Electrowetting optical switch
Abstract
Continuous electrowetting (CEW) and refractive index matching have been used as the physical basis of an optical switch for multimode fibers. This switch has low cross talk (∼-30 dB), fast response times (∼20 ms), low operating voltage (∼1 V), and low power consumption (∼1 μW).
- Publication:
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Applied Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- January 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.92920
- Bibcode:
- 1982ApPhL..40....4J
- Keywords:
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- Electro-Optics;
- Electrolytes;
- Fiber Optics;
- Interfacial Tension;
- Liquid-Liquid Interfaces;
- Optical Coupling;
- Switching Circuits;
- Crosstalk;
- Fluid Pressure;
- Liquid Crystals;
- Mercury (Metal);
- Time Response;
- Optics