Title :
Optical waveguides from a lithographically-defined wetting of a high-index liquid
Author :
Evans, Christopher C. ; Hsu, Emily ; Ji, Michelle ; Chengyu Liu ; Suntivich, Jin
Author_Institution :
Kavli Inst. at Cornell for Nanoscale Sci., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present a new approach to realize liquid-core optical waveguides via selective wetting on lithographically patterned oleophobic and oleophilic patches for sensing and adaptable optics applications.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microfabrication; microsensors; optical fabrication; optical sensors; optical waveguides; photolithography; refractive index; wetting; high-index liquid; liquid-core optical waveguides; lithographically patterned oleophilic patches; lithographically patterned oleophobic patches; lithographically-defined wetting; optical sensing applications; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemicals; Nanoscale devices; Photonics; Physics; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
