Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 22, 2213001(2022)

N×N Optofluidic Switch Array with Pneumatic Actuation

Jing Wan*, Mingrui Guo, Wei Zhang, Lie Meng, and Tingjie Yu
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  • College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Mar. 11, 2022

    Accepted: May. 30, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 7, 2022

    The Author Email: Wan Jing (wanj@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2213001

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