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P‐110: A Large‐Area Optical Switch Based on Electrowetting
Author(s) -
Wang Jin-Hui,
Li Lei,
Wang Qiong-Hua
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1002/sdtp.11974
Subject(s) - electrowetting , optical attenuator , attenuation , optical switch , optical fiber , materials science , optics , optical cross connect , optoelectronics , optical communication , dielectric , physics , multi mode optical fiber
In this paper, we report a large‐area optical switch using deformable liquid droplet. The deformation is produced by the electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) phenomenon. Our device provides a high optical attenuation (~660:1). The open time and close time are measured to be ~60ms, and ~100ms, respectively. The proposed optical switch has potential applications in variable optical attenuators, optical fiber communications, and displays.