A shuttlecock optical rotator-its design, fabrication and evaluation for a microfluidic mixer

Author

Ukita, Hiroo ; Kanehira, Motoki

Author_Institution

Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga, Japan

Volume

8

Issue

1

fYear

2002

Firstpage

111

Lastpage

117

Abstract

An optically driven microrotator is proposed for fluidic mixing in future micrototal analysis systems (μ-TAS). The rotation mechanism, optical torque and microflow around the rotator are analyzed, and the rotator is fabricatied both by photolithography and photoforming methods. The microflow fields generated by the optical rotation are then experimentally visualized by both tracer and optical methods, and the velocity vectors and flux amount around the rotator are analyzed for the evaluation of the mixing performance of the microfluids

Keywords

flow measurement; laser beam effects; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; photolithography; radiation pressure; ray tracing; design; fabrication; fluidic mixing; microflow; microflow fields; microfluidic mixer; microliquids; micrototal analysis systems; mixing performance; optical MEMS; optical methods; optical rotation; optical torque; optically driven microrotator; photoforming methods; photolithography; rotation mechanism; shuttlecock optical rotator; tracer methods; velocity vectors; Biomedical optical imaging; Lithography; Microfluidics; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Performance analysis; Torque; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.991406

Filename

991406