• DocumentCode
    2984697
  • Title

    Dynamic control of liquid-core/liquid-cladding optical waveguides

  • Author

    Wolfe, Daniel B. ; Conroy, Richard S. ; Garstecki, Piotr ; Mayers, Brian T. ; Vesenov, Dmitri V. ; Fischbach, Michael A. ; Paul, K.E. ; Prentiss, Mara ; Whitesides, George M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem. & Chem. Biol., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1680
  • Abstract
    Liquid-core/liquid-cladding waveguides are dynamic; their operation depends on a continuous, laminar flow of a core and cladding fluid. We demonstrate single-mode and multi-mode waveguiding, switching and tunable evanescent coupling between liquid cores.
  • Keywords
    claddings; laminar flow; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical switches; optical tuning; optical waveguides; cladding fluid; continuous flow; core fluid; dynamic control; laminar flow; liquid cores; liquid-cladding optical waveguides; liquid-core optical waveguides; multimode switching; multimode waveguiding; single-mode switching; single-mode waveguiding; tunable evanescent coupling; Biomedical optical imaging; Liquid waveguides; Microfluidics; Optical control; Optical design; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Signal design; Solids; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202239
  • Filename
    1573305
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2984697