Fluid waveguide and uses thereof
    1.
    发明申请
    Fluid waveguide and uses thereof 审中-公开
    流体波导及其用途

    公开(公告)号:US20090097808A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-16

    申请号:US11658339

    申请日:2005-08-01

    IPC分类号: G02B6/032

    CPC分类号: G02B6/032 G02B6/10 G02B6/122

    摘要: The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for guiding and emitting electromagnetic radiation from a fluid waveguide. Various methods for changing optical properties (e.g., refractive index, absorption, and fluorescence) and/or physical properties (e.g., magnetic susceptibility, electrical conductivity, and temperature) of either the waveguide core or the cladding, or both, are provided herein. In one embodiment, electromagnetic radiation is guided and/or emitted at multiple distinct wavelengths, including emission in the form of an essentially continuous band, in some cases covering at least 150 nanometers. In another embodiment, methods for splitting a waveguide core and/or the joining of at least two waveguide cores in a waveguide are provided. In yet another embodiment, the invention includes the use of thermal gradients to generate a waveguide and/or to change the properties of waveguides. Embodiments of the waveguides may be used for optical detection or spectroscopic analysis.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于引导和发射来自流体波导的电磁辐射的方法和装置。 本文提供用于改变波导芯或包层或两者的光学性质(例如,折射率,吸收和荧光)和/或物理性质(例如磁化率,导电性和温度)的各种方法。 在一个实施例中,电磁辐射是以多个不同的波长被引导和/或发射的,包括基本连续带形式的发射,在某些情况下覆盖至少150纳米。 在另一个实施例中,提供了用于在波导中分离波导芯和/或至少两个波导芯的接合的方法。 在另一个实施例中,本发明包括使用热梯度来产生波导和/或改变波导的性质。 波导的实施例可以用于光学检测或光谱分析。