Title :
Optofluidic microparticle splitters using multimode-interference-based power splitters
Author :
Cai, Hong ; Poon, Andrew W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Clear Water Bay, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a microparticle splitter using a silicon nitride multimode-interference-based 1×2 power splitter. The 1μm-sized polystyrene particles are routed to the two output-ports with various branching ratios upon tuning the laser wavelength.
Keywords :
lab-on-a-chip; light interference; micro-optics; microfluidics; micropositioning; optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; silicon compounds; SiN; laser wavelength tuning; multimode interference based power splitters; optofluidic microparticle splitter; polystyrene particle; size 1 mum; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
