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24 July 2018 Optical switch with a micro liquid droplet
Jing Wan, Boyu Chen, Tianrun Zhang, Simo Zhang, Yixin Duan
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Proceedings Volume 10827, Sixth International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN 2018); 108272X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500999
Event: Sixth International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN 2018), 2018, Shanghai, China
Abstract
The optical switch is the core component of all-optical communication networks. Optofluidics is the integration of optics and microfluidics (lab on the chip). Here, based on optofluidics and optical communication technology, a 2×2 optical switch structure is proposed. The proposed switch uses a micro droplet and a microfluidic drive technology based on the electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) to realize the optical path conversion. The optical switch has a small volume, simple structure, low power loss. Meanwhile it has no movable micromechanical elements and is easy to be operated. Here the structure and working principle of the optical switch are introduced.
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Jing Wan, Boyu Chen, Tianrun Zhang, Simo Zhang, and Yixin Duan "Optical switch with a micro liquid droplet", Proc. SPIE 10827, Sixth International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN 2018), 108272X (24 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500999
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Optical switching
Microfluidics
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