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Microfluidic Droplet Array as Optical Irises Actuated via Electrowetting

  • Initiated by a task in tunable microoptics, but not limited to this application, a microfluidic droplet array in an upright standing module with 3 × 3 subcells and droplet actuation via electrowetting is presented. Each subcell is filled with a single (of course transparent) water droplet, serving as a movable iris, surrounded by opaque blackened decane. Each subcell measures 1 × 1 mm ² and incorporates 2 × 2 quadratically arranged positions for the droplet. All 3 × 3 droplets are actuated synchronously by electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD). The droplet speed is up to 12 mm/s at 130 V (Vrms) with response times of about 40 ms. Minimum operating voltage is 30 V. Horizontal and vertical movement of the droplets is demonstrated. Furthermore, a minor modification of the subcells allows us to exploit the flattening of each droplet. Hence, the opaque decane fluid sample can cover each water droplet and render each subcell opaque, resulting in switchable irises of constant opening diameter. The concept does not require any mechanically moving parts or external pumps.
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Author:Johannes StrassnerORCiD, Carina HeiselORCiD, Dominic PalmORCiD, Henning FouckhardtORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:386-kluedo-57793
ISSN:1687-563X
Parent Title (English):Advances in OptoElectronics
Document Type:Article
Language of publication:English
Date of Publication (online):2018/02/01
Year of first Publication:2018
Publishing Institution:Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Date of the Publication (Server):2019/10/31
Issue:2018
Page Number:9
Source:https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aoe/2018/1262947/
Faculties / Organisational entities:Kaiserslautern - Fachbereich Physik
DDC-Cassification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 530 Physik
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds
Licence (German):Zweitveröffentlichung