Miniaturized ferrofluid actuated single mode fiber variable optical attenuator (VOA)
Dudus̈, Anna and Blue, Robert and Uttamchandani, Deepak; (2014) Miniaturized ferrofluid actuated single mode fiber variable optical attenuator (VOA). In: International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics. IEEE, GBR, pp. 123-124. ISBN 9780992841423 (https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924551)
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Abstract
We report a miniature variable optical attenuator employing a ferrofluid actuator/shutter combination located between lensed optical fibers. The VOA consists of an opaque, undiluted ferrofluid plug actuator inside a microfluidic channel. The ferrofluid plug position is translated by a variable magnetic field generated from a miniature electromagnet. The ferrofluid plug actuator in turn displaces a second oil-diluted ferrofluid plug acting as an optical shutter. The position of the shutter controls the optical power coupled between the input and output fibers.
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Item type: Book Section ID code: 50346 Dates: DateEvent17 August 2014PublishedNotes: © 2014 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. Subjects: Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Department: University of Strathclyde > University of Strathclyde
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