Title :
Optical waveguiding in suspensions of dielectric particles
Author :
Conroy, Richard S. ; Mayers, Brian T. ; Vezcnov, D.V. ; Wolfe, D.B. ; Prentiss, Mara ; Whitesides, George M.
Author_Institution :
Dept of Chem & Chem. Biol., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Waveguiding is observed in a liquid core/liquid cladding waveguide containing a suspension of dielectric particles in the core. The threshold for guiding is determined by the numerical aperture of the effective refractive index.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical waveguides; refractive index; suspensions; dielectric particles; liquid core-liquid cladding waveguide; microfluidic channel; numerical aperture; optical waveguide; refractive index; suspensions; Dielectrics; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Particle scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Solids; Suspensions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549111
