DocumentCode :
1696773
Title :
Tunable microfluidic dye laser
Author :
Bilenberg, B. ; Helbo, B. ; Kutter, J.P. ; Kristensen, A.
Author_Institution :
Mikroelektron. Centret, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Volume :
1
fYear :
2003
Firstpage :
206
Abstract :
We present a tunable microfluidic dye laser fabricated in SU-8. The tunability is enabled by integrating a microfluidic diffusion mixer with an existing microfluidic dye laser design by Helbo et al. By controlling the relative flows in the mixer between a dye solution and a solvent, the concentration of dye in the laser cavity can be adjusted, allowing the wavelength to be tuned. Wavelength tuning controlled by the dye concentration was demonstrated with macroscopic dye lasers already in 1971, but this principle only becomes practically applicable by the use of microfluidic mixing. With presently available dyes, the lasing wavelength can be tuned in an interval between 400 nm and 900 nm, depending on the specific dye. In this first demonstration, the lasing wavelength was tuned between 568 nm and 574 nm, using a solution of 10/sup -2/ mol/L Rhodamine 6G in ethanol.
Keywords :
dye lasers; dyes; microcavity lasers; microfluidics; 400 to 900 nm; ethanol; laser cavity; macroscopic dye lasers; microfluidic diffusion; tunable microfluidic dye laser; Ethanol; Fluidic microsystems; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Microfluidics; Optical control; Pump lasers; Solvents; Tunable circuits and devices; Wafer bonding;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7731-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1215289
Filename :
1215289
Link To Document :
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