curvature. A variation would be to implant from the top with sufficiently high energy that the implanted atoms penetrate to the lower portion of the base membrane 10B. This also achieves a concave curvature. [0028]FIG. 3B shows an alternative process where the ion implantation is applied to the base 10B prior to metallization. The metallization layer (or layers) 10A can subsequently be deposited on the curved base membrane. [0029]FIG. 3C illustrates another alternative especially useful in obtaining complex curvature. Here the mirror (or the implantation source) is partially masked as by mask 30 so that implantation takes place only in selected areas. The masked portion of the mirror remains flat. The unmasked portion curves. This mirror reflects a part of the incident optical signal to a certain direction and reflects the remaining optical signal to another direction, resulting in a more collimated beam. A MEMs mirror having a portion with a concave curvature and another portion with a convex curvature can similarly be obtained. [0030] Many atomic species can be implanted to induce curvature. Advantageous species are selected from relatively light, non-reactive, non-toxic elements including H, He, B, C, N, O, F, Ne, Mg, Al, Si, P, Cl, Ar, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, and Sb. Heavier ions are less preferred as they tend to require higher energy implantation, introduce more defects in the host material, and cost more. The implantation dose required depends on the desired mirror curvature, the type of implanted ions, and the elastic stiffness of the host membrane material. The typical desired implantation dose to induce curvature is in the range of 1013-1017 ions/cm2 and preferably in the range of 5�10 14-5�10 16 ions/cm2. The desired accelerating energy of the implanted ions depends on the desired penetration depth of implantation but is typically in the range of 5-300 KeV and preferably in the range of 10-100 KeV. The desired penetration depth of implanted atoms is advantageously in the 50-500 angstrom surface region of the host membrane and preferably in the 100-200 angstrom surface region. [0031] The use of Si ions or oxygen ions is particularly preferred as many of the MEMs devices are based on Si material and utilize SiO2 as a dielectric layer. Thus implanted Si or O ions do not introduce foreign atoms which could cause reliability problems such as device shorting, impurity diffusion and contamination. With Si or O, the whole device surface can be globally implanted without local masking. [0032] FIGS. 4A-4C are graphical illustrations useful in understanding the effect of ion implanting on the curvature of a mirror membrane. Since curvature is affected by ambient temperature, the graphs plot mirror curvature as a function of temperature. Positive values of curvature correspond to concave curvature. Negative values indicate convex curvature. Each graph includes two lines: curve 1 represents a mirror without implanting, curve 2 represents a similar mirror with implanting. [0033]FIG. 4A shows the effect of implanting on polysilicon-based mirrors. The implantation ions are Si. The dosage was 5+1016 ions/cm2 at 40 KeV. With implantation, the mirror was convex. Without implantation, the mirror was concave. [0034]FIG. 4B illustrates implanting into single-crystal SOI mirror bases prior to metallization. The ion implantation was with Si ions at a dose of 1�1015 ions/cm2 (20 KeV). Implantation changed the curvature from flat to convex. [0035]FIG. 4C shows the effect of implantation on coated SOI based mirrors. The SOI base had equal thickness metallizations on both top and bottom surfaces (400 angstrom Au films over 50 angstrom Ti adhesion layers). The implantation was 1016 ions/cm2 of Si at 20 KeV. Implantation changed the mirror from near flat to slightly convex. [0036] An alternative method of inducing mirror curvature is to produce a stress imbalance between the top surface and the bottom surface of the movable membrane. This can be accomplished by depositing a thermally mismatching metal coating 10A on only one side of the mirror base 10B and activating curvature by heat treatment. The coefficients of thermal expansion advantageously differ by a factor of at least two. [0037] FIGS. 5A-5D schematically illustrate inducing curvature by mismatch coating followed by heat activation. Here a mirror 10B is provided with a single-sided coating of a metal having a substantial thermal mismatch with the base e.g. a Si membrane (about 4�10−6/� C.) and Au metallization (about 14�10−6/� C.) or Al metallization (about 23�10−6). Metallization is followed by heating. FIG. 5A shows the effect of heat treatment on a top-side metallized MEMs membrane. The metallized side, curves slightly concave for a metallization material having higher CTE value than the host membrane materials. FIG. 5B shows the effect of heat treatment on a bottom-side metallized MEMs membrane. [0038] The curvature increases upon heat activation. The exposure of the metallized MEMs membrane to a moderate temperature, typically in the range of about 100-600� C., and preferably 150-400� C., enhances the interface coupling for more efficient curving. A higher activation temperature produces a larger curvature. For example, one side of an SOI MEMs mirror array with each Si membrane having �3 micrometer thickness and �1 mm diameter was metallized with �800 angstrom thick aluminum by electron beam evaporation. The metallized mirror was then subjected to �160� C. heat activation to produce a mirror curvature of R�20 mm (or 1/R�0.050 mm−1). Such a heat activation step can be separately applied for better control of the mirror curvature. Alternatively, heat activation may conveniently be combined with subsequent processing steps, for example, device packaging. [0039] The desired thickness of the single-side metallization depends on the degree of the mirror curvature needed, the relative mechanical properties of the substrate, the metallization materials, and the extent of stresses induced by the single-side metallization. The optimal metallization thickness, can be determined empirically. It is typically in the range of 50-10000 angstroms and preferably in the range of 200-2000 angstroms. [0040]FIG. 5C illustrates production of a composite, non-symmetrical curvature. Such a composite curvature can be obtained or by partially balancing out the metallization stress using metallization on the other side of the membrane. Alternatively it can be achieved by using a metallization thickness which varies with distance from the mirror center. [0041]FIG. 5D shows that single-side metallization 10A and heat activation can optionally be combined with ion implantation to further increase the curvature. [0042]FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an optical cross connect device comprising a curved MEMs mirror. The cross connect device 59 comprises optical input fiber paths 60, optical output fiber paths 61 and at least one MEMs curved mirror 62 on a substrate 63. The optical signals from the input paths 60 are incident on each aligned mirror 62. Each mirror 62, with the aid of a fixed auxiliary mirror 64, is electrically controlled to reflect the incident optical signal to a respective output path 61. In alternative schemes, the input fibers and the output fibers are in separate arrays, and a pair of MEMs mirror arrays are used to perform the cross connect function. The tilting of each curved mirror is controlled by applying specific electric fields to one or more of the electrodes (not shown) beneath the mirror. [0043] The curved MEMs mirror devices can be useful not only for channel cross-connect, but also for signal re-routing, or signal modification in optical communication systems. In the cross connect, each MEMs mirror receives an optical signal from an incoming channel and reflects it toward an intended output channel. The input signal can contain many wavelengths, or alternatively, can be demultiplexed into separated wavelength channels. The curved mirror MEMs device can also be useful for various other devices such as power gain equalizers, optical switches, wavelength-division-multiplexer (WDM) add/drop devices, optical modulators and optical signal attenuators. [0044]FIG. 7 schematically illustrates a 180 degree beam bending device 70 comprising curved MEMs mirrors 71, 72. Linear waveguides such as optical fibers 73, 74 are typically made of mechanically brittle silica (SiO2) material, and can not be bent at sharp angles without fracturing. The fibers have to be bent or wound with a certain minimum radius of curvature, thus occupying relatively large device real estate. The bending device 70 effects a sharp 180 degree bending of an optical beam. Curved mirror 71 receives an input beam from input fiber 73 and reflects the beam to a second curved mirror 72. Mirror 72 reflects the mirror into output fiber 74, effecting a 180� bend. This permits the construction of compact fiber devices such as erbium-doped fibers or Bragg grating filters which need to be wound or bent with a relatively large radius. [0045]FIG. 8 illustrates an offset path shift device 80 comprising curved mirrors 81, 82. Mirror 81 receives the input beam from fiber 73 and reflects it 90� to curved mirror 82. Mirror 82, in turn, reflects the beam another 90� onto an offset path in fiber 74 in substantially the same direction as the input beam. [0046]FIG. 9 illustrates a multiple beam bending device comprising a curved MEMs mirror 91 to send the input optical beams from an array of input fiber paths 90 to an array of output fiber paths 92. The curved are positioned at 45 degree angle relative to the input beam direction. The position of each optical fiber path 90, 92 can be mechanically secured, for example, by utilizing the silicon V-groove technique for accurate positioning fibers. [0047]FIG. 10 shows an alternative multi-beam bending device 100 comprising curved MEMs mirrors 100 1 arranged on a planar substrate at 45 degree angles. The mirrors 100 receive input beams from an array of input fibers 101. Each mirror 100 reflects an input beam to a selected output in an array of output fibers 102. [0048] For MEMs-based optical cross-connect systems with large number of ports, for example 1000 or 4000 input fibers and corresponding number of reflecting MEMs mirror ports and output fibers, a multi-stage beam reflection may be needed to route the optical signal beams from the input fibers to the output fibers. This is because of the limited tilt angle of the MEMs mirrors, typically at most several degrees for reliable long-term operations of the movable mirrors. The curved MEMs mirror arrangement with the light collimating capability is particularly useful for such multi-stage beam routing. [0049]FIG. 11 illustrates a signal rerouting device 110 employing curved MEMs mirrors 10. Light beams from an array of input fiber paths 111 impinge on a first array 112 of curved MEMs mirrors 10. The beams are redirected to a succession of mirror arrays 113, 114, 115 and hence to an array of output fiber paths 116. The curved mirrors 10 minimize the use of light-focusing lenses (lens arrays) for each of the beam deflection steps. Such a multi-stage reflection approach using the curved MEMs mirrors permits a large overall angle beam deflection and enables a large-port-number cross-connect systems without straining the mirrors to tilt excessively and thus reducing fatigue or fracture of spring members of the movable MEMs mirror structure. [0050] The curved MEMs mirror devices according to the invention can also useful as an optical beam splitter or a beam combiner 119, as illustrated schematically in FIG. 12. The optical beam signal coming out of the input fiber path 120 is reflected from the convex-curved mirror surface 121 (desirably with a high quality light-reflecting coating such as Al or Au) toward various directions. An array of output fiber paths 122 appropriately positioned collects the split beam signals. If the direction of the beam travel is reversed, the device of FIG. 12 can serve as a beam combiner since the signals from various paths of array 122 merge into one path 120. In order to improve the focusing or collimating of the beam on reflection off the convex surface 121. Alternatively, further improved embodiments of FIG. 12(b) can be utilized. Here, the desired local regions on the convex surface 123 are made to have concave curvature by either providing an array of concave MEMs mirrors 10. In FIG. 12C, curved mirrors are provided by inducing local compressively stressed regions 124 using ion implantation or one-sided metallization spots. [0051] The inventive methods and structures can also be applied to devices which are not MEMs type devices. It should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative of only a few of the many possible specific embodiments which may represent applications of the present invention. Numerous and varied other arrangements can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. [0052] Although the present invention has been described in detail, those skilled in the art should understand that they can make various changes, substitutions and alterations herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest form. Referenced by
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