发明名称 |
Optofluidic apparatus, method, and application |
摘要 |
A reconfigurable optofluidic apparatus includes a microfluidic chip including a microfluidic channel further including an inlet for a liquid core waveguide fluid; a channel pathway for the liquid core waveguide fluid; a plurality of non-core waveguide fluid inlets; a switching chamber having a larger cross sectional area than the channel pathway; and an outlet for the liquid core waveguide fluid and non-core waveguide fluid, further including a plurality of non-liquid core waveguides disposed in the switching chamber. Light input to the apparatus propagates in the liquid core/liquid cladding (liquid) waveguide. The path of the liquid waveguide can be steered in a region of the apparatus over one of the non-liquid core waveguides such that the light is end-fire- or evanescently-coupled into the non-liquid core waveguide and output therefrom or between two of the non-liquid core waveguides and not coupled or output. Associated optofluidic switching methods are disclosed. |
申请公布号 |
US8861904(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.14 |
申请号 |
US201013504297 |
申请日期 |
2010.10.27 |
申请人 |
Cornell University |
发明人 |
Erickson David;Chung Aram J.;Jung Erica E. |
分类号 |
G02B6/26;G01N21/77;G02B6/35;G02B6/032 |
主分类号 |
G02B6/26 |
代理机构 |
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC |
代理人 |
Greener William;Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC |
主权项 |
1. A reconfigurable optofluidic apparatus, comprising:
a microfluidic chip including a microfluidic channel disposed therein, wherein the microfluidic channel includes:
an inlet for a liquid core waveguide fluida channel pathway for the liquid core waveguide fluid;a plurality of non-core waveguide fluid inlets;a switching chamber, wherein the switching chamber has a cross sectional area that is greater than a corresponding cross sectional area of the channel pathway; andan outlet for the liquid core waveguide fluid and the non-core-fluid; a plurality of non-liquid core waveguides disposed at least in part in the switching chamber; and a light input port. |
地址 |
Ithaca NY US |