Title :
Fluid optical waveguides for on-chip manipulation and generation of light
Author :
Vezenov, Dmitri V. ; Mayers, Brian M. ; Tang, Sindy K Y ; Conroy, Richard S. ; Wolfe, Daniel B. ; Whitesides, George M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
Application of liquid-core liquid-cladding waveguides in several dynamic photonic systems. These optical components could be reconfigured in terms of their geometry, refractive index, or chemical composition
Keywords :
microfluidics; optical waveguides; fluid optical waveguides; liquid-core liquid-cladding waveguides; on-chip manipulation; refractive index; Liquid waveguides; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1693972