Title: Optofluidic Elements for On-Chip Sample Analysis
Abstract: The benefits of the integration of novel optofluidic elements, e.g., fluidic lenses and liquid-core / liquid-cladding (L2) waveguides, for on-chip optical sample analysis are discussed. Using properly designed microfluidic channels, pre-calculated flow rate ratios and transparent fluids with different refractive indices but similar viscosity novel fluidic optical elements can be created. In this contribution we present a dynamically reconfigurable fluidic lens which can focus light three-dimensionally and a L2 waveguide concept which can couple the incident laser beam in the analysis channel. The optofluidic system is fabricated on a glass substrate in a photosensitive polymer by fast laser micro-stereolithography.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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