Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations
While liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) show promise for diverse soft actuators due to their strong stimulus responsiveness, limited investigation into their light perception and processing restricts their wider use in intelligent systems. This study employs a hollow double-layer structure to design...
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| description | While liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) show promise for diverse soft actuators due to their strong stimulus responsiveness, limited investigation into their light perception and processing restricts their wider use in intelligent systems. This study employs a hollow double-layer structure to design light-controlled logic soft switches based on LCEs. The design realizes digital logic circuits including AND gates, OR gates, and NOT gates, as well as an optical switch array capable of converting light signals into visualized digital signals. These light-controlled soft switches exhibit strong photothermal responsiveness (~12 s), high programmability, and excellent cyclic stability (>500 times). This research provides a new perspective on light-controlled logic soft switches and their applications in logic circuits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-abd8d63743124efe965df5257e0d99d62025-08-20T03:08:59ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-03-01257205110.3390/s25072051Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate OperationsChuang Wang0Hao Wu1Quanwang Niu2Xiaohong Yan3Xiangfu Wang4College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, ChinaCollege of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, ChinaCollege of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, ChinaCollege of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, ChinaCollege of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, ChinaWhile liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) show promise for diverse soft actuators due to their strong stimulus responsiveness, limited investigation into their light perception and processing restricts their wider use in intelligent systems. This study employs a hollow double-layer structure to design light-controlled logic soft switches based on LCEs. The design realizes digital logic circuits including AND gates, OR gates, and NOT gates, as well as an optical switch array capable of converting light signals into visualized digital signals. These light-controlled soft switches exhibit strong photothermal responsiveness (~12 s), high programmability, and excellent cyclic stability (>500 times). This research provides a new perspective on light-controlled logic soft switches and their applications in logic circuits.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/7/2051light-driven soft actuatorliquid crystal elastomerscarbon nanotubeslogic gate |
| spellingShingle | Chuang Wang Hao Wu Quanwang Niu Xiaohong Yan Xiangfu Wang Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations Sensors light-driven soft actuator liquid crystal elastomers carbon nanotubes logic gate |
| title | Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations |
| title_full | Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations |
| title_fullStr | Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations |
| title_short | Light-Controlled Soft Switches for Optical Logic Gate Operations |
| title_sort | light controlled soft switches for optical logic gate operations |
| topic | light-driven soft actuator liquid crystal elastomers carbon nanotubes logic gate |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/7/2051 |
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