Fluidic optics

George M. Whitesides; Sindy K. Y. Tang

doi:10.1117/12.681672

14 September 2006 Fluidic optics

George M. Whitesides, Sindy K. Y. Tang

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Proceedings Volume 6329, Optofluidics; 63290A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.681672
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Fluidic optics is a new class of optical system with real-time tunability and reconfigurability enabled by the introduction of fluidic components into the optical path. We describe the design, fabrication, operation of a number of fluidic optical systems, and focus on three devices, liquid-core/liquid-cladding (L²) waveguides, microfluidic dye lasers, and diffraction gratings based on flowing, crystalline lattices of bubbles, to demonstrate the integration of microfluidics and optics. We fabricate these devices in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) with soft-lithographic techniques. They are simple to construct, and readily integrable with microanalytical or lab-on-a-chip systems.

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George M. Whitesides and Sindy K. Y. Tang "Fluidic optics", Proc. SPIE 6329, Optofluidics, 63290A (14 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.681672

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