Title :
Optofluidic microchip with VCSELs and edge emitting laser sources
Author :
Kasten, Ansas M. ; Tice, Joshua D. ; Eichorst, John P. ; Dorvel, Brian R. ; Kenis, Paul J A ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We discuss two approaches for integration of light sources into microfluidic chips. 780 nm VCSELs and fiber pigtailed edge emitting lasers are integrated for fluorescent measurements.
Keywords :
fluorescence; light sources; microchip lasers; microfluidics; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; edge emitting laser sources; fiber pigtailed edge emitting lasers; fluorescent measurements; light source integration; microfluidic chips; optofluidic microchip; wavelength 780 nm; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Microchip lasers; Microfluidics; Silicon; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730054
