Droplet-Based Optofluidic Switch as a Controllable Optical Pulse-Width Modulator

Mohammadreza Oraie; Hamid Latifi; Hamed Qazvini; Hamed Nikbakht; Ayyub Ghaderzadeh

doi:10.1109/LPT.2017.2723298

Droplet-Based Optofluidic Switch as a Controllable Optical Pulse-Width Modulator

Mohammadreza Oraie, Hamid Latifi^*, Hamed Qazvini, Hamed Nikbakht, Ayyub Ghaderzadeh

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Abstract

In this letter, we have experimentally realized a controllable optical pulse-width modulator (PWM) based on an optofluidic switch configuration. The modulating frequency and the duty cycle of this on-chip PWM can be tuned via changing the mass flow rate of the injected fluids into a right angle T-junction. The droplet generation and its relation to PWM parameters are studied experimentally and the functional parameters of the PWM are characterized through a mathematical model. The modulating frequency and the duty cycle of the proposed PWM can be controlled in the range of 7.1-43.7 Hz and 24.1%-70.5%, respectively. This type of PWM is convenient for integration as a complementary optical component into the microfluidic systems.

Original language	English
Article number	7967808
Pages (from-to)	1383-1386
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	29
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2017.2723298
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

fluid dynamics
Microfluidics
optical modulation
optical switches
pulse width modulation

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