Study On Optical Communications, Volume. 48, Issue 6, 58(2022)

Optofluidic Matrix Switch

Lie MENG, Jing WAN*, Wei ZHANG, Ming-rui GUO, Yao-wei LUO, and Ting-jie YU
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  • College of Electronic and Optical Engineering ●amp; College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, China
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    Generally, an optical switch is only suitable for a narrow and particular field. In this paper, a microfluidic matrix optical switch based on the electrowetting-on-dielectric driving technology is proposed, which can be applied in a wide range of optical communication and optoelectronic systems. It has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, polarization independence and easy integration of large matrix switches. Here the structure and working principle of this matrix optical switch are given, and the matrix driving circuit is designed. The operating voltage of the optical switch is 58V. The results show that the response time is 120 ms from "on" to "off" and is 100 ms from "off" to "on". The insertion loss is 0.26 dB, which is much lower than that of general matrix optical switches, and the extinction ratio is 139.7 dB. Moreover, two application schemes are given, namely, a photoelectricity display and a multi-beam array switch. Our work can provide a new idea for large-scale integrated matrix switches and promote the application of optofluidics in optoelectronic systems.

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    Lie MENG, Jing WAN, Wei ZHANG, Ming-rui GUO, Yao-wei LUO, Ting-jie YU. Optofluidic Matrix Switch[J]. Study On Optical Communications, 2022, 48(6): 58

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 12, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Jing WAN (wanjoptical@126.com)

    DOI:10.13756/j.gtxyj.2022.06.010

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