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
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;
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
