Two optofluidic devices for the refractive index measurement of small volume of fluids

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 697-704

  Chao, Kuo Sheng ^a   Lin, Tsung Yu ^a   Yang, Ruey Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liquid optical waveguide; Microchannel; Microprism; Optofluidics; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; CCD IMAGES; CHIP SUBSTRATES; LOW COSTS; MICROPRISMS; NANOLITERS; OPTO-FLUIDICS; OPTOFLUIDIC DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; TEST FLUIDS; VOLUME OF FLUIDS;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIQUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTION;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84860841133     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0915-1     Document Type: Article

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