Title :
In-plane tunable optofluidic microlenses
Author :
Mao, Xiaole ; Juluri, Bala Krishna ; Lin, Sz-Chin ; Shi, Jinjie ; Lapsley, Michael Ian ; Huang, Tony Jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Mechaniscs, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA
Abstract :
We introduce two in-plane tunable optofluidic microlens configurations for flexible on-chip light focusing and collimation within a microfluidic device, including (1) an optofluidic cylindrical microlens and (2) a liquid gradient refractive index (L-GRIN) lens.
Keywords :
microfluidics; microlenses; refractive index; flexible on-chip light focusing; in-plane tunable microlenses; liquid gradient refractive index lens; microfluidic device; optofluidic cylindrical microlens; optofluidic microlenses; Biomedical optical imaging; Focusing; Lenses; Microfluidics; Microoptics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Tunable circuits and devices; L-GRIN Lens; Microfluidics; Optofluidics; Tunable Microlens;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590559
