On-chip integrated lasers for biophotonic applications

Author

Mappes, Timo ; Wienhold, Tobias ; Bog, Uwe ; Vannahme, Christoph ; Christiansen, M.B. ; Kristensen, Anders ; Xin Liu ; Klinkhammer, Sonke ; Lemmer, Uli ; Grossmann, Tobias ; Beck, Torsten ; Kalt, Heinz

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microstructure Technol., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

29-31 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Meeting the need of biomedical users, we develop disposable Lab-on-a-Chip systems based on commercially available polymers. We are combining passive microfluidics with active optical elements on-chip by integrating multiple solid-state and liquid-core lasers. While covering a wide range of laser emission wavelengths, the chips have the size of microscope cover slips and use optical and fluidic interconnects only. Here, we present our latest realizations of integrated optofluidic lasers using whispering gallery mode or distributed feedback laser cavities.

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; lab-on-a-chip; laser applications in medicine; laser cavity resonators; liquid lasers; microfluidics; solid lasers; whispering gallery modes; biophotonics; disposable lab-on-a-chip systems; distributed feedback laser cavities; fluidic interconnects; liquid-core laser; on-chip integrated lasers; optical interconnects; passive microfluidics; solid-state laser; whispering gallery mode; Distributed feedback devices; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Plastics; System-on-a-chip; biosensing; diffusion; distributed feedback lasers; integrated lasers; micro goblet lasers; optofluidics; polymer Lab-on-a-Chip; whispering gallery mode resonators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT), 2012 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2875-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISOT.2012.6403224

Filename

6403224