Developing optof luidic technology through the fusion of microfluidics and optics

摘要

We describe devices in which optics and fluidics are used synergistically to synthesize novel functionalities. Fluidic replacement or modification leads to reconfigurable optical systems, whereas the implementation of optics through the microf luidic toolkit gives highly compact and integrated devices. We categorize optof luidics according to three broad categories of interactions: fluid-solid interfaces, purely fluidic interfaces and colloidal suspensions. We describe examples of optof luidic devices in each category.