TY - JOUR
AU - Wang, Zhaosong
AB - As one of the core devices in all-optical networks, optical switches can convert optical signal physically and logically. Here a 22 microfluidic optical switch is proposed. It switches the optical path by ionic liquid and air in a microchannel, and uses the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) microfluidic drive technology. The proposed optical switch possesses the merits of simple structure, easy operation and low actuation voltage. There are no movable mechanical parts in this optical switch, so its volume is small. The structure, working principle and related theory of the proposed optical switch are described in this paper. The conducted research can promote the application of microfluidics in the optical communication.
TI - Magnetohydrodynamics-based microfluidic optical switch
JO - Proceedings of SPIE
DO - 10.1117/12.2533730
DA - 2019-05-17
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/spie/magnetohydrodynamics-based-microfluidic-optical-switch-RLY06XmH6M
SP - 111702N
EP - 111702N-5
VL - 11170
IS - 
DP - DeepDyve
ER -