Dynamic control of liquid-core/liquid-cladding optical waveguides
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Wolfe, Daniel B.
Conroy, Richard S.
Garstecki, Piotr
Mayers, Brian T.
Fischbach, Michael A.
Paul, Kateri E.
Prentiss, Mara
Whitesides, George M.
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Wolfe, D. B., R. S. Conroy, P. Garstecki, B. T. Mayers, M. A. Fischbach, K. E. Paul, M. Prentiss, and G. M. Whitesides. 2004. “Dynamic Control of Liquid-Core/Liquid-Cladding Optical Waveguides.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (34): 12434–38. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0404423101.Abstract
This report describes the manipulation of light in waveguides that comprise a liquid core and a liquid cladding (liq/liq waveguide). These waveguides are dynamic: Their structure and function depend on a continuous, laminar flow of the core and cladding liquids. Because they are dynamic, they can be reconfigured and adapted continuously in ways that are not possible with solid-state waveguides. The liquids are introduced into the channels of a microfluidic network designed to sandwich the flowing core liquid between flowing slabs of the cladding fluid. At low and moderate Reynolds numbers, flow is laminar, and the liq/liq interfaces are optically smooth. Small irregularities in the solid walls of the channels do not propagate into these interfaces, and liq/liq waveguides therefore exhibit low optical loss because of scattering. Manipulating the rate of flow and the composition of the liquids tunes the characteristics of these optical systems.Terms of Use
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