Title :
Complex optofluidics: Controlling fluids with light and vice-versa
Author :
Mordechai Segev;Elad Greenfield
Author_Institution :
Physics Department, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We show that light can manipulate the mechanical properties of fluids and affect flow even in dense suspensions. The underlying mechanism involves the forces exerted by the light on nanoparticles suspended in the liquid. We discuss these ideas, present experiments, and suggest applications.
Keywords :
"Liquids","Suspensions","Optical refraction","Optical variables control","Nanoparticles","Mechanical factors"
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2015 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6834-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2160-5041
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2015.7288822
