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Optofluidics: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications
Contributor(s): Fainman, Yeshaiahu (Author), Lee, Luke (Author), Psaltis, Demetri (Author)
ISBN: 0071601562     ISBN-13: 9780071601566
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
OUR PRICE:   $174.80  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: Detailed coverage of the fundamentals, devices, systems, and applications of optofluidics

Optfluidics refers to miniaturized optical systems that utilize unique properties of fluids, enabling greater precision and flexibility. This professional reference covers the emerging field of optofluidics, various devices, and a broad range of applications, including biomedical applications.

Written by renowned researchers in the field of optical devices, Optofluidics covers currently available applications including optofluidic dye lasers, the optofluidic switch, tunable filters, electrowetting based lenses, and various biochemical sensors. The book concludes with a discussion of future implications of optofluidics.
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Optics
- Technology & Engineering | Lasers & Photonics
- Technology & Engineering | Electronics - Optoelectronics
Dewey: 621.36
LCCN: 2009030626
Series: McGraw-Hill Biophotonics
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.95 lbs) 528 pages
 
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Cutting-Edge Optofluidics Theories, Techniques, and Practices

Add novel functionalities to your optical design projects by incorporating state-of-the-art microfluidic technologies and tools. Co-written by industry experts, Optofluidics: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications covers the latest functional integration of optical devices and microfluidics, as well as automation techniques.

This authoritative guide explains how to fabricate optical lab-on-a-chip devices, synthesize photonic crystals, develop solid and liquid core waveguides, use fluidic self-assembly methods, and accomplish direct microfabrication in solutions. The book includes details on developing biological sensors and arrays, handling maskless lithography, designing high-Q cavities, and working with nanoscale plasmonics. Research outcomes from the DARPA-funded Center for Optofluidics Integration are also discussed.

Discover how to:

  • Work with optofluidic sources, lenses, filters, switches, and splitters
  • Use dielectric waveguiding devices to input, move, and manipulate fluids
  • Integrate colloidal crystals and fibers with microfluidic systems
  • Develop bio-inspired fluidic lens systems and aspherical lenses
  • Deploy miniaturized dye lasers, microscopes, biosensors, and resonators
  • Analyze microfluidic systems using flow injection and fluorescent spectroscopy
  • Build optofluidic direct fabrication platforms for innovative microstructures
  • Accomplish optofluidic liquid actuation and particle manipulation

Contributor Bio(s): Fainman, Yeshaiahu: -

Yeshaiahu Fainman is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California San Diego.

Demetri Psaltis is a Professor of Optics, Dean of engineering at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and the Society for Photo-optical Systems Engineering (SPIE).

Changhuei Yang is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at Caltech.