Polymer-based Optofluidic devices in microchannels fabricated by femtosecond laser irradiation and chemical etching (FLICE)

Optofluidics is a rapidly emerging field and it culminates the integration of optics and novel microfluidics functions onto a single platform. This combination of the microfluidics with integrated optics has given rise to a new class of optofluidic devices. These Optofluidic devices are gaining importance, owing to their advantages over other solid state photonic counterparts like; 1) ease of integration with other microfluidic elements, 2) tailoring of device characteristics by simple replacement of the fluids, 3) some materials like conjugate polymers have certain beneficial properties, when in solutions as compared to their solid form.