Micro-light distribution system via optofluidic cascading prisms

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-458

  Seow, Y C ^a   Lim, S P ^a   Lee, H P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cascading prisms; Light distribution; Liquid photonics; Microfluidic chip

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT POWER; LIGHT SPLITTING; LIGHT SWITCHING; LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACES; MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-SCALES; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS; MICRON SCALE; OPTICAL INTERFACES; OPTICAL TUNING; REFLECTIVE INDEX; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; WORKING LIFE;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PHASE INTERFACES; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84855965210     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0810-9     Document Type: Article

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