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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 109,989 filed Oct. 19, 1987 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,886,332).
characterized in that
said medium is disposed relative to said source and to said detector such that at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation from said source is detected by said detector only after sequentially passing through one of said adjacent regions, then through said domain wall, and then through the other of said adjacent regions.
an optical fiber having first and second ends, said first end being optically coupled to said source and said detector, and said second end being optically coupled to said polarizing end;
means, on said second end or overlying said polarizing end, for linearly polarizing electromagnetic radiation entering said polarizing end and for analyzing electromagnetic radiation exiting said polarizing end; and
a mirror on said reflective end for reflecting electromagnetic radiation within said waveguide.
providing a magnetizable medium; subjecting said medium to at least a first magnetic field such that there is created in said medium at least one magnetic domain wall separating at least two adjacent regions of said medium, at least one of said regions being capable of causing electromagnetic radiation in said medium to suffer a polarization rotation; exposing said medium to a second magnetic field such that at least one domain wall is moved;
transmitting a beam of substantially linearly polarized light through said medium;
and detecting the state of polarization of the light exiting said medium,
characterized in that
said detecting step comprises detecting the state of polarization of light only after said light has passed sequentially through one of said regions, then through said domain wall, and then through the other of said regions, whereby said light undergoes a net polarization rotation; and
during said exposing step, said domain wall is moved such that the distance travelled by said light is increased in one of said regions, and decreased in the other of said regions, resulting in a change in said net polarization rotation.
providing a magnetizable medium,
and transmitting a light beam through said medium,
characterized in that
said method further comprises, before said transmitting step, the step of forming in said medium at least one magnetic domain wall separating at least two adjacent regions of said medium;
said transmitting step comprises transmitting said light beam sequentially through one of said regions, then through said domain wall, and then through the other of said regions, whereby said light undergoes a net polarization rotation;
and said method further comprises, during said transmitting step, the step of moving said domain wall such that the distance travelled by said light beam is increased in one of said regions, and decreased in the other of said rgions, resulting in a change in said net polarization rotation.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention pertains to optical systems, e.g., optical fiber communication systems and optical mass storage devices, which include thin film polarization rotators subject to essentially zero linear birefringence, as well as to methods for fabricating such rotators.
2. Art Background
Optical systems for communicating and storing information are known and are now commerically significant. For example, an optical communication system, as schematically depicted in FIG. 1, typically includes a light source, such as a semiconductor laser, which emits a light signal, e.g., an information-carrying light signal, to an optical fiber, which transmits the light signal to a photodetector. An optical mass storage device, as schematically depicted in FIG. 2, typically includes an optical disk which is capable of being, or has been, processed to store information. This information is encoded onto the disk (through processing) as regions of different optical properties, e.g., different optical reflectivity. The disk is read, i.e., the information stored on the disk is detected, by shining light from a light source, e.g., a semiconductor laser, (typically through a beam splitter) onto the disk. The light reflected from the disk is then directed (i.e., refelected by the beam splitter) to a photodetector. Alternatively, the light transmitted by the disk is directed to a photodetector.
In a wide variety of optical systems, devices that rotate the polarization of linearly polarized light in the same sense irrespective of traversal direction are advantageously included. In this regard, the frequency and power intensity spectra of the light emitted by the semiconductor lasers employed in optical systems are altered when reflected light impinges upon the lasers. Such alterations are undesirable because they lead to errors in the detected information. Thus, efforts have been made to develop devices, called optical isolators, for isolating the semiconductor lasers from reflected light. An optical isolator based on rotation of linearly polarized light is exemplified, as depicted in FIG. 3, by a bulk magnetic garnet material, e.g., bulk single crystal yttrium iron garnet (Y3 Fe5 O12, called YIG) material, positioned between a polarizer and an analyzer. This optical isolator has been proposed for use with optical fiber communication systems operating at a wavelength of about 1.3 μm because single crystal YIG is substantially transparent (at least 50 percent of the incident light is transmitted) at infrared wavelengths (wavelengths ranging from about 0.8 μm to about 6 μm). In operation, a magnet is employed to magnetize the YIG (in the direction of light propagation). Linearly polarized light emitted by a laser and transmitted by the polarizer is directed into the YIG material. Under the influence of the net magnetic moment within the (magnetized) material, the linearly polarized light experiences circular birefringence. (In a bulk material, e.g., bulk single crystal YIG, linearly polarized light may be represented as consisting of right- and left-circularly polarized components. Circular birefringence means the two components see different indices of refraction, resulting in one of these components propagating through the material at a faster than the other.) As a consequence, the light remains linearly polarized, but the polarization direction is continuously rotated in either the clockwise or counterclockwise (as viewed in FIG. 3) direction as the light traverses the material. (This phenomenon, commonly referred to as the Faraday Effect or magneto-optical rotation, is described in, for example, the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia on Science and Technology, 5th edition, Vol. 5 (McGraw Hill, 1982), p. 314.) If the material is of appropriate dimension, the light is rotated through, for example, 45 degrees and is thus transmitted by an appropriately oriented analyzer. Reflected light transmitted by the analyzer also enters the YIG material and also undergoes a rotation of 45 degrees in the same direction as the light which originally traversed the material. Consequently, reflected light, after traversing the YIG material, is oriented at 90 degrees to the polarizer, and is thus precluded from impinging upon the laser. (The phenomenon by which a magnetized material rotates both forward and backward propagating linearly polarized light by 45 degrees (or an odd multiple of 45 degrees) in the same direction is denoted antireciprocal magnetooptical rotation. Devices which include such materials are referred to as antireciprocal devices.)
A second type of device based on rotation of linearly polarized light is a circulator. When employed, for example, in an optical communication system, such a device efficiently couples light signals from a semiconductor laser into one end of an optical fiber, and allows detection of counterpropagating light signals emanating from the same fiber end. One type of optical circulator (having a configuration suitable for efficiently coupling light into and out of an optical fiber end) is depicted in FIG. 4. This circulator, like the exemplary isolator, includes bulk single crystal YIG, and also includes a polarization sensitive reflector. In operation, a magnet is used to magnetize the YIG in the direction of light propagation. Linearly polarized light, e.g., horizontally (as viewed in FIG. 4) linearly polarized light, emanating from the optical fiber end, is directed into the magnetized YIG. (The optical fiber is, for example, a polarizing fiber. Alternatively, an appropriately oriented polarizer is positioned between a nonpolarizing fiber and the YIG.) If the YIG is of appropriate dimension, the light is rotated through, for example, 45 degrees (in the clockwise direction, as viewed from the fiber in FIG. 4) and is transmitted by the polarization sensitive reflector to a detector. Linearly polarized tight emitted by a laser and oriented at, for example, -45 degrees (relative to the linearly polarized light emanating from the fiber) is reflected by the polarization sensitive reflector into the magnetized YIG. After propagating through the YIG, this light has been rotated 45 degrees (in the clockwise direction, as viewed from the fiber in FIG. 4), and thus enters the fiber horizontally linearly polarized.
While antireciprocal, light rotating devices based on bulk materials, e.g., single crystal YIG isolators and circulators, are useful, they are bulky (have typical dimensions of 3 mm by 3 mm by 3 mm), require the application of large magnetic fields (typically larger than about 1000 oersteds (Oe)), are expensive (typically costing about 1000 dollars), and are thus not entirely commercially attractive. By contrasts, a thin (having a thickness less than about 10 times the wavelength of the incident light) film waveguide antireciprocal device, e.g., a thin film optical isolator or circulator, using planar magnetization would be a much more attractive device. For example, a thin film device would permit the use of guided wave optics (and thus eliminate the need for focusing lenses, not shown in FIGS. 1-4), require the application of relatively small magnetic fields (smaller than about 100 Oe), and be relatively inexpensive. In addition, it could also serve as a building block for integrated optical devices (an optical device which includes two or more components, performing different functions, and formed on the same substrate) useful in optical systems.
Thin film waveguiding devices employing planar magnetization have, in fact, been fabricated. Such devices have included, for example, a magnetized (in the plane of the film) layer of YIG epitaxially grown on a (closely lattice matched) substrate of, for example, gadolinium gallium garnet (Gd3 Ga5 O12, called GGG), While these devices are potentially attractive, they are, unfortunately, subject to linear birefringence. That is, in a thin film, linearly polarized light may be represented as consisting of two orthogonal, linearly polarized components. In one of these components, the electric field of the light (an electromagnetic wave) is oriented parallel to the film surface and is denoted the TE component. In the other component, the electric field is oriented perpendicularly to the film surface is denoted the TM component. Linear birefringence means that the TE and TM components see different refractive indices, resulting in one of these components propagating through the film at a faster speed than the other. (Regarding linear birefringence in thin film waveguides see, e.g., P. K. Tien, App. Opt., Vol. 10, p. 2395 (1971).) Thus, when traversing a magnetized thin film, e.g., a magnetized layer of YIG, light is subjected to elliptic birefringence, i.e., a birefringence which includes both a linear component and a circular component. As a consequence, initially linearly polarized light undergoes oscillatory rotation. (The distance traversed by the light in completing one oscillation is called the birefringent period, P.) This oscillation is depicted in FIG. 5 where the incident light impinges upon a magnetized thin film at an angle of, for example, 0 degrees (to the y-axis). While propagating through the film, the light is initially rotated through a relatively small angle, e.g., 3 degrees, in, for example, the clockwise direction. Further propagation produces a counterrotation to -3 degrees, and still further propagation to a distance P results in the light returning to its initial orientation (i.e., parallel to the y-axis). During this oscillatory rotation, the polarization of the light also varies continuously from linear to elliptic to linear. Because the amplitude of the oscillation is constant and, for most materials, small, e.g., 3 or 4 degrees, little or no net rotation is achieved. But, as discussed, an antireciprocal device must achieve a rotation substantially beyond that normally achieved in linearly birefringent materials, and on exiting, the light should be substantially linearly polarized to avoid, for example, optical power loss at the analyzer of an optical isolator. Thus, the effects of linear birefringence in thin film, magnetized, waveguiding devices have presented a serious obstacle to their advantageous use.
The factors responsible for the linear birefringence found in thin films of, for example, YIG have been identified. One of these factors is what is here termed shape linear birefringence, which is due to the presence of discontinuities in refractive index at the film-air and film-substrate interfaces. These discontinuities affect the TM component differently from the way they affect the TE component, producing an effective refractive index anisotropy in the film. Significantly, the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence increases as the thickness of the film is decreased.
A second factor responsible for linear birefringence, commonly termed stress-induced linear birefringence, is due to a lattice mismatch between the film and the substrate. This mismatch subjects the film to either a compressive or tensile stress in the plane of the film, which also has the effect of inducing a refractive index anistropy in the film. Generally, the magnitude of the stress-induced linear birefringence is independent of film thickness.
Yet a third factor responsible for linear birefringence, commonly termed growth-induced linear birefringence, is due to a non-uniform distribution of certain ions in the film crystal lattice, produced by the conventional techniques used to epitaxially grow films on substrates. That is, in the case of, for example, YIG films, the Y (yttrium) cation is often partially replaced with one or more different cations, e.g., Bi or Nd, to alter the properties of the films. When such a film is grown on a substrate using conventional techniques, e.g., liquid phase epitaxy (LPE), the resulting distribution of the replacement cations in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the film is often different from the corresponding distribution in the plane of the film. This difference in the cation distributions also gives rise to a refractive index anisotropy. As with the stress-induced linear birefringence, the magnitude of the growth-induced linear birefringence is generally independent of film thickness.
It is known that, in many cases, the sign of the stress-induced and/or growth-induced linear birefringence is opposte to that of the shape linear birefringence. Thus, it has been suggested that these different sources of linear birefringence be used to cancel each other to produce zero net linear birefringence.
Different attempts have been made to implement the above suggestion, and different parameters have been measured to judge the efficacy of the attempts. To permit meaningful comparisons, these attempts are described below with reference to a single, nondimensional parameter α (readily inferable from the different measured parameters), where ##EQU1## Here, Δβ=2πΔn/λ, where Δn denotes the difference in the refractive indices seen by the TE and TM components, while λ denotes the wavelength of the light. Physically, Δβ is the phase difference (induced by the net linear birefringence) between the TE and TM components per unit length of film, and has dimensions of, for example, radians per centimeter. In addition, K denotes the Faraday rotation per unit length of the film, and has identical units to that of Δβ. Relatively low values of α, i.e., values of α less than or equal to about 0.1, are desirable and imply high efficacy, while values of α greater than about 0.1 are undesirable and imply low efficacy.
In one attempt to achieve zero net linear birefringence, Nd-doped YIG films were grown on a GGG substrate, the amount of Nd being controlled to control lattice mismatch and thus stress-induced linear birefringence. (See T. Okuda et al, "LPE Growth of YNd-Iron Garnet Films For Magnetooptical Waveguides," Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 35 (1983), pp. 164-166.) To determine the effects of film thickness, these films were etched to smaller and smaller thicknesses, and the linear birefringence properties of the films, both prior and subsequent to etching, were measured. Significantly, the unetched films had values of α as low as, but no lower than, about 0.5. After etching, the films exhibited substantially higher values of α, with α increasing as film thickness decreased.
In a second attempt to produce zero net linear birefringence, (BiGdLu)3 (FeGa)5 O12 films were grown on a GGG substrate, and annealed at different temperatures, for different amounts of time. (See K. Ando et al, "Annealing effects on growth-induced optical birefringence in liquid-phase-epitaxial-grown Bi-substituted iron garnet films, " Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 57, No. 4, 15 Feb. 1985, pp. 1277-1281). It was found that annealing serves to reduce growth-induced linear birefringence and, in this instance, leads to reduced values of α. However, the lowest measured value of α was no lower than 0.14.
Significantly, at least one group of authors (who are presumably familiar with the above attempts) has concluded that tolerances in the manufacturing processes make it impossible to achieve sufficient control over the different sources of linear birefringence to produce films having acceptably low, net linear birefringences. (See H. Dammann et al, "Phase Matching in Symmetrical Single-mode Magneto-optic Waveguides by Application of Stress," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 29, No. 26, 29 Dec. 1986, pp. 1755-1757). Rather, these authors have concluded that the net linear birefringences exhibited by conventionally manufactured films can only be reduced to acceptably low values through the application of an external stress as applied, for example, via a pneumatic table.
Thus, those engaged in the development of optical systems employing thin film, waveguiding, polarization-rotating devices have sought, thus far without success, convenient techniques for reducing the net linear birefringences in these devices to acceptably low levels.
The invention involves a method for fabricating a thin film, waveguiding, polarization rotator which achieves essentially zero net linear birefringence, i.e., achieves a value of α(=Δβ/2K) less than or equal to about 0.1 and preferably less than or equal to about 0.005, without an externally applied stress. In accordance with the inventive method, the thin film (of the polarization rotator) is fabricated so as to be subject to one or more components of linear birefringence which are opposite in sign to the shape linear birefringence associated with the film, at the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation incident upon, and for the film magnetization direction (or directions, if there is more than one) employed in the operation of, the rotator. Moreover, and in accordance with the inventive method, the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence is then controllably adjusted until the different components of linear birefringence essentially cancel each other (at the operating wavelength and magnetization direction). That is, in one embodiment of the inventive method, the film is formed with a relatively large (initial) thickness so that the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence is less than the magnitude of the linear birefringence components of opposite sign. Then, the initial thickness of the film is successively reduced (and thus the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence successively increased) using, for example, conventional etching techniques, while monitoring the magnitude of the net linear birefringence, until the different contributions to the net linear birefringence essentially cancel each other. Alternatively, in a second embodiment of the inventive method, the film is initially formed with a relatively small thickness (so that the magnitude of the shape-linear birefringence is greater than that of the linear birefringence components of opposite sign). Then, a layer of material, having a refractive index intermediate that of the film material and the surrounding atmosphere, is deposited onto the film. The thickness of this layer is successively altered, i.e., additional material is successively deposited or the layer is successively etched, until the net linear birefringence is essentially zero.
The invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIGS. 1 and 2 are, respectively, a schematic diagram of a conventional optical fiber communication system and a schematic diagram of a conventional optical mass storage device;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an optical system which includes a conventional, bulk single crystal magnetic garnet optical isolator;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an optical system which includes a conventional, bulk single crystal magnetic garnet optical circulator;
FIG. 5 depicts the oscillatory rotation suffered by light in a magnetized, linearly birefringent medium;
FIGS. 6 and 7 depict thin film polarization rotators encompassed by the present invention;
FIGS. 8, 9, 10 and 14 depict optical systems encompassed by the present invention; and
FIGS. 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 depict devices, including thin film polarization rotators encompassed by the invention, incorporated into the inventive optical systems.
FIG. 17 schematically depicts an exemplary optical system incorporating a waveguide, according to the invention;
FIG. 18 is a graph of magnetic bias field versus position relative to the waveguide of the optical system of FIG. 17;
FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of the waveguide of the optical system of FIG. 17.
The invention involves a method for fabricating a thin film, waveguiding, polarization rotator which achieves essentially zero net linear birefringence, i.e., achieves a value of α(=Δβ/2K) less than or equal to about 0.1 and preferably less than or equal to about 0.05, without an externally applied stress. The invention also involves an optical system, e.g., an optical fiber communication system or an optical mass storage device, which includes the resulting thin film polarization rotator.
With reference to FIG. 6, a polarization rotator 10 produced via the inventive method, and employed in the inventive optical system, typically includes a substrate 20 of , for example, GGG. The rotator also includes a thin film optical waveguide 30 of magnetic material, e.g., YIG, supported by the substrate 20. (For purposes of the invention, a thin film waveguide is one whose thickness is less than ten times the wavelength of the light incident upon, and guided by, the waveguide.) Significantly, the refractive index of the thin film 30 should be greater than that of the substrate 20 to achieve guiding of light. In the operation of the rotator 10, the thin film waveguide 30 is typically (although not necessarily) unidirectionally magnetized, with at least a component of the magnetization (depicted by the arrow labeled 40) being parallel or antiparallel to the propagation direction within the film 30 of the linearly polarized light (depicted by the arrow labeled 50) incident upon the film. Under the influence of the magnetization component 40, and by virtue of the total, or almost total, absence of linear birefringence (as achieved via the inventive method), the polarization of the incident light is essentially continuously rotated in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction (depending upon whether the magnetization component 40 is parallel or antiparallel to the propagation direction of the light), as the light propagates through the film, and the light remains essentially linearly polarized.
As discussed above, the inventive fabrication method requires that the thin (magnetic) film 30 of the polarization rotator 10 be fabricated so as to be subject to one or more components of linear birefringence which are opposite in sign to the shape linear birefringence of the film. Moreover, the film 30 should be subject to these components at the wavelength of the linearly polarized light which is to be rotated by, and for the film magnetization direction (or directions, if there is more than one) employed in the operation of, the rotator. Thus, for example, if linear birefringence, Δn, is defined to be the difference between the refractive indices seen, respictively, by the TE and TM components (rather than the converse), ie., Δn=nTE -nTM, then the shape linear birefringence will (necessarily) be positive and one or more other linear birefringence components will have to be negative.
Various techniques are available for forming thin films subject to one or more negative linear birefringences. For example, if the film 30 is a rare earth (or yttrium) iron garnet film epitaxially grown on a crystalline substrate 20, then, as discussed above, the film will be subjected to an internal compressive or tensile stress, which gives rise to a stress-induced linear birefringence, if there is a lattice mismatch between the film and the substrate. (The presence of a lattice mismatch, i.e., a difference in the magnitudes of the film and substrate lattice constants, is readily determined using conventional x-ray diffraction techniques.) Such a lattice mismatch, and the corresponding stress-induced linear birefringence, is produced, for example, by partially replacing the original rare earth nor (yttrium) cation with one or more other cations. (If the replacement cation is larger than the original rare earth cation, then the film 30 will be in compression. If the replacement cation is smaller than the original rare earth cation, then the film 30 will be in tension.) Significantly, this stress-induced linear birefringence can be either positive or negative. In general, the sign of the stress-induced linear birefringence must be determined empirically. One useful empirical technique is to subject the film 30 to either a tensile or compressive external stress, e.g., to bend the film, and measure the corresponding change in the net linear birefringence (using techniques described below). That is, if the film 30 is initially in, for example, tension, and if an externally applied tensile stress produces a more negative net linear birefringence, then the (original) stress-induced linear birefringence is negative. By way of example, if Bi (which is a larger cation than Y) is partially substituted for Y in YIG, and if a Bi-doped YIG film is epitaxially grown on GGG, then the resulting film will be in compression and the above empirical technique readily shows that the stress-induced linear birefringence is negative.
As also discussed, the conventional epitaxial film growth techniques, e.g., liquid phase epitaxy, are inherently useful for introducing negative linear birefringence into the film 30. That is, if the film 30 is, for example, a rare earth (or yttrium) iron garnet film in which the original rare earth (or yttrium) cation is partially substituted by one or more other cations, then the conventional epitaxial growth techniques will often introduce growth-induced linear birefringence. However, as with the stress-induced linear birefringence, the growth-induced linear birefringence can be either positive or negative. In general, the sign of this linear birefringence must be determined empirically. A useful empirical technique is to anneal the film 30, which serves to reduce the growth-induced linear birefringence, and then measure (using techniques described below) the corresponding change in the net linear birefringence. That is, if the annealing produces, for example, a more positive net linear birefringence, then the original growth-induced linear birefringence is negative.
The inventive fabrication method is distinguished from previous such methods is that after the film 30 is formed with one or more negative components of linear birefringence, the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence is adjusted until the film 30 exhibits essentially zero net linear birefringence at the wavelength, and for the magnetization direction, employed in the operation of the polarization rotator 10. This is readily achieved, in a first embodiment of the inventive method, by forming the film with a sufficiently large initial thickness so that the magnitude of the negative linear birefringence components is greater than the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence, and therefore the net linear birefringence is initially negative. A film thickness which satisfies this requirement is readily determined through the use of control samples. That is, control sample films of different thickness are initially formed (using identical techniques). The thinnest control sample (provided it is sufficiently thin, e.g., has a thickness of about 1 micrometer) will necessarily be dominated by positive linear birefringence, i.e., shape linear birefringence. On the other hand, one or more of the thicker control samples will (presumably) be dominated by negative linear birefringence. To determine the film thickness at which the net linear birefringence changes from positive to negative, identically linearly polarized light (of wavelength equal to that to be employed in the operation of the rotator 10) is injected into each control sample, in order of increasing thickness, and the sign of the ellipticity (e.e., whether the ellipticity is right-handed or left-handed) of the exiting light is determined using, for example, a conventional comprensator. The control sample thickness at which the ellipticity first changes sign implies that films having this, and larger thicknesses, have a net negative linear birefringence. (This same optical technique is useful in detemining changes in the sign of net linear birefringence produced by the application of an external stress, or through annealing.)
The relatively large initial thickness of the film is now successively reduced. That is, the film is repeatedly etched using either wet or dry, e.g., back sputtering or ion milling, etching techniques which leave an optically smooth surface. In the case, for example, garnet films, a useful wet etchant is phosphoric acid. On the other hand, a useful atmosphere in which to carry out back sputtering or ion milling of a garnet film is argon.
After each thickness reduction, the magnitude of the net linear birefringence is indirectly measured. This is readily achieved by coupling linearly polarized light (of wavelength equal to that of the light to be rotated by the rotator 10) into the film via, for example, a rutile prism, at various positions along the length of the film. After each such coupling, the orientation of the principal axis of the (generally elliptically polarized) light exiting the film is measured (relative to the polarization orientation of the light coupled into the film). By plotting principal axis orientation as a function of position along the length of the film, the birefringent period, P, corresponding to current film thickness, is readily determined. Significantly, P increases as the magnitude of the net linear birefringence, and thus α, decreases, approaching a maximum value of π/K as α approaches zero. Unfortunately, near this maximum, P becomes relatively insensitive to changes in film thickness. By contrast, near this maximum, the magnitude of the ellipticity of the exiting light (which also approaches zero as α approaches zero) is sensitive to changes in film thickness, and is thus monitored. That is, once P approaches π/K, and after each reduction in film thickness, linearly polarized light is injected into one end of the film, and an analyzer is used to determine the principal polarization axis of the light exiting the film, and is thus used to determine the angle, φ, between this principal polarization axis and the polarization direction of the injected light. In addition, the intensity of the exiting light polarized along the principal axis, I1, is measured, as is the intensity of the exiting light which is polarized at an angle of either +90 degrees or -90 degrees to the principal axis, I2. Then, a parameter ##EQU2## which is a measure of the magnitude of the ellipticity, is calculated. Significantly, as noted, R decreases as α decreases, and is less than or equal to about 0.01 when α is less than or equal to about 0.1, and is less than or equal to about 0.0025 when α is less than or equal to about 0.05. (In point of fact, measuring the R value associated with a thin film waveguide exhibiting a value of P near π/K is a convenient technique for determining whether the waveguide is encompassed by the present invention.) Consequently, etching is stopped when the desired value of R, and thus the desired value of α, is reached.
In a second embodiment of the inventive fabrication method, the film 30 is initially formed with a relatively small thickness, so that the film is initially dominated by shape linear birefringence. Then, the effective (not the actual) thickness of the film 30 is increased by depositing a layer of material (not shown in FIG. 6) onto the film 30, having a refractive index intermediate that of the film 30 and the surrounding atmosphere. Useful such materials include, for example, Si3 N4 and SiO2. Now, the thickness of the deposited material is successively altered, e.g., either increased through further deposition or decreased through etching, while monitoring the magnitude of the net linear birefringence, as described above. In this regard, a useful wet etchant for Si3 N4 and SiO2 is HF. In addition, these materials are readily plasma etched in a fluorocarbon atmosphere, e.g., in an atmosphere of CF4.
It should be noted that if the initial film thickness is relatively small, then the ability to reduce the magnitude of the corresponding shape birefringence through deposition of overlying matrial is limited. For example, if the film 30 is of YIG and has a thickness of 1 micrometer, then depositing Si3 N4 onto the YIG permits a reduction in the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence of no more than about 50 percent.
It should also be noted that, in general, the thin film waveguide 30 will typically guide more than one TE mode and more than one TM mode (irrespective of whether the waveguide is fabricated via the first or second embodiment). But, the net linear birefringence is readily essentially negated, via the inventive fabrication mode, for only one mode of each type, i.e., for only one TE mode and one TM mode. However, if so desired, the waveguide 30 will guide only one mode of each type if the structure of the polarization rotator 10 is modified in accordance with the teachings of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 771,016 filed by J. Hegarty and R. Wolfe on Aug. 30, 1985, (U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,384) which is hereby incorporated by refernce. In accordance with one aspect of these teachings, and as depicted in FIG. 7, only a single mode of each type is guided by the film 30 provided a layer 25 is interposed between the film 30 and the substrate 20. The refractive index of this interposed layer should be intermediate that of the film 30 and the substrate 20, and preferably be only slightly lower than that of the film 30.
As depicted in FIGS. 8-16, the present invention also encompasses an optical system 140 which incorporates the thin film polarization rotator 10 (fabricated in accordance with the inventive method), for use in any of a variety of capacities, e.g., as a component of an antireciprocal device, of an optical switch or of an optical (intensity) modulator. For example, if the film polarization rotator 10 is employed as a component of an antireciprocal device 70 functioning as, e.g., an optical isolator, then, as dipicted in FIGS. 8-9, the inventive optical system 140 includes an optical source 60, e.g., a semiconductor laser. This system also includes a system component 80 impinged upon by light emitted by the source 60 and transmitted by the optical isolator 70, as well as a photodector 110. As shown in FIG. 8, the sytem component 80 includes, for example, an optical fiber 90. Alternatively, and as shown in FIG. 9, the system component 80 includes a beam splitter 95 and an optical disk 100.
If the antireciprocal device 70 functions, for example, as an optical circulator, then, as depicted in FIG. 10, the sytem 140 includes an optical source 60 and optical detector 65, as well as an optical fiber 120. Light emitted by the source 60 is coupled into one end of the fiber 120 via the circulator 70. The circulator 70 also serves to couple light emanating from the fiber end into the detector 65. Generally, another optical detector and/or optical source (with or without the circulator 30) are positioned at the opposite end of the fiber. (It is assumed that in this embodiment, the optical fiber 120 is, for example, a polarization-preserving fiber. If not, then the system also includes a polarizer between the fiber 120 and the optical circulator.)
As shown in FIG. 11, if the antireciprocal device 70 is an optical isolator, then the isolator includes the thin film polarization rotator 10 positioned between a polarizer 32 and an analyzer 48. (The length of the rotator 10 is chosen to achieve a polarization rotation of 45 degrees, or an odd multiple of 45 degrees.) The polarizer 32 and analyzer 48 are, for example, polarizing optical fibers. If the presence of the analyzer is inconvenient then, as depicted in FIG. 12, it is readily replaced by a region of metal 35, e.g., aluminum or gold, overlying a portion of the thin film 30 (which is preferably etched to form a waveguiding strip, the magnitude of the shape linear birefringence associated with the strip being altered to achieve essentially zero net linear birefringence). The metal region 35 serves to absorb backward propagating light having a polarization transverse to that of the forward propagating light exiting the polarization rotator 10. Preferably, the thickness of the metal region 35 ranges from about 0.01 micrometers (μm) to about 10 μm. Thicknesses less than about 0.01 μm are undesirable because the resulting films have undesirably low optical absorption. Thicknesses greater than about 10 μm, while not precluded, are less desirable because the resulting films do not yield greater optical absorption than thinner films, and require undesirably long fabrication times.
In operation, the analyzer 48 (or metal region 35) and thin film polarization rotator 10 serve to align the polarization of reflected (backward propagating) light substantially perpendicularly to the polarizer 32, thus precluding transmission to the optical source 20. If the source 20 is substantially unaffected by such perpendicularly aligned light, then the polarizer 32 need not be included.
If the system component 70 is an optical circulator, then, as shown in FIG. 13, the circulator includes the thin film polarization rotator 10. In addition, the circulator includes means 130 for directing two light beams, having different polarizations, along two different optical paths, e.g., a polarization sensitive reflector or well-known functional equivalents such as rutile plate or plates.
If the thin film polarization rotator 10 is used as a component of an optical switch, then, as depicted in FIGS. 14-15, the optical system 140 incorporating the switch is, for example, a local area network which includes an optical fiber 150 linking a plurality of work stations 160. As shown in FIG. 15, each such work station 160 includes, for example, a computer or computer terminal 170, which optically communicates with the optical fiber 150 (and thus with the other work stations) through a 2×2 optical switch 200. That is, each work station 160 includes an optical source 180, e.g., a semiconductor laser, which serves to transmit optical signals (bearing information coming from the computer or computer terminal) to the other work stations via the switch 200 and optical fiber 150. Each work station 160 also includes an optical detector 190, which receives optical signals propagating through the optical fiber 150 via the switch 200, the information contained in these signals being communicated to the computer or computer terminal 170.
As shown in FIG. 16, the 2×2 switch 200 includes two thin film polarization rotators 10 and 10', aligned perpendicularly with respect to each other. In addition, the switch 200 includes a polarization sensitive reflector 210 which is in optical communication with both rotators. Further, the switch 200 includes input ports (1) and (3) through which optical signals are communicated from, respectively, the optical fiber 150 and optical source 180 to the switch 200. The switch 200 still further includes output ports (2) and (4) through which optical signals traversing the switch are communicated to, respectively, the optical fiber 150 and optical detector 190.
In operation, each switch 200 either permits, or precludes, optical communication (depending upon what is desired) between the corresponding work station and the optical fiber 150. That is, if communication is to be permitted, and if the optical signals entering the input port (1) from optical fiber 150 have their polarizations oriented at an angle of +45 degrees (relative to the plane of the thin film of the rotator 10), then the magnetization direction 40 of the rotator 10 should be aligned parallel to the propagation direction of the incoming light. Assuming the rotator 10 is of appropriate length, the polarization of the incident light will be rotated +45 degrees (to an orientation of +90 degrees) and, as a consequence, will be transmitted by the polarization sensitive reflector 210 to output port (4), and thus to optical detector 190. Similarly, if the optical signals generated by optical source 180 and entering the input port (2) have their polarizations oriented at an angle of -45 degrees, then the magnetization direction 40' of the rotator 10' should also be aligned parallel to the propagation direction of incoming light. Again, assuming the rotator 10' is of appropriate length, the polarization of the incident light will be rotated +45 degrees (to an orientation of 0 degrees) and, as a consequence, will be transmitted by the polarization sensitive reflector 210 to output port (2), and thus to the optical fiber 150.
If communication is to be precluded, then the magnetizations of each of the rotators 10 and 10' should be antiparallel to the corresponding, incident light. That is, as a consequence, the polarization of the light incident on rotator 10 will be rotated -45 degrees (to an orientation of 0 degrees), and will thus be reflected to output port (2) by the polarization sensitive reflector 210. Similarly, the polarization of the light incident on rotator 10' will also be rotated -45 degrees (to an orientation of 90 degrees), and will thus be reflected to output port (4) by the polarization sensitive reflector 210.
It has been found that magnetizable, optically transmissive materials exhibiting the Faraday effect can be used as magnetometers. That is, by means of an arrangement of permanent magnets or an electromagnet, one can readily create a magnetic field configuration, here called a "bias field," that magnetizes a piece of such material so as to create in the material at least two adjacent magnetic domains, separated by one or more domain walls, and with at least one of the domains having a component of magnetization parallel or antiparallel to the optical propagation direction. (A magnetic domain is a region within a material which is magnetized in a uniform direction throughout the region. A domain wall is a region in the material separating two different magnetic domains and in which the magnetization changes continuously from one domain to the other. A domain wall in, for example, YIG is typically about 1000 Angstroms thick). Because oppositely polarized domains cause opposite optical rotations, the net rotation suffered by light traversing, for example, two oppositely magnetized domains is sensitive to the path difference, i.e., the difference between the optical path lengths in the two domains. The path difference is readily changed by subjecting the piece of material to an external magnetic field, i.e., the magnetic field to be detected, in addition to the bias field. In response to the external field, the domain wall moves, thereby increasing the length traversed in one domain, and decreasing the length traversed in the other domain. In consequence, the net optical rotation is changed from its value when there is no external magnetic field. Because the direction and distance that the domain wall moves depends on the orientation and strength of the external field, the resulting change in the optical rotation is readily used to measure the magnitude of one component of the external field, e.g., the component causing motion of the domain wall.
Although the above-described effect is readily demonstrated in bulk materials, it is preferable to use magnetizable, optically transmissive material in the form of a thin-film waveguide. When a bulk material is used, it is necessary to employ lenses to direct light through the magneto-optically active region. However, when a thin-film waveguide is used, lenses are not necessary. Instead, a thin-film waveguide is readily placed in optical communication with a source of light and a detector of light, by means, for example, of an optical fiber or pair of fibers. As a result, devices employing thin-film waveguides instead of bulk materials are readily miniaturized.
It is even more preferable if the thin-film waveguide is essentially free of linear birefringence for one or several modes of optical propagation at the particular wavelength of light used, which is readily achieved, as described above. If there is essentially no linear birefringence, the optical rotation in each magnetic domain is proportional to the length traversed in that domain. Accordingly, the change in the net optical rotation due to a displacement of a domain wall is proportional to the displacement. In linearly birefringent material, on the other hand, the optical rotation is not proportional to the length traversed in each domain. Instead, as noted, the optical rotation has an oscillatory dependence on the length traversed, and is bounded by a relatively small peak amplitude. Consequently, when optical waveguides that are substantially linearly birefringent are subjected to external magnetic fields, they produce changes in optical rotation that are limited to relatively small values. Furthermore, the corresponding displacements of the domain walls are effective only if they are limited to a relatively small fraction, for example one-fourth, of a birefringent period.
FIG. 17 depicts an exemplary optical system whch is useful as a magnetometer, according to the present invention. This system includes a magnetizable, thin-film optical waveguide 310 which is, for example, in the form of a ridge (as depicted), formed on the upper surface of a substrate 320. The system also includes light source 330 optically coupled to waveguide 310, either by optical transmission directly through the air, or, preferably, via optical fiber 340. The system further includes an optical detector 350, also optically coupled to waveguide 310, either by transmission through the air, or, preferably, via an optical fiber. If detector 350 is optically coupled via an optical fiber, either a separate fiber may be used, or detector 350 may be coupled via the same fiber as the source, i.e., via fiber 340. In use, waveguide 310 is subjected to a magnetic bias field created by bias magnets 360 and 370. The bias field creates oppositely magnetized magnetic domains 380 and 390, separated by domain wall 400. Light, from source 330, which enters waveguide 310 is initially linearly polarized, either by transmitting the light through a polarizing optical fiber, or by transmitting it through a polarization maintaining fiber if source 330 provides polarized light, or by transmitting it through a polarizer 410. (The structure and function of polarizer 410 are described below.) Light which exits waveguide 310 after having experienced a net optical rotation is analyzed, for example, by transmission through a polarizing optical fiber, or by transmission through a polarizer, or by direct analysis of the ratio of the intensities of the two principal modes transmitted by a polarization maintaining fiber. Preferably, the light makes a double pass through the waveguide by reflecting from mirrored surface 420, and exits through, and is analyzed by, the same polarizer that polarized the entering light, i.e., polarizer 410.
Thin-film optical waveguide 310 has its easy direction of magnetization parallel to the propagation direction of the waveguide. Such a waveguide is readily made, for example, by growing an epitaxial film of YIG on a GGG substrate. As noted, optical channeling takes place in the YIG because at the useful wavelengths, YIG has an index of refraction that is greater than both that of air and that of the underlying substrate material, GGG.
In order to create a pair of oppositely magnetized domains, the bias field must reverse direction at some longitudinal position within the waveguide. (For purposes of this discussion, "longitudinal" means along the direction of optical propagation.) The bias magnet or magnets 360 and 370 that create the bias field are arranged so that the reversal is not abrupt, but rather occurs smoothly over a finite length within the waveguide. That is, there is a region within the waveguide, here called the "gradient region," over which the bias field drops smoothly from a maximum amplitude to zero, reverses direction, and grows again to a maximum amplitude (in the reverse direction) as a function of longitudinal position within the waveguide. (See FIG. 18). Within the gradient region, the bias field has a finite, although generally spatially dependent, gradient in the longitudinal direction. The stable location of a domain wall is the position within the gradient region where the magnetic field is zero. For purposes of this discussion, the point on the longitudinal axis where the magnetic field is zero is called the "crossing point." Thus the location of a crossing point determines the stable location of the corresponding domain wall.
The crossing point undergoes a longitudinal displacement when an external magnetic field, i.e., the magnetic field to be detected, having a longitudinal component is added to the bias field. The displacement is directed from the region where the bias field is parallel to the external field, toward the region where the bias field is antiparallel to the external field. Whenever a crossing point undergoes such a displacement, the domain wall located at that crossing point undergoes a corresponding displacement. The effect in a ferrimagnetic material such as YIG is for a magnetic domain that is magnetized parallel to the external field to grow at the expense of a neighboring domain magnetized antiparallel to the external field.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the waveguiding medium is a YIG film epitaxially grown on a GGG substrate. The refractive index profile of the YIG film is tailored to provide a local waveguiding maximum, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,384, hereby incorporated by reference. If this condition is satisfied, there are only one or several guided modes at the wavelength of interest, and as a consequence, the modes that are able to propagate within the waveguide are limited to those modes for which the waveguide is essentially free of linear birefringence. As explained in the above-cited patent, a YIG film having a local waveguiding maximum is readily made either by providing a YIG layer having a continuously varying refractive index profile, or by providing at least two contiguous YIG layers of uniform composition but different refractive indices, thus defining a discontinuous refractive index profile.
As described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,384, the selectivity of the waveguide for the desired mode or modes can be further enhanced by incorporating, between the waveguiding YIG film and the GGG substrate, a layer that selectively absorbs all modes except for those guided solely by the desired waveguiding layer, e.g., by the uppermost YIG layer.
If, for example, a two-layer film of YIG is employed, as shown in FIG. 19, then the bottom layer 430 is, for example, about 4 μm thick and is epitaxially grown on a GGG substrate 320. The upper layer 440, which is, for example, about 3.5 μm thick, is grown on the bottom layer 430 and has a slightly higher refractive index, i.e., a refractive index which is at least 0.1 percent, but no more than about 5 percent, higher. The top surface of the YIG film is, for example, etched to form a ridge (which thus serves as the waveguide) having dimensions of, for example, 10 μm in width and 0.5 μm in height. A polarizer 410 is readily integrated with the film. The polarizer 410 includes a metal film, e.g., an aluminum film, typically 1 mm long and 0.1 μm thick, separated from the thin film waveguide by a spacer layer of, e.g., silicon dioxide. The thickness of the spacer layer, typically about 0.05 μm, is choses so that the evanescent fields of the guided modes penetrate to the metal film, which acts as a polarizer in the sense that it preferentially absorbs the TM mode. Alternatively, a polarizer is readily integrated with the end of optical fiber 340 adjacent waveguide 310 (see FIG. 17) by cutting a notch or step having a flat bottom in the cladding of fiber 340 and depositing a metal film on the bottom of the notch or step. The end 460 of the ridge opposite the polarizing end 470 is preferably polished and coated with metal to provide a mirror 420 such that light impinging on end 460 from within the waveguide is reflected back through the waveguide in the counterpropagating direction. A typical length for the waveguide is about 5 mm.
Referring to FIG. 17, optical fiber 340 is optically coupled to the polarizing end of the waveguide, for example, by bringing an end of the optical fiber near to, e.g., within a few optical wavelengths of, the end of the waveguide. The other end of the optical fiber is connected to a 2×2 optical coupler 480. Communicating with the optical fiber by way of the coupler is light source 330, preferably a solid state laser, for injecting light into the waveguide, a reference detector 490, for measuring the intensity of light entering the waveguide, and signal detector 350, for measuring the intensity of light exiting the waveguide. Additionally, an optical isolator 500 between light source 330 and coupler 480 prevents reflected, counterpropagating light from re-entering the lighit source.
Bias magnets 360 and 370 are, for example, a pair of antiparallel bar magnets. Waveguide 310 lies between magnets 360 and 370, and within or slightly above or below the plane containing the magnets. The waveguide is rotated so that the longitudinal axis of the waveguide (i.e., the optical propagation axis) crosses the magnetic centerline (i.e., the intersection of the median plane of the two magnets with the plane of the waveguide). For example, the longitudinal axis and the magnetic centerline cross at an angle of, for example 15°. The point where the magnetic centerline and the longitudinal axis of the waveguide intersect is the crossing point. The position of the crossing point along the longitudinal axis is adjusted by moving the waveguide along the magnetic centerline, while maintaining the rotational orientation of the waveguide. Preferably, the crossing point is poistioned such that light is rotated by 22.5° in transit from polarizer 410, through waveguide 310, to mirror 420, and then, after reflection, is rotated an additional 22.5° from mirror 420 back to polarizer 410; i.e., a total of 45°.
A net rotation of 45° by the bias field is preferable because it affords the greatest sensitivity. That is, for any rotation between 0° and 90°, some fraction of the entering light that has been polarized by the polarizer is, after rotation in the waveguide, transmitted by the polarizer when it exits the waveguide. The relationship between fraction transmitted upon exit and optical rotation is expressed by: Itr /Ient =cos2 θ,
where Itr is the intensity of exiting light transmitted by the polarizer, Ient is the intensity of the light entering the polarizer, and θ is the net rotation. This expression varies most rapidly with θ when θ is equal to 45° and, consequently, that is where the measurement technique is most sensitive. In addition, this expression has an approximately linear dependence on θ over a limited range of values near 45°, thus simplifying the interpretation of the measurement in that range. For example, if θ lies between 32.5° and 57.5°, the expression deviates from linearity by no more than 10%.
It has further been found, that by placing the waveguide within the magnetic field region of an electromagnet, and by causing electric current to flow in the electromagnet, one can control, at will, the optical rotation of light propagating in the waveguide. Thus, the inventive waveguide can be used as a polarization controller. By rapidly moving the domain wall back and forth, one can readily modulate the polarization.
Two layers of modified YIG were epitaxially grown on a GGG substrate. The top layer had a thickness of about 3.5 μm, while the lower layer had a thickness of about 4 μm. In addition, the top layer had a refractive index that was about 0.5% larger than the refractive index of the lower layer. A ridge 10 μm wide and 0.5 μm high was etched into the top surface. The layers and substrate were cut to a length of 3 mm and the ends of the layers were polished. Light from a color center laser at 1.50 μm was coupled through a polarization maintaining fiber into the TEO mode of the top layer by positioning an end of the fiber near the edge of the waveguide. The light emerging from the far end of the waveguide was collimated with a microscope objective lens, passed through a Glan-Thompson prism analyzer and detected with a germanium PIN detector. With the two layers magnetically saturated in a direction parallel to the rigee (i.e., parrallel to the longitudinal axis), the emerging light was found to be polarized at 45° to the input direction, with an extinction ratio of 15 to 1, indicating that there was a small linear birefringence which gave rise to elliptical polarization of the rotated light in this mode.
A pair of antiparallel bar magnets 2.5 cm long and 1.0 cm apart were positioned 1.0 cm above the ridge waveguide. Their center line was rotated by 15° from the longitudinal axis, and they were moved to a position where the output light was polarized parallel to the input light. The measured longitudinal component of the magnetic field as a function of position perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is shown in FIG. 18. With the analyzer set at 45°, the intensity of the output light was measured as a function of a longitudinal, d.c. magnetic field applied by a solenoid mounted concentric with the output lens. The output intensity varied linearly with this applied field up to 18 oersteds (oe), and was repeatable to within 0.1 oe as the field was varied up and down over this range. Above 18 oe, the output intensity was no longer linear with the applied field.


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Returning to Florence completed his university degree in chemistry started his university career, he became a lecturer in physical chemistry in 1926.
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At the same university he founded the Institute of Physical Chemistry with attached Spectroscopy Laboratory where he worked in atomic and molecular spectra of rare earths.
The outbreak of World War II prompted him to return to Tuscany, where he worked at the University of Florence. In 1945 he was called to the Chair of Chemistry and Physics in the same city where she founded the Institute of Physical Chemistry which he directed until 1965. Directed the school to the study of interfaces and surface phenomena with consequent applications in the biological field. He studies on the chemical structure and spectroscopy with applications in industrial and archeology.
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2. Create for yourself an outdoor movie setup with popcorn and your favourite snacks! Its so easy to jump in front of the TV at home and watch a movie like every other weekend (or weeknight…. I'm not judging!) Pull out a blanket or sheet, grab your pillows and cozy blankets, comfy pants and your laptop or device of choice and set up a movie outside! Its the best cuddle atmosphere of all time! Make it even better and grab your favorite bottle of wine and you've got yourself a very romantic little setup!
3. If you have an extra buck or two, go find a brewery or winery and take a tour and do a tasting! It is so fun to try new things together, have new experiences, and maybe find something new that you like! Hubs and I wine taste on the Naramata Bench (located in the Okanagan in British Columbia) and we look forward to it every year! We often buy a few(or lots oops) bottles of wine, bring them home and enjoy the memories we made together over a glass of delicious Okanagan wine! Whatever it is, go try something new, and try it together!
4. Go to an amazing cafe that you haven't tried yet and get this – actually sit INSIDE the cafe and drink out of a real mug and actually talk to your spouse without any distractions or interruptions! I know any mama out there is thinking "Gosh… I wonder what that's like?". A few weeks ago hubs and I visited Rosso Coffee Roasters and sat there for almost 2 hours as we talked about goals and future dreams! I'm sorry, but we probably couldn't do that at home unless we tied up our kids and put them in their closets with locks on the doors, and we definitely wouldn't have that deep of a conversation sitting at home on our couch with the TV on. Go out and enjoy some amazing decor and some delicious beverage of choice that isn't in a take out cup and engage in real conversation! Maybe make a list of 10 questions for each other as a fun conversation starter? The sky is the limit! But again, an under $10 date!
5. Last but not least, if you're the adventurous kind of couple, take a road trip to a close small town and scout out a one-off cafe, tea house or restaurant! Hubs and I love one-off places much better than chains and love trying new food and drinks at random places. OBVIOUSLY you want to make sure they're somewhat clean and licensed and all that stuff, but you can find some hidden gems and have a new place to go without seeing your neighbour from across the street, also with some fun adventure finding it!
Those are just a few ideas for some fun inexpensive ways to date your partner, I could name a lot more! Try these top 5 out and comment below on which one you and your partner enjoyed the most!


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Uncompromising Honor (Honor Harrington #19) (Mass Market)
David Weber
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Book #19 in the best-selling Honor Harrington series from
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal
and international best-selling phenomenon David Weber.
The Solarian League—for hundreds of years they have borne the banner of human civilization. But the bureaucratic Mandarins who rule today's League are corrupt and looking for scapegoats. They've decided the upstart Star Kingdom of Manticore must be annihilated.
Honor Harrington has worn the Star Kingdom's uniform for half a century. Very few know war the way Honor Harrington does. So far, hers has been a voice of caution. But now the Mandarins have committed atrocities such as the galaxy has not known in a thousand years. They have finally killed too many of the people Honor Harrington loves.
Now Honor Harrington is coming for the Solarian League. And Hell is riding in her wake.
Uncompromising Honor
"…a balanced mix of interstellar intrigue, counterespionage, and epic fleet action…with all the hard- and software details and tactical proficiency that Weber delivers like no one else; along with a large cast of well-developed, believable characters, giving each clash of fleets emotional weight."
". . . moves. . . as inexorably as the Star Kingdom's Grand Fleet, commanded by series protagonist Honor Harrington. . . . Weber is the Tom Clancy of science fiction. . . . His fans will relish this latest installment. . . ."—
Publishers Weekly
"[E]ach book contains food for multiple tastes [and] provides a feast. Readers . . . will get enough hardware-geek stuff and space battles to make their palms sweaty. Those who love political intrigue will nigh have their brains explode from following all the tentacles of strategy. . . .Those who love fully drawn characters with everything at stake . . . will have lots to cheer about. And those who love bad guys committing atrocious deeds, only to get what they deserve from the good guys, will sleep contentedly at night because justice has been served.
Uncompromising Honor
provide[s] a long, luxurious trip. . . [that is] emotionally and intellectually gratifying. . ."—
New York Journal of Books-West
"Weber's books [are] enjoyable as fiction and profound as works of art. . . . [in them] great power competition makes its way into the space age on a galactic scale. . . . Battles are described in vivid, suspenseful detail. . . . both sides grapple to do their duty as they understand it . . . [and] it is the human touches that make this book so gripping. . . . Weber's fans will greatly enjoy
Uncompromising Honor
[and be left] eagerly awaiting the next installment of this magnificent series."—Mark Vandroff, Center for International Maritime Security
Shadow of Freedom,
#18 in the Honor Harrington series:
"This entry is just as exciting as Weber's initial offering. . . .The result is a fast-paced and action-packed story that follows [our characters] as they move from reaction to command of the situation. Weber builds
Shadow of Freedom
to an exciting and unexpected climax."—
Daily News of Galveston
Mission of Honor
, #13 in the Honor Harrington series:
"Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel…Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action."–
Publishers Weekly
"This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point…Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time."–
About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:
". . .everything you could want in a heroine …. Excellent … plenty of action."–
Science Fiction Age
"Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!"–Anne McCaffrey
"Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure."–
"Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . ."–
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Honor Harrington Main Series:
On Basilisk Station
The Honor of the Queen
The Short Victorious War
Field of Dishonor
Flag in Exile
Honor Among Enemies
In Enemy Hands
Echoes of Honor
Ashes of Victory
War of Honor
The Shadow of Saganami
At All Costs
Storm from the Shadows
Mission of Honor
A Rising Thunder
Shadow of Freedom
Uncompromising Honor
About the Author
With over eight million copies of his books in print and thirty titles on the
New York Times
bestseller list,
David Weber
is a science fiction powerhouse. In the vastly popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's
Master and Commander
lives on—into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on twenty-one bestseller lists, including
The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times
, and
USA Today.
Additional Honorverse collaborations include a spin-off mini-series Manticore Ascendant with
New York Times
best-selling author, Timothy Zahn; and with Eric Flint,
Crown of Slaves
Cauldron of Ghosts
contributing to his illustrious list of
New York Times
and International Best Seller Lists.
Best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, Weber is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations, the Starfire Series with Steve White; The Empire of Man Series with John Ringo; the Multiverse Series with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby; and the Ring of Fire Series with Eric Flint.
David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children.
Product Details
Publication Date:
September 24th, 2019
Honor Harrington
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I bought new Kohler dishwasher air gap. An air gap is required in California. It is used in conjunction with brand new dishwasher and garbage disposal. The problem is water keeps on spewing out of the air gap and never drains to the garbage disposal. I disassembled the air gap to inspect the innards. Something strange is the 5/8" small tube coming from the dishwasher shoots all the way up to the top of the air gap. It's ending right where the water was spewing out. I see no way for the water to discharge into the larger 7/8" side, which goes to the garbage disposal. Basically, there's no route from the 5/8" side to the 7/8" side. Is this air gap defective? Was the 5/8" tube pushed way to far up?
I'm going out on a limb here, but it is probably more indicative of the solution.
You have a question outstanding that no-one answered yet, and then you posted this one, which ironically is going to draw questions that feed right into your other question. So for sake of completeness, you may want to merge them since both of these questions DEFINITELY feed each other, and mark the other dupe or link it to this one.
Question.... in question: Can dishwasher tubes do 360 loops?
There is no "pressure" from your air gap from your dishwasher, so the air gap is almost certainly filling up until the loop you have created BELOW the disposal is filled and there is (if ever) enough water weight to move water into the disposals drain.
Also, make sure the disposal & its drain is clean & clear.
The dishwasher & disposal install kits instructions should talk about this. Here is an example from a google search: http://structuretech1.com/dishwasher-drain/
From the two posts, I would shorten the disposal line and run it directly.


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Dear God...
"Hardly anyone can ever find God because God is right at the end of your mind after all the background thoughts are gone."
Maisie Satchwell-Hust
Progressive Christianity Network
With or Without God
The Progressive Christianity Network approached Westhill for a grant to cover the cost of the forthcoming UK speaking engagements of the well-known Canadian post-theist, Revd Gretta Vosper.
Gretta Vosper
Currently a Minister of the United Church of Canada and based in Toronto, Gretta Vosper is the author of 'With or Without God' and 'Amen'. Vosper says she does not believe in God as a supernatural, interventionist, divine being and her work bridges progressive Christianity and atheism in a unique (and for some people controversial) exploration beyond the boundaries of Christian thought.
Gretta Vosper has accepted an invitation to come to the UK to speak at local meetings of the PCN in Leeds on 7th and 8th October and to deliver lectures as part of the Radical Christian Faith lecture programme, organised at Carrs Lane church, Birmingham on 13th and 14th October.
PCN and Radical Christianity Lectures
The inclusive, thoughtful and outward-looking positioning of PCN, the Radical Christian Faith lectures and Gretta Vosper are consistent with Westhill's values and remit to encourage serious Christian reflection and dialogue. This is not to say, however, that Westhill endorses everything that Gretta Vosper says but rather that Westhill is keen to encourage thought on and discussion about the issues that she raises.


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Local Democrats, Republicans and the campaigns for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have established watch parties across Northeast Ohio for the 90-minute debate, which begins at 9 p.m.
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Summit County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Fusco will be serving up pizza and pop from 8-11 p.m. in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood at the Steelworkers Local 2 (501 Kelly Ave.) in Akron during the debate. The event is free and open to the public.
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� University of Akron (Aqueduct Brewing): 9-10:30 p.m. at 529 Grant St. Suite 106. RSVP here: www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/YOWEPRI6UXFLTA4Z/
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And from the Trump campaign:
� P.J. McIntyre�s Irish Pub: 9 p.m. at 17119 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland.
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