DocumentCode
1664838
Title
Optofluidic microparticle splitters using multimode-interference-based power splitters
Author
Cai, Hong ; Poon, Andrew W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Clear Water Bay, China
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a microparticle splitter using a silicon nitride multimode-interference-based 1×2 power splitter. The 1μm-sized polystyrene particles are routed to the two output-ports with various branching ratios upon tuning the laser wavelength.
Keywords
lab-on-a-chip; light interference; micro-optics; microfluidics; micropositioning; optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; silicon compounds; SiN; laser wavelength tuning; multimode interference based power splitters; optofluidic microparticle splitter; polystyrene particle; size 1 mum; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; 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
6326076
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