DocumentCode
444439
Title
Optical waveguiding in suspensions of dielectric particles
Author
Conroy, Richard S. ; Mayers, Brian T. ; Vezcnov, D.V. ; Wolfe, D.B. ; Prentiss, Mara ; Whitesides, George M.
Author_Institution
Dept of Chem & Chem. Biol., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1298
Abstract
Waveguiding is observed in a liquid core/liquid cladding waveguide containing a suspension of dielectric particles in the core. The threshold for guiding is determined by the numerical aperture of the effective refractive index.
Keywords
dielectric materials; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical waveguides; refractive index; suspensions; dielectric particles; liquid core-liquid cladding waveguide; microfluidic channel; numerical aperture; optical waveguide; refractive index; suspensions; Dielectrics; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Particle scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Solids; Suspensions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549111
Filename
1549111
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