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Tunable optofluidic apparatus, method, and applications

US9664500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cornell University · IT

Inventors

Michelle D. Wang · Ithaca, US
Michal Lipson · New York, US
Mohammad Soltani · Belmont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2013
Grant date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 30, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2021/7779
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments include optofluidic apparatus that may be used to detect and manipulate nanoparticles or biomolecules within a fluid. To achieve that result, the embodiments use a fluidic channel located over a substrate. Particular embodiments also use: (1) an optical waveguide located over the substrate and particularly within the fluidic channel along with an optical resonator that may or may not be located within fluidic channel; and also (2) a phase shifter component coupled to either the waveguide or the optical resonator. Additional embodiments use an MZI or an MZI with an optical resonator to further provide the phase shifter component coupled to one arm of the MZI or the optical resonator.

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