Title :
Optofluidic bio-lasers: Bridging photonics, nanotechnology, and biology
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The optofluidic bio-laser integrates microfluidics, microcavity, and biochemically related gain medium. I will introduce the unique and advantageous characteristics of the optofluidic bio-laser, describe its current implementations, and discuss the future research and development.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biological techniques; fluidic devices; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; micro-optics; microcavities; microfluidics; nanobiotechnology; nanophotonics; biochemically related gain medium; microcavity integration; microfluidic integration; nanotechnology; optofluidic biolaser characteristics; DNA; Distributed feedback devices; Fluorescence; Laser feedback; Laser transitions; Photonics; Proteins;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
