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Author has written 3 stories for Hetalia - Axis Powers.
It keeps you rooted to the ground
In space, there's not any gravity
You just kind of leave your feet and go floating around
Is that what being in love is like?
Josh Brand and John Falsey, Northern Exposure, The Pilot, 1990
Ciao! My name's Chiara, but how about you just call me Chi, 'kay? I'm just an average yaoi fan girl that loves writing. (In fact, not realy Don't expect me to much)
Now, I'm on my hiatus. I don't have enough time to write a fic, I'm really sorry!!! But, believe me; I'm still alive guys! :)
I love new friends. So, anytime you want to talk, roleplay, or just want to chat, just PM me and I'll try to respond as soon as possible.
Hai Kembali ke mother-tongue saya. Quote di atas adalah salah satu dari sekian banyak quote di atas. Entah saya langsung jatuh cinta kepada kalimat-kalimatnya saat pertama kali membacanya.
Sekilas tentang saya :
1. Well, secara pribadi menilai saya sendiri sedikit aneh (tipikal anak autis yang suka berjingkat-jingkat saat mendengar kabar baik), tidak bisa dibaca dengan mudah tapi mudah ketebak perilakunya (?)
2. Terjebak di antara para Pedo-bear yang mengganggu kehidupan maya maupun kehidupan nyata. Terkadang sama temen-temen juga digoda gara-gara si Pedo yang gak bisa berhenti ngomongin tentang saya. Setiap. Hari. (sampai bosen)
3. Idealis. Sampai-sampai sering dicap sebagai anak munafik (No offense). Entah gimana untuk menghilangkan predikat itu.
4. Jika anda membutuhkan teman untuk sekedar cerita, roleplay, ataupun colab-fic, anda bisa menghubungi saya lewat PM.
Friends vs best friends
Friend: Will help me find my way when I'm lost
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Friend: Will watch my pets when I go away
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Friend: Will help me up when I fall down
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Friend: Will go to a concert with me
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Friend: Asks me for my number
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Friend: lets me make an idiot of myself in public
Best Friend: Is up there with me making an idiot out of herself too.
FRIENDS: Will comfort you when he rejects you.
BEST FRIENDS: Will go up and ask him, "It's because you're gay, isn't it?"
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BEST FRIENDS: Will call him up and whisper, "Seven days..."
FRIENDS: Helps you up when you fall.
BEST FRIENDS: Keeps on walking saying, "Walk much, dumb ass?"
FRIENDS: Helps you find your prince.
BEST FRIENDS: Kidnaps him and brings him to you.
FRIENDS: Will ask you if you're okay when you're crying.
BEST FRIENDS: Will laugh at you and say, "Ha Ha, Loser!"
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BEST FRIENDS: Will dump theirs on you.
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BEST FRIENDS: Will throw you a tampon and push you in.
FRIENDS: Gives you their umbrella in the rain.
BEST FRIENDS: Takes yours and says, "Run - beep - run!"
FRIENDS: Will help you move.
BEST FRIENDS: Will help you move the bodies.
FRIENDS: Will bail you out of jail.
BEST FRIENDS: Would be in the room next to you saying, "That was awesome! Let's do it again!"
FRIENDS: Never ask for anything to eat or drink.
BEST FRIENDS: Helps themselves and are the reason why you have no food.
FRIENDS: Call your parents by Mr. and Mrs. and Grandpa, by Grandpa.
BEST FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD and MOM and Grandpa, GRAMPS!
FRIENDS: Would bail you out of jail.
BEST FRIENDS: Would be sitting next to you sayin "DAMN!" we messed up!
FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
BEST FRIENDS: Wont tell everyone else you cried...just laugh about it with you in private when your not down anymore.
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BEST FRIENDS: Has you on speed dial.
FRIENDS: Borrows your stuff for a few days then gives it back.
BEST FRIENDS: Loses your stuff and tells you, "My bad...here's a tissue."
FRIENDS: Only know a few things about you.
BEST FRIENDS: Could write a very embarrassing biography on your life story...
FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
BEST FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you
FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door.
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BEST FRIENDS: Already know not to tell.
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BEST FRIENDS: Are for life.
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BEST FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place & say "Girl drink the rest of that ! You know we don't waste!
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Quotes and things
"Batteries are the most dramatic objects... while everything else brakes or stop working.. batteries.. they DIE."
"Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies"
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"Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out" Italy
"A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends" China
"The believer is happy; the doubter is wise" Hungary
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BA Honours
International Politics and Conflict Studies
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Key Course Information
Entry Year
Course length
3 year(s)
A-Level Requirements *
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Professional Year Out
UCAS Code
History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
*Indicative Only. Please see the Course Entry Requirements section for details on subject specific or GCSE requirements.
How can we better understand 'power' in an age of international terrorism, unprecedented economic shifts, humanitarian crises and environmental catastrophes?
Many of the most important political issues and debates confronting us today are located in the international arena, and the last decade has been a particularly turbulent time, giving rise to many headlines on issues such as regional insurgency, political revolutions, the aftermath of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Western decisions over intervention in Libya and Syria.
The International Politics and Conflict Studies degree at Queen's is about more than just armed conflict and insurgency. It also examines such trends as globalisation and considers the challenge from the rise of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the process of European Integration, humanitarian issues (such as poverty, development and refugees) and the role of the media in conflict.
Why Queen's?
Centre of Excellence: the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's has 33 full-time academics, making it the largest institutional centre for the study of these subjects in Ireland and one of the largest in the UK.
Placement: work placements can be gained within a wide range of high-level organisations. Past students have gained work placements with organisations such as the following:
- Local Government Staff Commission
- Mencap
- Northern Ireland Electoral Commission
- Northern Ireland Local Government Association
- Northern Ireland political parties
- Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments
- Police Ombudsman's Office
- The North/South Ministerial Council
Study Abroad: all students within this degree programme will have the possibility of opting to study for a semester abroad in their third year at an English-speaking university in mainland Europe. There is also a possibility for some to spend an additional year in the United States under the Study USA programme.
Entry Requirements
Selection Criteria
In addition to the entrance requirements below, it is essential that you read the How We Choose Our Students pdf prior to submitting your UCAS application.
Entrance Requirements
A-level: ABB
Irish Leaving Certificate: H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3
All applicants: there are no specific subject requirements to study International Politics and Conflict Studies.
International Students
For information on international qualification equivalents, please click on Your Country in the International Students website.
If you are an international student and you do not meet the entrance requirements, you should consider a preparation course at INTO Queen's University Belfast, which will prepare you for successful study on these degree courses. INTO at Queen's is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses including the International Foundation in Business, Humanities and Social Science.
For students whose first language is not English
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs
If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this course, our partner INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability to entry to this degree. Please click the links below for more information:
- English for University Study - an intensive English language and study skills course for successful university study at degree level
- Pre-sessional English - a short intensive academic English course for students starting a degree programme at Queen's University Belfast and who need to improve their English
How To Apply
How to Apply
Applications for admission to full-time undergraduate and sandwich courses at the University should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained from the UCAS website at: www.ucas.com/apply.
When to Apply
UCAS will start processing applications for entry in Autumn 2017 from 1 September 2016.
The normal closing date for the receipt of applications is 15 January 2017.
For candidates applying to Oxford or Cambridge and for those whose choices include Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine/Science the closing date is 15 October 2015.
Currently there are two intakes to Adult Nursing (one in September and the other in February).Those applying for entry in February 2016 should apply prior to 15 January 2015.
Applicants are advised to apply as early as is consistent with having made a careful and considered choice of institutions and courses.
Earlier applicants normally receive decisions more quickly, however, UCAS accepts that some applicants, especially those from outside the UK, may find this difficult. Late applications are, in practice, accepted by UCAS throughout the remainder of the application cycle, but you should understand that they are considered by institutions at their discretion, and there can be no guarantee that they will be given the same full level of consideration as applications received by the advisory closing date.
Take care to enter the details of the institutions and courses clearly and correctly on the application. For Queen's, the institution code name is QBELF and the institution code is Q75. These should be entered in the Choices section of your UCAS application. Please note a Campus Code is not required. For further information on applying to study at Queen's, please click here.
Course Content (including module information)
Year 1
Students are introduced to the study of politics, and politics and the media, the state of world politics, international history and contemporary Europe.
Year 2
In their second year, students focus on the political, economic and social transformations of the 20th century and beyond, and will be able to advance their conceptual understanding of the field of international relations and conflict by studying modules such as:
- American Politics
- Deeply Divided Societies
- International Organisations
- International Relations
- Politics and policies of the EU
- Security and Terrorism
Year 3
In the final year, students can select more specific areas and specialist-based modules on, for example, the Middle East, US Foreign Policy, migration, the Far Right, political extremism, politics of the global economy, and modules on identity politics, international ethics, war and visual culture, conflict and conflict resolution.
Fees & Scholarships
There are different tuition fee and student financial support arrangements for students from Northern Ireland, those from England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain), and those from the rest of the European Union. Higher education funding arrangements mean that students can study now and pay later.
Further details can be found on our fees and funding section.
Queen's works to ensure that all those who can benefit from a university education have the chance to do so, and a generous system of financial support is in place to help them. Each year Queen's offer a range of scholarships and prize for new students. The most up to date listings are available here.
For international students, information on tuition fees, can be found here. Information on scholarships for international students, can be found here.
Learning and Teaching
At Queen's, we aim to deliver a high quality learning environment that embeds intellectual curiosity, innovation and best practice in learning, teaching and student support to enable student to achieve their full academic potential.
On the BA (Hons) International Politics and Conflict Studies in we do this by providing a range of learning experiences which enable our students to engage with subject experts, develop attributes and perspectives that will equip them for life and work in a global society and make use of innovative technologies and a world class library that enhances their development as independent, lifelong learners. Examples of the opportunities provided for learning on this course are:
- Lectures: introduce basic information about new topics as a starting point for further self-directed private study/reading. Lectures also provide opportunities to ask questions, gain some feedback and advice on assessments (normally delivered in large groups to all year group peers).
- E-Learning technologies: Information associated with lectures and assignments is often communicated via a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) called Queen's Online. A range of e-learning experiences are also embedded in the degree through, for example: interactive group workshops in a flexible learning space; IT and statistics modules; podcasts and interactive web-based learning activities; opportunities to use IT programmes associated with design in practicals and project- based work etc.
- Seminars/tutorials: Significant amounts of teaching are carried out in small groups (typically 10-20 students). These provide an opportunity for students to engage with academic staff who have specialist knowledge of the topic, to ask questions of them and to assess their own progress and understanding with the support of peers. Students should also expect to make presentations and other contributions to these groups.
- Self-directed study: This is an essential part of life as a Queen's student when important private reading, engagement with e-learning resources, reflection on feedback to date and assignment research and preparation work is carried out.
- Internships: Students taking BA (Hons.) in International Politics and Conflict Studies may undertake an Internship after Level 2. This is an invaluable learning and employability enhancement opportunity.
- Dissertation: In final year, students may undertake a significant piece of research on a topic or practical methodology that they have chosen. They will receive support from a supervisor who will guide them in terms of how to carry out research and who will provide feedback on at least 4 occasions during the write-up stage.
- Personal Tutor: Undergraduates are allocated a Personal Tutor during Level 1 and 2 who meets with them on several occasions during the year to support their academic development.
Career Prospects
Overview: Studying for an International Politics and Conflict Studies degree at Queen's will assist students in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. Graduates from this degree at Queen's are well regarded by many employers (local, national and international) and over half of all graduate jobs are now open to graduates of any discipline, including International Politics and Conflict Studies.
Although the majority of our graduates are interested in pursuing careers in the Public and Third (Voluntary and Community) sectors, significant numbers develop careers in the Private Sector.
Employer Links – Consultations:We regularly consult and develop links with a large number of employers including, for example, Northern Ireland government departments and the North/South Ministerial Council who provide sponsorship for our Internships.
Placement Employers: Our past students have also gained work placement with organisations such as:
You should also take a look at www.prospects.ac.ukfor further information concerning the types of jobs that attract International Politics and Conflict Studies Graduates.
Other Career-related information: Queen's is a member of the Russell Group and, therefore, one of the 20 universities most-targeted by leading graduate employers. Queen's students will be advised and guided about career choice and, through the Degree Plus initiative, will have an opportunity to seek accreditation for skills development and experience gained through the wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer. See Queen's University Belfast fullEmployability Statementfor further information.
Degree Plus and other related initiatives: Recognising student diversity, as well as promoting employability enhancements and other interests, is part of the developmental experience at Queen's. Students are encouraged to plan and build their own personal skill and experiential profile through a range of activities including; recognised Queen's Certificates, placements and other work experiences (at home or overseas), Erasmus study options elsewhere in Europe, learning development opportunities and involvement in wider university life through activities, such as clubs, societies, and sports.
Queen's actively encourages this type of activity by offering students an additional qualification, the Degree Plus Award (and the related Researcher Plus Award for PhD and MPhil students). Degree Plus accredits wider experiential and skill development gained through extra-curricular activities that promote the enhancement of academic, career management, personal and employability skills in a variety of contexts. As part of the Award, students are also trained on how to reflect on the experience(s) and make the link between academic achievement, extracurricular activities, transferable skills and graduate employment. Participating students will also be trained in how to reflect on their skills and experiences and can gain an understanding of how to articulate the significance of these to others, e.g. employers.
Overall, these initiatives, and Degree Plusin particular, reward the energy, drive, determination and enthusiasm shown by students engaging in activities over-and-above the requirements of their academic studies. These qualities are amongst those valued highly by graduate employers.
Assessment & Feedback
Assessment (general): The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the Learning objectives of each module. Some modules are assessed solely through project work or written assignments. Others are assessed through a combination of coursework and end of semester examinations. Details of how each module is assessed are shown in the Student Handbook which is provided to all students during their first year induction.
Feedback (general): As students progress through their course at Queen's they will receive general and specific feedback about their work from a variety of sources including lecturers, module co-ordinators, placement supervisors, personal tutors, advisers of study and your peers. University students are expected to engage with reflective practice and to use this approach to improve the quality of their work. Feedback may be provided in a variety of forms including:
- Feedback provided via formal written comments and marks relating to work that students, as individuals or as part of a group, have submitted.
- Face to face comment. This may include occasions when students make use of the lecturers' advertised "office hours" to help address a specific query.
- Placement employer comments or references.
- Online or emailed comment.
- General comments or question and answer opportunities at the end of a lecture, seminar or tutorial.
- Pre-submission advice regarding the standards you should aim for and common pitfalls to avoid. In some instances, this may be provided in the form of model answers or exemplars which students can review in their own time.
- Feedback and outcomes from practical classes.
- Comment and guidance provided by staff from specialist support services such as, Careers, Employability and Skills or the Learning Development Service.
Once students have reviewed their feedback, they are encouraged to identify and implement further improvements to the quality of their work.
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Have to disagree. Skype is still a middleman in the telecom business. This will never displace cell phones and there are tons of VOIP solutions out there already. The only reason people use Skype is because its free.
There might be a market if they make a magic-jack type device using a simple lan connector but try as you might magic-jack will never have a huge market share.
There might be a market in the home video conference arena if they tie it into the kinect or something similar, but again we already have these applications on the PC and almost no one uses it because our primary communication device is the cell phone and those can already do video conferencing. Once it become mainstream on the phone you can kiss any chance of it gaining steam on the xbox or pc.
Last, you will never dominate the cell market using skype. It is not convenient nor intuitive and there are already other options like google voice and equivalents.
In my opinion this is a losing deal. They should have focused on the Kinect and making it mainstream in the PC market as a input device alternative to the keyboard & mouse. It has a lot of practical applications and there are no competitors at this time. They also need to focus on getting market share in the hand held market which will inevitably replace the desktop in due time. What will happen when everyone can use their phone as a PC by plugging in a single cable and it performs fast enough to their liking? its just a matter of time before the hardware makes surfing the net and using office software trivial. I give it less than 10 years. The clock is ticking on MS's domination in the general PC market. Google is probably going to be the winner of the OS wars.
only steve ballmer the idiot pays $8 billion for a company that:
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-Was worth about 2+ billion three years
Skype is not worth more than 4 billion...
msft is full of idiots
Okay...give me one great product outside of windows that has earned MSFT serious cash.
If you are thinking about X-Box...they are in the hole for about a billion still on this little beauty.
Its been dead money for more than 10 years and management has not changed in 10 year other than Gates stepping away.
Its time to bring in new blood to get this company back on track.
There are much better mouse traps out their!!!
IMHO GREAT move for MSFT !! It uses foreign profits saving $$$ in USA Taxes. It acquires the extensive technology and patents from Skype keeping this away from the competition.... and evolves MSFT along the trend software and communications is moving for the future....
I agree it's no whim. They probably spent a lot of time and resources deciding how best to keep the price of MSFT down. Let's see, we currently can't get any more leverage with the MSFT buys YHOO story, let's try another company!!!
SKYPES CEO is not Jerry Yang, this man is laughing his way to the bank to cash his check!!
Yes, isn't it interesting that all the people on this board who have real in depth knowledge of Microsoft's goals and business model feel qualified to comment.
Like all deals there are definitely positives and negatives, with positives probably overweighing and ultimately success will depend on execution.
It is just a wait and see.
It's not a question of the technology...SKYPE will fit into many of the product/services Softy has...but why pay 8.5 Bil...when, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't ebay let it go for 1.5 Bil not to long ago...8.5 Bil would of been a nice one time divy for shareholders...so yea, they may be the VILLAGE IDIOT!!!
Problem isnt with the deal, or with the price for that matter. Its time. How long will it take to pay off? Msft needs a payoff quickly to satisfy Value investors. This deal was for Growth investors and Msft doesnt have a lot of believers there. They need a payoff more quickly to satisfy the Value guys. My guess is a div increase coming sooner rather than later for them. Small but soon.
I'll second that...on the idiot part! Bigest deal ever for MSFT. Mixed reviews from Wall Street. May go down as worst deal in tech history. Right out of the dumb deal playbook!
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There might actually be an element like Eezo in our universe. We most likely cannot comprehend what it is with our current instruments. Or worse, identify it.
Why dont we put the Higgs boson to work and see what happens?
To declare that a personal, inner experience gives certainty about the workings of the universe is to assign far too much value to one's subjective sense of conviction.
I'm not that arrogant.
The brain, marvelous instrument though it is, isn't infallible. It can misfire, seize or hallucinate, and it can do so in a way that's utterly indistinguishable from reality to the person experiencing it.
Eezo is likely a form of neutronium (Element Zero = no protons in nucleus ~ mass made only from neutrons?) and is kinda broken in the way it works with regards to FTL and artificial gravity. The way it gives people biotic powers only makes sense in super-hero logic and it definitely sets the tone for ME allowing a lot of space-magic.
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The Brog Maker
AddressCastlecomer Road KilkennySee nearby area
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Established in 1994, The Brog Maker is located in the city of Kilkenny, also known as Ireland's Medieval Capital. Just 2 kilometres from Kilkenny Castle, the hotel offers a bar, a restaurant and a terrace.
The rooms at The Brog Maker each feature a TV, a work desk, tea and coffee making facilities, an en suite bathroom and complimentary toiletries.
Offering frequent live entertainment, the bar serves a variety of beverages. All major sporting events are also televised. The award-winning restaurant offers an extensive breakfast, lunch and dinner menu.
Kilkenny Golf Club is less than 8 minutes' walk from the property. Dunmore Caves are less than 10 kilometres away and The Black Abbey is 5 minutes' by car.
St Canice's Cathedral & Round Tower is also just 3 minutes' drive away.
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You are kindly requested to inform the property in advance about your estimated arrival time. You will be able to insert this information in the section Special Requests at the time of booking or you can contact the property directly. If you plan to arrive outside reception hours, please inform the property in advance.
Food is served from 08:00 until 21:00.
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- Available
- Designated smoking area
- Non-smoking rooms
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- Terrace
- Restaurant (buffet)
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- Free WiFi
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|Publication number
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|Publication date
|Nov 15, 1988
|Filing date
|Mar 12, 1987
|Priority date
|Nov 5, 1986
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|William P. Trumble
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|Northern Telecom Limited
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|Patent Citations (8), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (10), Classifications (24), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to a method for fabricating an optical conductor which can be used for optically interconnecting electronic and/or photonic equipment. The present invention is particularly suitable for making a waveguide element that comprises an optically transmissive rod and at least one reflective surface which is inclined, respectively, relative to an external planar surface and the longitudinal axis of the rod.
The increasingly high transmission rates typical of present-day computer and telecommunications equipment have led to the use of optical conductors, also called waveguides, as the main conduits for data which may be transmitted at rates of a gigabit and more per second. In telecommunications equipment, waveguides have been used to interconnect circuit cards which are mounted perpendicularly to a backplane of the equipment. The optical interconnections provided by waveguides in such equipment have heretofore employed several optical fibers which extend from a light source to respective receivers. Alternatively, a single optical fiber has been coupled to the light source, and tappings have been made by splicing optical fibers at intervals along its length. The tappings convey light to the receivers.
As the number and complexity of the interconnections to be made by optical tappings increases, the difficulties encountered in producing and installing a waveguide that is based on optical fibers likewise multiply. Moreover, there is the problem of protecting such waveguides from physical defects which affect optical properties. Although it is convenient to make a waveguide of light-transmissive plastic, and while a bare plastic waveguide is functional, it has been deemed preferable to coat such a waveguide so as to reduce scratching and contamination, both of which cause leakage of light at the surface of the waveguide. A coating of this sort must have a refractive index lower than that of the plastic to ensure confinement of light within the waveguide.
If the coating were of plastic, applied by solution-coating, difficulties could be encountered from the solvent's attacking the plastic material of the waveguide. If electrostatic coating were used, with subsequent baking to fuse the plastic coating, that baking could cause distortion of the waveguide, with consequent disturbance of the optical path.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a simple, relatively inexpensive method for manufacturing a waveguide element that can accommodate optical transmission along its length and, in addition, lateral reflection of portions of a longitudinally conducted light beam through an external planar surface of the waveguide, which method ensures the optical integrity of the waveguide.
In accomplishing this object, there has been provided, in accordance with the present invention, a method for making an optical waveguide element which comprises an optically transmissive rod having a predetermined cross-sectional area and comprising (A) an external planar surface extending along its length in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rod and (B) at least one cavity having (1) a longitudinal axis which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rod and (2) a border in the rod which defines an inclined planar surface (ii). More specifically, the method provided by the present invention comprises the steps of (a) coating the rod by plasma-assisted physical vapor deposition with a layer comprised of an amorphous material having a refractive index that is lower than the refractive index of the rod; and (b) rendering at least surface the inclined planar light-reflective by corrugating it or coating it with a lightreflective material. In a preferred embodiment, the method of the present invention provides a waveguide element structured so that light traveling longitudinally in the element is reflected through the cross section of the element before passing through an external planar surface of the element.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing providing a perspective view of an optical conductor produced in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 incorporates schematic drawings providing, respectively, a plane (A), side elevation (B) and sectional (C) view of a segment of the optical conductor depicted in FIG. 1, which segment is defined by planes A--A'/B--B'.
FIG. 3 is a drawing that provides a side elevation view of a portion of an optical conductor produced with the present invention, in particular depicting the different reflection paths for light passing through the optical conductor.
The method of the present invention can be employed to advantage in the manufacture of any optical conductor comprising an optically transmissive medium, in rod form or similar configuration, into which reflective surfaces are incorporated at an incline relative to the longitudinal axis of the conductor. In accordance with the present invention, the above-described method is preferably used to make an optical conductor having the characteristics of a waveguide described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 840,262 filed Mar. 17, 1986, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
A typical waveguide produced using the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. The rod-like, optically transmissive component 1 preferably has a regular form and a polygonal, especially square, cross section, as shown. The polygonal form is preferred to a cylindrical one because the former does not produce cylindrical lens effects. A cylindrical form would cause the light beam to spread by different amounts in different, mutually perpendicular planes before arriving at an associated detector. A square cross section is especially advantageous since, when provided with additional, suitably positioned inclined surfaces, a conductor having a square cross section allows light beams to emerge or enter from four mutually perpendicular directions. But other rod shapes can be used, such as triangular, with the light reflectors being formed (as described below) by notching one apex so as to redirect light to emerge from an opposing facet in the rod.
Rod 1 can be any transmissive material, but is preferably a synthetic plastic material, particularly one which is transparent to the red light often used for optical data transmission. For ease of manufacture, a plastic material having a softening temperature of at least 60� C. is also preferred. A plastic suitable for use in the present invention can be selected from, among others, an aryl ester like ARDEL (Union Carbide), a polycarbonate such as CALIBRE (Dow Chemical) or LEXAN (General Electric), a polysulfone like UDEL (Union Carbide), a carbonate-ester plastic alloy such as XENOY (General Electric), and an aromatic ester carbonate copolymer, for example, AEC (Dow Chemical). Polycarbonate plastics are particularly preferred, not only because they are readily machined and have a high melting point but also because polycarbonates generally have high refractive indices. It is therefore easier to select for them a cladding material (applied as described below) which has a lower refractive index and, hence, can act as a waveguide for light conducted through plastic "optical fiber" represented by the rod.
At least one cavity, and preferably a series of cavities 2, 3 and 4 in predetermined spaced relationship, are provided in rod 1, each cavity aligned with focusing means represented by a lens 5. (In practice, the focusing means would comprise other elements as described in copending U.S. application Ser. No. 840,262, cited above.) Each cavity is bordered by an inclined reflective surface 6, described in greater detail below; rod 1 also terminates with a reflective surface 7, Cavity formation in rod 1 can be accomplished during molding of the rod, when a solid preform having an external surface matching the configuration of the cavity can be inserted into the transmissive material prior to curing. To provide the preferred cavity configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, the preform would have an elliptical or circular cross section and, at the end inserted into the molding material, an inclined planar surface corresponding to an oblique truncation of the cavity created by insertion. A circular cross section is preferred because precision-tooled, small diameter circular rods are readily available commercially to use as solid preforms. In any event, the cavity thus formed should possess a longitudinal axis which is perpendicular to that of rod 1. The inclined planar surface preferably has an area that is on the order of 5%, preferably about 2% to 4%, of the cross-sectional area of the rod.
After the cavity or cavities have been provided in the lightconducting rod, the rod is coated with a layer of amorphous material having a refractive index that is lower than that of the transmissive material comprising the rod. Among the amorphous materials suitable for use in the present invention are those that are conventionally employed for optical coatings, such as silicon monoxide, silicon dioxide and other silicon oxides. Other amorphous substances, including aluminum oxide and magnesium fluoride, can be used so long as the selected material forms an adherent, continuous coating that does not absorb light transmitted through the rod.
Where the optical conductor rod is provided with a plurality of reflective surfaces for distributing light to emerge laterally of the conductor or, conversely, to aggregate light beams impinging laterally, the coating material may be applied without masking those surfaces. Thereafter, the reflective surface can be formed by applying a suitable material, such as gold, silver or aluminum, to the appropriate area, overlying the coating at that point. Alternatively, the area could be masked during the coating step and the reflective material applied directly to the exposed area of the rod once the masking has been removed.
Whether the reflector material is applied to the rod or to the coating, it may be necessary, or at last preferable, first to apply an adhesion layer. Where the reflective material is gold or silver, for example, the adhesion layer can be comprised of chromium or titanium.
There are several processes known to the art for applying amorphous material to a substrate, particularly a plastic substrate, any of which can be employed in coating rod 1. Particularly preferred are the variants of plasma-assisted physical vapor deposition (PAPVD) technology developed for producing integrated circuits. For example, reactive sputtering (RS) techniques for depositing silica (SiO2) and other oxides, such as Al2 O3, onto glass or plastic are suitable for use in the present invention. In an RS process, metal atoms are sputtered from a metallic target by positive ions from a plasma which typically comprises a reactive gas (in the present context, oxygen) and an inert gas like argon. The latter component of the plasma is added to dilute the reactive gas.
In RS, the vapor species of silicon, aluminum and the like are generated by momentum exchange between the positive (oxygen) ions bombarding the target and the atoms of the target. The sputtering rate is, therefore, totally dependent on the power input to the target from the plasma, i.e., the product of cathode voltage and current in the case of dc sputtering. Sputtering rate is thus plasma dependent. Sputtering apparatus tube incorporating a planar or biplanar magnetron, a Kaufman ion gun system or a whole-cathode magnetron, which can be used to coat rod 1 with amorphous material in accordance with the present invention, are disclosed by Brett et al, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 1(2): 352-55 (1983); Rostworowski, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 3(3): 491-94 (1985); and McNeil et al, Applied Optics 23(4): 552-59 (1984), the respective contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Also suitable for use in applying the amorphous coating by PAPVD, according to the present invention, are techniques involving activated reactive evaporation (ARE). In an ARE process, metal atoms are produced from an evaporation source which may be heated by a thermionic electron beam, a plasma electron beam, resistance heating or arc heating. The gas phase is usually only the reactive gas at pressures less than 1�10-3 Torr. The plasma is created in the source-substrate space by injecting low energy electrons (20-200 eV). The cross section for electron/molecular collisions goes through a maximum in this low energy range and decreases drastically at higher energies. The source of the low energy electrons can be a thermionically heated cathode or, when an electron beam is used for heating, the plasma sheath above the pool of molten metal which is formed on top of the evaporation source by the action of the electron beam. (An appropriately spaced anode biased to a low positive potential is also provided.) In addition, radio frequency excitation can be used to form the plasma. Since the vapor species are generated by thermal energy imparted to the target, the evaporation rate varies directly as the vapor pressure of the target element, which in turn is dependent on the temperature of the target surface. Conversely, the plasma has little or no influence on the evaporation rate. Unlike RS, therefore, an ARE process is plasma independent.
Although system parameters for deposition will be adjusted empirically to accommodate different rod geometries, vapor species and reactive-gas mixtures, typical ranges of operating conditions for depositing the coating of amorphous material according to the present invention, by both RS and ARE techniques, are given in Table I.
TABLE I______________________________________Typical Deposition Conditions Used in ARE and RS ProcessesProcesses Variable ARE RS______________________________________Pressure 10-3 -10-4 Torr 10-2 -10-3 TorrSource/substrate 20-25 cm 4-6 cmdistanceGases used Reactive gas, such Reactive gas + inert as C2 H2, N2, O2 gas mixturesSubstrate potential A few volts Depends on inputwith respect to power and pressure;plasma generally a few hundred volts______________________________________
In both RS and ARE processes, substrate rod 1 will acquire a negative bias if it is immersed in the plasma, due to the "floating potential" phenomenon. Additionally, the substrate can be biased to a higher negative potential by connection to an Rf power supply. In ARE, the control parameters usually subject to empirical adjustment are the power of the electron beam and the minimum power in the glow discharge between source and substrate. In RS, on the other hand, the primary control parameters are reactive-gas flow rate and sputtering power. The former is largely dependent on the speed with which reactive gas is pumped into the system; flow rate is adjusted to achieve the desired operating pressure, with a rate in the range of 5 to 25 stand cm2 /min being typical. Sputtering power, expressed as total power to target, is a function of target size; a value of about 4 watts per cm2 of target surface is illustrative.
In addition to ARE, the related technique of ion plating can also be used to apply a coating of amorphous coating to a lighttransmissive rod, pursuant to the present invention. In an ion-plating process, like ARE, an evaporation source is heated, for example, by induction heating, in an atmosphere containing a reactive gas (oxygen). Induction heating provides the advantage of operation at the residual atmosphere pressures of oxygen required for the reactive ion plating to occur. See Howson et al in 2d INT'L CONF. ION PLATING & ALLIED TECHNIQUES 84 (C.E.T. Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh 1979), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Magnetron sputtering can also be used in the production of sputtered species, with the advantage of only a small heating effect on the rod substrate. Id. In any event, ion plating differs from ARE in that the substrate is biased with respect to the plasma to a potential on the order of kilovolts, rather than only a few volts as in ARE.
For example, a layer of amorphous silicon oxide material can be applied to a plastic, optically transmissive rod, as described above, by evaporating SiO as a powder charge from a tantalum "boat," which is heated resistively in a conventional evaporator device (voltage ˜10 kV) by the passage of current. The resulting source temperature would be adjusted to about 1025� C., typically resulting in a deposition rate in the range of 4 nm/s. To increase the oxygen content of the applied film, thereby assuring an SiOx constituency that is closer to SiO2, an oxygen atmosphere can be maintained in the evaporator, at a pressure of about 10 mTorr, and a discharge initiated therein (via DC or Rf power) to increase O2 reactivity.
Either before or after rod 1 is subjected to a coating treatment as described above, at least the inclined planar surface 6 that forms a border of the cavity in the rod (see, e.g., FIG. 2B) is coated with a reflective material. More specifically, the inclined planar surface 6 in each cavity 2-4 of rod 1 is coated in such a way that the surface acts as a mirror with regard to light conducted longitudinally through the rod. Reflective, noncorroding metals are preferred as materials to be deposited, for example, by a conventional sputtering process, onto the inclined planar surfaces. Gold, silver, aluminum, copper and nickel are particularly suitable in this regard.
In an illustrative operation, gold or some other reflective metal is evaporated by electron beam evaporation from a gold charge in a water-cooled copper hearth. Thus, with an electron-beam power in the range of 3 kW, the deposition rate on a substrate (which itself is not heated) at a distance of 35 cm from a gold source would be about 8 nm/s or less. Prior to evaporation of the reflective material, an adhesion layer would usually be applied, as mentioned above, using the same evaporation cycle and apparatus, but with a charge of the adhesion material, such as Ti or Cr, provided in the copper hearth. Typical electron-beam power values and deposition rates would be roughly 0.9 kW and 5.0 nm/s for Ti, and 1.2 kW and 6 nm/s for Cr. An adhesion-layer thickness of about 20 nm is usually suitable.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the planar surface coated with reflective material is itself substantially free of any amorphous material with which the transmissive rod is coated. In this embodiment, for example, when the method of the present invention comprises coating the rod with amorphous material before a reflective material is deposited on the planar surface, then the inclined planar surface can be masked during the first coating step. Thereafter, the surface regions of the rod that are coated with amorphous material can be masked and the inclined planar surface, now unmasked, coated with the reflective material; that is, only the planar surface is rendered reflective. Alternatively, the amorphous material-coated rod surfaces need not be masked, resulting in the depositing of reflective material over the entire rod, as well as on the inclined planar surface of each cavity.
In another preferred embodiment, both the external surfaces of the rod and the inclined planar surface of the cavities are coated with amorphous material, and then are overcoated (or only the inclined planar surface is overcoated) with reflective material. In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of depositing reflective material on each inclined planar surface (and, optionally, over the exposed surfaces of the transmissive rod) precedes the amorphous material-coating step. In this embodiment, it is also preferable that a region of the rod surface, opposite each planar surface along a line that a light beam 8 transmitted down the rod would follow if reflected from the planar surface (see FIG. 3), should be masked during the first coating step, thereby leaving it nonreflective. The same region can remain masked when the other rod surfaces are thereafter coated with amorphous material. In this way, the rod surface region 9 directly opposite a given reflective planar surface can be free of any coating, or can be coated with a light-transmissive material only, permitting light reflected through the cross section of the rod from the inclined planar surface to exit the rod laterally with a minimum of distortion.
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|Sep 3, 1974
|Apr 27, 1976
|Itek Corporation
|Process for coating glass onto polymeric substrates
|Sep 19, 1975
|Aug 2, 1977
|Aeg-Telefunken Kabelwerke Ag Rheydt
|Sheathed fiber light conductor
|Aug 12, 1976
|Oct 4, 1977
|American Optical Corporation
|Process for coating a synthetic polymer sheet material with a durable abrasion-resistant vitreous composition
|Jan 12, 1977
|Feb 13, 1979
|Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
|Filter for a light wave in a light guiding fiber
|May 7, 1981
|Dec 27, 1983
|Space-Lyte International, Inc.
|Optical distribution system including light guide
|Nov 2, 1981
|Mar 12, 1985
|Schlumberger Technology Corporation
|Reinforced and chemically resistant optical filament
|Sep 10, 1984
|Jul 23, 1985
|A. S. Laboratories, Inc.
|Apparatus for coating optical fibers
|Dec 19, 1983
|Jun 10, 1986
|Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
|Plastic optical fiber
|2d Int l Conf. Ion Plating & Allied Techniques 84; (C.E.T. Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh 1979); Hawson et al.
|2d Int'l Conf. Ion Plating & Allied Techniques 84; (C.E.T. Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh 1979); Hawson et al.
|Applied Optics, 23(4): 552 559 (1984); McNeil et al.
|Applied Optics, 23(4): 552-559 (1984); McNeil et al.
|J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 1(2): 352 355 (1983); Brett et al.
|J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 1(2): 352-355 (1983); Brett et al.
|J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 3(3): 491 494 (1985); Rostworowski.
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|Motorola, Inc.
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|Aug 23, 1994
|General Electric Company
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|Feb 8, 1994
|Nov 22, 1994
|General Electric Company
|Optical coupling assembly for use with a high brightness light source
|Jul 1, 1992
|May 16, 1995
|Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
|Image reading apparatus
|Mar 27, 1992
|Dec 26, 1995
|General Electric Company
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|Apr 7, 1995
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|Schott Glaswerke
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|Jan 4, 1994
|Jan 28, 1997
|Leybold Aktiengesellschaft
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|Jan 7, 2000
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|U.S. Classification
|427/525, 65/391, 385/147, 427/164, 204/192.26, 204/192.27, 204/192.23, 427/167, 385/31, 427/163.2, 65/403, 427/531, 427/527, 204/192.14
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 2, 1987
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Located in the heart of Toppenish, this inn is 4 mi (6.5 km) from Claar Cellars and within 20 mi (32 km) of Valley Mall and Yakima Area Arboretum. Yakima Valley Sundome and Yakima County Stadium are also within 20 mi (32 km).
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A fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and laundry facilities are available at this inn. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour front desk, free newspapers, and RV/bus/truck parking.
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A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Toppenish inn also offers a fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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