• 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