Title :
Electrowetting Micro-prisms and Micro-mirrors
Author :
Hou, Linlin ; Smith, Neil R. ; Heikenfeld, Jason
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Abstract :
Electrowetting beam steering using prism refraction and mirror reflection is presented. Electrowetting at the sidewalls of a square liquid channel is able to tilt prism or mirror apex angles over +/- 55deg.
Keywords :
microfluidics; micromirrors; optical prisms; refraction; wetting; apex angles; beam steering; electrowetting; micromirrors; microprisms; mirror reflection; prism refraction; square liquid channel; Beam steering; Dielectrics; Equations; Indium tin oxide; Mirrors; Optical films; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Petroleum; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382476
