DocumentCode
1667301
Title
Novel approach in algae biofuel production using advanced photonics
Author
Jung, Erica E. ; Kalontarov, Michael ; Doud, Devin ; Angenent, Largus T. ; Sinton, David ; Erickson, David
Author_Institution
Sibley Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Utilization of evanescent fields for photosynthetic bacteria to produce biofuel can lead to thousandfold decrease in the volume of photobioreactors. We demonstrate the growth of bacteria enabled by the evanescent excitation using planar waveguides.
Keywords
biofuel; bioreactors; microorganisms; planar waveguides; advanced photonics; algae biofuel production; bacteria growth; evanescent excitation; evanescent field utilization; photobioreactor; photosynthetic bacteria; planar waveguides; Biofuels; Bioreactors; Laser excitation; Microorganisms; Optical waveguides; Production; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326170
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