Optofluidic Dye Lasers
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چکیده
Optofluidic dye lasers refer to a class of liquid dye lasers, usually on a microfabricated device, in which the adaptive nature of the liquid gain medium allows the dynamical control of the laser properties. Miniaturizing liquid dye lasers onto a microfluidic device not only results in compact, easy-to-maintain and safe dye laser systems, but also provides unprecedented optical performances such as precise spatial mode control, low threshold, and automatic fluidic tuning. Equally important, such on-chip liquid laser sources represent an important component for “lab-on-a-chip” systems. This thesis studies the implementations of optofluidic dye lasers on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based microfluidic devices. Replica molding soft lithography was used to fabricate monolithic PDMS devices which contain both wavelength-scale optical structures and large-sized microfluidic channels. We have demonstrated narrow linewidth single mode DFB lasers, simultaneous operation of integrated DFB laser arrays with a single pump, multiple color lasing from the same DFB cavity, continuous mechanical wavelength tuning over a 60nm range, microfluidic wavelength tuning, single mode liquid-core microring lasers using Vernier effect, liquid-cladding evanescent gain DFB lasers, and monolithic integration with PDMS microfluidic circuits. Typical laser thresholds achieved are well within the reach of commercial high power laser diodes, thus enabling the implementations of compact tunable laser sources for portable “lab-on-a-chip” devices. The impressive performances, diverse geometries and applications clearly demonstrate the power of optofluidic integration and adaptation.
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