DocumentCode
2915876
Title
Realisation and characterisation of all liquid optical waveguides
Author
Dirac, H. ; Gravesen, P.
Author_Institution
Danfoss A/S, Nordborg, Denmark
fYear
2001
fDate
25-25 Jan. 2001
Firstpage
459
Lastpage
462
Abstract
We here report on the realisation of all liquid optical waveguides (ALOW). To our knowledge this is the first report in the literature on this topic. ALOWs are fluidic structures with waveguiding properties. They are realised in flow channels or tubes under laminar flow conditions, i.e. at moderate Reynolds numbers. The ALOW consists of an annular flow of two liquids, where the centre core liquid has a higher refractive index than the surrounding cladding liquid. The main applications for ALOWs are in optical detection.
Keywords
optical waveguides; Reynolds number; all-liquid optical waveguide; annular flow; flow channel; flow tube; fluidic structure; laminar flow; optical detection; refractive index; Biomedical optical imaging; Geometrical optics; Lamination; Liquid waveguides; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2001. MEMS 2001. The 14th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Interlaken, Switzerland
ISSN
1084-6999
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5998-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MEMSYS.2001.906578
Filename
906578
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