DocumentCode
2249349
Title
Optofluidic 1×4 switch
Author
Zamek, Steve ; Campbell, Kyle ; Pang, Lin ; Groisman, Alex ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Optofluidic 1times4 switch made of a blazed grating in silicon elastomer integrated with microfluidic channel was designed, fabricated and tested. Experiments show 1.7 dB insertion loss, extinction ratio of 9.8 dB, and response time 60 ms.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; elastomers; microfluidics; optical switches; silicon; blazed grating; microfluidic channel; optofluidic switch; silicon elastomer; Biomedical optical imaging; Delay; Diffraction gratings; Extinction ratio; Insertion loss; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; (050.1950) Diffraction gratings; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation; (220.3740) Lithography; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572012
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