Optofluidic devices and applications in photonics, sensing and imaging

L Pang, HM Chen, LM Freeman, Y Fainman - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Optofluidics integrates the fields of photonics and microfluidics, providing new freedom to
both fields and permitting the realization of optical and fluidic property manipulations at the …

Elastomer based tunable optofluidic devices

W Song, AE Vasdekis, D Psaltis - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The synergetic integration of photonics and microfluidics has enabled a wide range of
optofluidic devices that can be tuned based on various physical mechanisms. One such …

Optofluidic ptychography on a chip

P Song, C Guo, S Jiang, T Wang, P Hu, D Hu, Z Zhang… - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the implementation of a fully on-chip, lensless microscopy technique termed
optofluidic ptychography. This imaging modality complements the miniaturization provided …

Optofluidic imaging: now and beyond

Y Zhao, ZS Stratton, F Guo, MI Lapsley, CY Chan… - Lab on a Chip, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
More than a decade of research work in optofluidics has yielded a large catalogue of
optofluidic elements that can manipulate light at the micro-scale (eg, lenses, prisms) …

A liquid thermal gradient refractive index lens and using it to trap single living cell in flowing environments

HL Liu, Y Shi, L Liang, L Li, SS Guo, L Yin, Y Yang - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A gradient refractive index (GRIN) lens has a great potential for on-chip imaging and
detection systems because of its flat surface with reduced defects. This paper reports a liquid …

Microfluidic fabrication of cholesteric liquid crystal core–shell structures toward magnetically transportable microlasers

LJ Chen, LL Gong, YL Lin, XY **, HY Li, SS Li… - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a magnetically transportable microlaser with cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) core–
shell structure, operating in band-edge mode. The dye doped CLC shells as a water-in-oil-in …

Dielectrophoresis-actuated in-plane optofluidic lens with tunability of focal length from negative to positive

Q Chen, T Li, Y Zhu, W Yu, X Zhang - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports a tunable in-plane optofluidic lens by continuously tuning a silicone oil-air
interface from concave to convex using the dielectrophoresis (DEP) force. Two parallel …

Micro-optofluidic switch realized by 3D printing technology

F Cairone, S Gagliano, DC Carbone, G Recca… - Microfluidics and …, 2016 - Springer
This paper presents a PDMS micro-optofluidic chip that allows a laser beam to be driven
directly toward a two-phase flow stream in a micro-channel while at the same time …

Adaptive liquid lens with controllable light intensity

Y Li, Z Zhang, X Liu, L Li, L Li - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
An adaptive liquid lens with controllable light intensity is demonstrated, which can modulate
both light intensity and beam spot size. The proposed lens consists of a dyed water solution …

Optofluidic variable-focus lenses for light manipulation

YC Seow, SP Lim, HP Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents a planar optofluidic lens for light manipulation utilizing a combination of
optofluidic biconvex lens with micromixer. Three light manipulation techniques including …