Title :
A microfluidic 2×2 optical switch
Author :
Pang, Lin ; Levy, Uriel ; Campbell, Kyle ; Groisman, Alex ; Mookarjee, Shayan ; Psaltis, Demtri ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution :
California Univ., La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel 2×2 microfluidic-based optical switch is demonstrated. The device is made of an optically clear elastomer, using soft lithography, and having insertion loss smaller than 1 dB, extinction ratio of 20 dB and switching speed less than 20 milliseconds.
Keywords :
elastomers; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical switches; soft lithography; extinction ratio; insertion loss; microfluidic switch; optical switch; optically clear elastomer; soft lithography; Fluidic microsystems; Microfluidics; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Silicon; Telecommunication switching; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363142
