Fluidic microoptics with adjustable focusing and beam steering for single cell optogenetics.

3D fluidic lens shaping--a multiconvex hydrodynamically adjustable optofluidic microlens.

Novel optical techniques for sensitive and reproducible fluorescence single cell analysis utilizing setups without single photon counting units are attractive for enhanced low-cost cell parameter screening. In this contribution we present the first microfluidic planar device to form an optofluidic adjustable convex lens with three-dimensional light focusing ability to improve optical sensor sys...

Fluidic beam steering in parasitically coupled patch antenna arrays

Sub-micrometre accurate free-form optics by three-dimensional printing on single-mode fibres

Micro-optics are widely used in numerous applications, such as beam shaping, collimation, focusing and imaging. We use femtosecond 3D printing to manufacture free-form micro-optical elements. Our method gives sub-micrometre accuracy so that direct manufacturing even on single-mode fibres is possible. We demonstrate the potential of our method by writing different collimation optics, toric lense...

Drilling Trajectory Prediction Model for Push-the-bit Rotary Steerable Bottom Hole Assembly

The study of rotary steering drilling technology is currently one of the hot topics in the drilling engineering field. It requires accurate well trajectory control instructions when rotary steerable tools are applied to achieve the well trajectory control goal. A drilling trajectory prediction model will benefit this progress. According to the continuous beam theory, a mechanical model of push-...

Fracture-based fabrication of normally closed, adjustable, and fully reversible microscale fluidic channels.

Adjustable fluidic structures play an important role in microfluidic systems. Fracture of multilayered materials under applied tension has been previously demonstrated as a convenient, simple, and inexpensive approach to fabricate nanoscale adjustable structures; here, it is demonstrated how to extend this concept to the microscale. This is achieved by a novel pairing of materials that leverage...