DocumentCode
2925896
Title
Optical waveguide switch based on microfluidics drived by electrostatic force
Author
Ikemoto, Takuji ; Kokubun, Yasuo
Author_Institution
Yokohama National University, Japan takuji@koklab.seg.ynu.ac.jp
fYear
2005
fDate
30-02 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
1285
Lastpage
1286
Abstract
We developed an optical waveguide switch based on the movement of liquid droplet drived by electrostatic force, which is suitable for low power consumption. High extinction ratio of 35dB was obtained at the driving voltage of 300V.
Keywords
Electrodes; Electrostatics; Energy consumption; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Petroleum; Scanning electron microscopy; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9242-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569723
Filename
1569723
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