DocumentCode
3433967
Title
Integrated tunable microfluidic interferometer
Author
Monat, Christelle ; Domachuk, P. ; Grillet, C. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
fYear
2006
fDate
10-13 July 2006
Firstpage
54
Lastpage
56
Abstract
We demonstrate a tunable optical filter/sensor based on a microfluidic interferometer integrated onto a compact planar chip. The interaction of the beam with a water/air interface provides a tunable Mach-Zehnder response with 28 dB extinction ratio.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; fibre optic sensors; hybrid integrated circuits; integrated optics; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical filters; optical tuning; Mach-Zehnder response; beam-water-air interface interaction; buried single mode fiber; compact planar chip; extinction ratio; integrated tunable microfluidic interferometer; optical filter; optical sensor; Australia; Extinction ratio; Microfluidics; Optical beams; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Refractive index;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-9775657-1-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519294
Filename
4519294
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