基于液体光阑的微流控可变光衰减器阵列
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南京邮电大学

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国家自然科学基金项目(面上项目,重点项目,重大项目)(12174199)


Liquid Stop based Microfluidic Variable Optical Attenuator Array
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Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (12174199)

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    可变光衰减器(Variable optical attenuator,VOA)广泛应用于光通信和光电子系统中,然而很少有VOA阵列的报道。本文提出一种基于液体光阑的微流控VOA阵列,利用螺旋形轨道实现多光束能量同步非等量衰减,或者使用环形轨道同步等量衰减,其中液体光阑的通光孔径通过介质上电润湿效应调节。该VOA阵列结构紧凑、体积小、操作简单、成本低,可灵活调整多光束之间的衰减比以实现多信道功率均衡。研究结果表明:所提微流控VOA阵列具有超越一般VOA阵列的宽衰减范围(0-100%衰减)和很小的插入损耗(0.26 dB),响应时间为0.1 ms,对偏振不敏感。它也能兼作光开关阵列。所提VOA阵列展示了集成和高性能的潜力,并为应用提供一种经济有效的方式。

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    Variable optical attenuator (VOA) arrays can be widely applied in optical communication and optoelectronic systems, but few VOA arrays are reported. Here a liquid-stop based microfluidic VOA array is proposed. It uses a spiral orbit to achieve different degrees of synchronous energy attenuation of multiple beams, or uses an annular orbit to achieve a same degree of synchronous energy attenuations, where the clear aperture of liquid stop is regulated by the electrowetting-on-dielectric effect. It has a compact structure, small volume, simple operation and low cost. Meanwhile, the attenuation ratio of beams can be flexibly adjusted to achieve the power equalization. The research results indicate that the VOA array has a wide attenuation range (0-100% attenuation) and very small insertion loss (0.26 dB) over general VOA arrays. The response time is 0.1 ms, and it is insensitive to the polarization. It can also act as an optical switch array. The proposed VOA array demonstrates the potential of integration and high performance, and it can provide a cost-effective way for applications.

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  • 收稿日期:2024-01-03
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