Fabrication of transmissive dielectric elastomer actuator driven tunable optical gratings with improved tunability
Krishnan, Manu Bala; Rosset, Samuel; Bhattacharya, Shanti; Shea, Herbert
2016

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We present an electrically actuated tunable optical grating based on dielectric elastomer actuators. A simple fabrication protocol is presented, which integrates the grating with the actuating mechanism both made of soft elastomers, improving the tunability of the grating. The device is designed to be operated in the transmission mode. It exhibits a continuous period tunability of 34.4% at an actuation voltage of 5.5 kV, which is an improvement over reported tunable optical gratings.

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Title Fabrication of transmissive dielectric elastomer actuator driven tunable optical gratings with improved tunability
Author(s) Krishnan, Manu Bala ; Rosset, Samuel ; Bhattacharya, Shanti ; Shea, Herbert
Published in Optical Engineering
Pagination 6
Volume 55
Issue 4
Pages 047104
Date 2016
Publisher Bellingham, Spie-Soc Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
ISSN 0091-3286
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.4.047104
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Record Appears in Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IEM - Institut d'Electricité et de Microtechnique > LMTS - Soft Transducers Laboratory
Scientific production and competences > EPFL Partners > Neuchâtel Campus > LMTS - Soft Transducers Laboratory
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Record creation date 2016-04-15

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