A tuneable micro-optofluidic biconvex lens with mathematically predictable focal length

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 889-896

  Song, Chaolong ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a   Tan, Say Hwa ^a   Asundi, Anand Krishna ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic spreading; Index matching; Light focusing; Liquid lens; Micro optofluidics

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR CHAMBER; DIPOLE FLOW; FLOW CONDITION; FOCAL LENGTHS; FOCAL POINTS; IN-PLANE; INDEX MATCHING; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; LIGHT FOCUSING; LIQUID LENS; MICROFLUIDIC NETWORKS; MODEL-BASED; NEW MODEL; OPENING ANGLE; OPTO-FLUIDICS; RAY-TRACING METHOD; RESEARCH EFFORTS; THEORETICAL RESULT; TUNABILITIES;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FOCUSING; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LENSES; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 77957568476     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0608-1     Document Type: Article

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