Zusammenfassung: | |
Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) devices combining microfluidic analyte provision with integrated optical analysis are highly desirable for several applications in biological or medical sciences. While the microfluidic approach is already broadly addressed, some work needs to be done regarding the integrated optics, especially provision of highly integrable laser sources. Polymer optical fiber (POF) lasers represent an alignment-free, rugged, and flexible technology platform. Additionally, POFs are intrinsically compatible to polymer microfluidic devices. Home-made Rhodamine B (RB)-doped POFs were characterized with experimental and numerical parameter studies on their lasing potential. High output energies of 1.65 mJ, high slope efficiencies of 56%, and 50%-lifetimes of ≥900 k shots were extracted from RB:POFs. Furthermore, RB:POFs show broad spectral tunability over several tens of nanometers. A route to optimize polymer fiber lasers is revealed, providing functionality for a broad range of LoC devices. Spectral tunability, high efficiencies, and output energies enable a broad field of LoC applications. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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Lizenzbestimmungen: | CC BY 4.0 Unported - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Publikationstyp: | Article |
Publikationsstatus: | publishedVersion |
Erstveröffentlichung: | 2020 |
Schlagwörter (englisch): | Fiber optics, Integrated photonics, Polymer fiber amplifier, Polymer fiber laser, Rhodamine B, Efficiency, Fiber lasers, Microfluidics, Plastic optical fibers, Rhodamine B, Flexible technologies, High slope efficiency, Integrated photonics, Lab-on-a-chip devices, Numerical parameters, Optical analysis, Polymer microfluidic devices, Spectral tunability, Polymers |
Fachliche Zuordnung (DDC): | 620 | Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
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