• DocumentCode
    499625
  • Title

    Advances in on-chip polymer optics for optofluidics

  • Author

    Godin, Jessica ; Lo, Yu-Hwa

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present liquid-turned-solid lenses (Deltan~1.2) in polymer devices replicated from cryogenically-etched silicon molds, with estimated per surface losses of .2-.4 dB. The process creates optical-quality sidewalls (sigmaRMS ~ 30 nm) needed for sensitive optofluidic devices.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; microchannel flow; microlenses; optical polymers; cryogenically-etched silicon molds; integration optics; liquid-turned-solid lenses; microfluidic channels; on-chip polymer optics; optical-quality sidewalls; polymer device; sensitive optofluidic device; surface losses; Biomedical optical imaging; Etching; Lenses; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; (130.5460) Polymer Waveguides; (230.3120) Integrated Optics Devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224815
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499625