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Optofluidic devices and applications in photonics, sensing and imaging
Lin Pang1, H Matthew Chen, Lindsay M Freeman
1Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0407, USA. lpang@ece.ucsd.edu
Lab on a Chip
|July 20, 2012
Summary
Optofluidics merges photonics and microfluidics for chip-scale optical and fluidic control. This review highlights advancements in optofluidic devices, biodetection, and lenses, exploring future directions.
Area of Science:
- Optofluidics
- Photonics
- Microfluidics
Background:
- Optofluidics integrates photonics and microfluidics for chip-scale optical and fluidic manipulation.
- Advancements in microfluidics enabled the synergy between optics and fluid dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review optofluidics progress from a photonics viewpoint.
- To highlight device manipulation, biodetection, and lens applications.
Main Methods:
- Review of photonic elements for fluid manipulation.
- Discussion of optofluidic biodetection, focusing on nanosensing.
- Analysis of optofluidic lens architectures.
Main Results:
- Demonstration of photonic functionalities for fluid control.
- Exploration of optofluidic biodetection, including nanosensing capabilities.
- Overview of diverse optofluidic lens designs and their progress.
Conclusions:
- Optofluidics offers novel capabilities for integrated optical and fluidic systems.
- The field shows significant potential in biodetection and advanced optical components.
- Future research directions in optofluidics are conceptualized.
