Title :
Circulating Optical Particle Trapping Through the Integration of Fiber Optics and Microfluidics
Author :
Blakely, J.T. ; Gordon, R. ; Sinton, D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Victoria, Victoria
Abstract :
A dual-fiber optic trap is integrated with microfluidics, and stable circulatory particle trapping is observed. The unique circulating and flow-dependant nature of the trap enables active microfluidic mixing as well as particle sorting and control.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microfluidics; optical fibres; radiation pressure; dual-fiber optic trap; microfluidics; optical particle trapping; particle sorting; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Fluid flow; Integrated optics; Microfluidics; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical scattering; Particle scattering;
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.2007.4452459
