Title :
Novel approach in algae biofuel production using advanced photonics
Author :
Jung, Erica E. ; Kalontarov, Michael ; Doud, Devin ; Angenent, Largus T. ; Sinton, David ; Erickson, David
Author_Institution :
Sibley Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Utilization of evanescent fields for photosynthetic bacteria to produce biofuel can lead to thousandfold decrease in the volume of photobioreactors. We demonstrate the growth of bacteria enabled by the evanescent excitation using planar waveguides.
Keywords :
biofuel; bioreactors; microorganisms; planar waveguides; advanced photonics; algae biofuel production; bacteria growth; evanescent excitation; evanescent field utilization; photobioreactor; photosynthetic bacteria; planar waveguides; Biofuels; Bioreactors; Laser excitation; Microorganisms; Optical waveguides; Production; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
