Title :
Sized-based optical particle sorting using an orthogonal beam in optofluidic waveguides
Author :
Leake, K.D. ; Phillips, B.S. ; Hawkins, A.R. ; Schmidt, H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate on-chip, sized-based, optical sorting in optofluidic ARROW waveguides. Large particles are separated out of a mixture of particles of varying size as they pass through an intersecting beam.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides; intersecting beam; on chip optical sorting; optofluidic ARROW waveguide; optofluidic waveguides; orthogonal beam; sized based optical particle sorting; Liquid waveguides; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Reservoirs; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4