Multi-functional, optofluidic, in-plane, bi-concave lens: Tuning light beam from focused to divergent

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 671-678

  Song, Chaolong ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a   Yap, Yit Fatt ^a   Luong, Trung Dung ^a   Asundi, Anand Krishna ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Beam diverging; Beam focusing; Bi concave lens; Laser sheet; Liquid lens; Micro optofluidics

Indexed keywords

BEAM DIVERGING; BEAM FOCUSING; BI-CONCAVE LENS; LASER SHEET; LIQUID LENS; MICRO OPTOFLUIDICS;

CLADDING (COATING); FOCUSING; LIQUIDS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 79955965759     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0703-3     Document Type: Article

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