Title :
Optofluidic Transport in Liquid Core Photonic Crystal Fibers
Author :
Mandal, Sudeep ; Erickson, David
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We describe optofluidic transport of polystyrene spheres in liquid core photonic crystal fibers (LC-PCFs). The collection of particles into distinct bands is demonstrated and we report the first measurements of the velocity distribution.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; liquid core photonic crystal fibers; optofluidic transport; polystyrene sphere; velocity distribution; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Particle measurements; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452457
