A quasi-droplet optofluidic ring resonator laser using a micro-bubble

A quasi-droplet optofluidic ring resonator laser using a micro-bubble

Monolithic optofluidic ring resonator lasers created by femtosecond laser nanofabrication.

We designed, fabricated, and characterized a monolithically integrated optofluidic ring resonator laser that is mechanically, thermally, and chemically robust. The entire device, including the ring resonator channel and sample delivery microfluidics, was created in a block of fused-silica glass using a 3-dimensional femtosecond laser writing process. The gain medium, composed of Rhodamine 6G (R...

Microfabricated optofluidic ring resonator structures.

We describe the fabrication and preliminary optical characterization of rugged, Si-micromachined optofluidic ring resonator (μOFRR) structures consisting of thin-walled SiO(x) cylinders with expanded midsections designed to enhance the three-dimensional confinement of whispering gallery modes (WGMs). These μOFRR structures were grown thermally at wafer scale on the interior of Si molds defined ...

On-chip Optofluidic Ring Resonator Sensor for Micro-scale Gas Chromatography

The design, fabrication and preliminary performance assessment of a new vapor sensor comprising a microfabricated optofluidic ring resonator (μOFRR) and its application to microscale gas chromatographic (μGC) detection of volatile organic compounds (VOC) are presented. The μOFRR combines vapor sensing and fluidic transport functions in a micro-fabricated whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator....

Optofluidic ring resonator switch for optical particle transport.

In this work, we demonstrate an optofluidic switch using a microring resonator architecture to direct particles trapped in the evanescent field of a solid-core waveguide. When excited at the resonant wavelength, light inserted into the bus waveguide becomes amplified within the ring structure. The resulting high optical intensities in the evanescent field of the ring generate a gradient force t...