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Letter |
Microfluidic directional emission control of an azimuthally polarized radial fibre laser
Researchers realize a zero-angular-momentum radial-emission laser by filling a cylindrical photonic crystal fibre cavity with a microfluidic gain medium. Control of the electromagnetic fields is provided by electrically contacted and independently addressable liquid-crystal microchannels in the fibre.
- Alexander M. Stolyarov
- , Lei Wei
- & Yoel Fink
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Editorial |
Fluidic vision
Liquid waveguides, deformable lenses, microdroplet lasers and biosensors are all technologies based on optofluidics. Now the field may even be able to help with issues such as energy production.
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Interview |
An interdisciplinary approach
Optofluidics brings together light and liquids to provide technologies such as fluid waveguides, deformable lenses and microdroplet lasers. Nature Photonics spoke to Frances Ligler about the origins of the field and where it might be heading.
- David Pile
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Review Article |
Optofluidic microsystems for chemical and biological analysis
- Xudong Fan
- & Ian M. White
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Letter |
All-optical control of the quantum flow of a polariton condensate
Vortex–antivortex pairs in a polariton condensate are experimentally trapped and manipulated by a light beam in a semiconductor microcavity. Quantum hydrodynamical effects are observed and corroborated by time-dependent simulations.
- D. Sanvitto
- , S. Pigeon
- & G. Gigli
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Review Article |
Optofluidics for energy applications
- David Erickson
- , David Sinton
- & Demetri Psaltis
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Review Article |
The photonic integration of non-solid media using optofluidics
- Holger Schmidt
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Optofluidic modulator based on peristaltic nematogen microflows
Based on peristaltic nematogen microflows in polydimethylsiloxane, scientists demonstrate an optofluidic modulator that exhibits a symmetric 250 µs response and can operate at frequencies of up to 1 kHz.
- J. G. Cuennet
- , A. E. Vasdekis
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