Optofluidics: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications (McGraw-Hill Biophotonics)

**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 Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 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 Discussing research outcomes from the DARPA-funded Center for Optofluidics Integration; this guide covers the latest functional integration of optical devices and microfluidics; as well as automation techniques. -- "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."