Optical beam steering using liquid-based devices

Y Cheng, J Cao, Q Hao - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-mechanical optical beam steering has received extraordinary attention in recent
decades because it can steer a beam to a desired direction or location without moving parts …

[HTML][HTML] A review on tunable liquid prism: Methods, applications and challenges

M Zhang, J Lv, Z Gan, Z Hu, H Hong - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Tunable liquid prism is important member of liquid optical devices, and its advantage over
solid material prism lies in the non-mechanical tunability. Therefore, it is of great value for …

Fabrication and characterization of a two-dimensional individually addressable electrowetting microlens array

SD Gilinsky, M Zohrabi, WY Lim, OD Supekar… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a two-dimensional, individually tunable electrowetting microlens array
fabricated using standard microfabrication techniques. Each lens in our array has a large …

Optical-switch-enabled microfluidics for sensitive multichannel colorimetric analysis

J Tang, X Cao, G Qiu, A deMello, J Wang - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
The implementation of colorimetric analysis within microfluidic environments engenders
significant benefits with respect to reduced sample and reagent consumption, system …

Adaptive liquid lens with a tunable field of view

JQ Tian, ZZ Zhao, L Li - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we demonstrate an adaptive liquid lens with a tunable field of view (FOV). The
proposed liquid lens consists of an actuator and a lens chamber, the annular sheet is just …

Simultaneous beam steering and shaping using a single-interface optofluidic component

D Sauter, M Sieben, P Zhao… - Journal of Optical …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
An optofluidic component actuated by electrowetting-on-dielectrics capable of
simultaneously deflecting and shaping a beam in two dimensions, using a single liquid …

Electrowetting lens based on a conical aluminum cavity

R Oroke, EJ Miscles, SD Gilinsky, M Zohrabi… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
A tunable liquid lens based on the electrowetting-on-dielectric effect is demonstrated using a
machined aluminum substrate. A metallic substrate eliminates the need for deposited …

Dielectric elastomer-driven liquid prism enabling two-dimensional beam control

J Lv, H Hong, Z Gan, M Zhang, Z Liu, Z Hu - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, a dielectric elastomer (DE)-driven liquid prism enabling two-dimensional beam
control is proposed. The proposed liquid prism consists of a flexible driver and a liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Single-layer Ga2O3/graphene heterogeneous structure with optical switching effect

L Li - Carbon Trends, 2022 - Elsevier
Both single layer Ga 2 O 3 (SLGO) and graphene are attractive due to their respective
electronic and mechanical properties such as wide bandgap and high electrical conductivity …

Compact, broadband, and low-loss multimode optical switch based on phase-change material for mode division multiplexing systems

A Atri, A Zarifkar, K Mehrabi - Applied Optics, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Mode-division multiplexing (MDM) technology is one of the suitable approaches to increase
data transmission capacity in photonic integrated circuits. Multimode optical switches play …