Title :
Femtosecond laser micromachining as an enabling tool for optofluidics and quantum optics
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Fotonica e Nanotecnol. (IFN) - CNR, Milan, Italy
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The use of femtosecond lasers as microfabrication tools to produce three-dimensional photonic circuits and optofluidic networks in transparent materials is reported. Applications to on-chip optical sensing in lab-on-a-chip and integrated quantum circuits will be discussed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lab-on-a-chip; laser beam machining; micromachining; optical sensors; quantum optics; femtosecond laser micromachining; integrated quantum circuits; lab-on-a-chip; microfabrication; on-chip optical sensing; optofluidics; quantum optics; three-dimensional photonic circuits; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical device fabrication; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193617
