Dynamic control of liquid-core/liquid-cladding optical waveguides

Daniel B. Wolfe; Richard Conroy; Piotr Garstecki; Brian T. Mayers; D.V. Vesenov; Michael A. Fischbach; Kateri E. Paul; Mara Prentiss; George M M Whitesides

doi:10.1109/cleo.2005.202239

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Liquid-core/liquid-cladding waveguides are dynamic; their operation depends on a continuous, laminar flow of a core and cladding fluid. We demonstrate single-mode and multi-mode waveguiding, switching and tunable evanescent coupling between liquid cores.

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