Lab-in-a-tube: on-chip integration of glass optofluidic ring resonators for label-free sensing applications

Harazim, Stefan M.; Quiñones, Vladimir A. Bolaños; Kiravittaya, Suwit; Sánchez, Samuel; Schmidt, Oliver G.

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“…[24][25][26][27] These key merits enable extensive applications ranging from optofluidic sensing, [28][29][30][31] single cell analysis, [32] dynamic molecular process detection, [33] photon plasmon coupling, [34] to optical spin-orbit coupling. [35] To combine with other media/objects, luminescent quantum dots, [36,37] quantum wells, [38] and organic molecules [39] have been enwrapped into the microtube wall by the rolling up process, which couple photoluminescence (PL) light to the microtube cavities to support whisperinggallery mode (WGM) resonances.…”

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Strong Coupling in a Photonic Molecule Formed by Trapping a Microsphere in a Microtube Cavity

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Advanced Optical Materials

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role for the efficient intercavity coupling. However, the evanescent field is relatively weak in the reported photonic mole cules because most of the optical field is strongly confined within the coupled cavities (e.g., microdisks, [4,8,11,18] micro toroids, [19] microspheres, [3] microrods, [5,20] and microfibers [7] ). As such, one needs a deliberate control on both the cavity geometries and the intercavity coupling gap to ensure a good spectral match and efficient evanescent coupling between the coupled cavities. [18] Moreover, dynamic tuning of the intercavity coupling strength has been investigated in recent years, which were carried out by advanced and sophisticated techniques such as strain tuning, [21,22] acoustooptic control, [23] and precise micromanipulation techniques. [3] To extend and promote the research in the field of photonic molecules, it is of high interest to design novel photonic molecules extending from adjacent solid microcavities to thinwalled hollow cavities which possess intense evanescent field facilitating intercavity coupling and provide novel strategy for tuning of the coupling strength.Microtube cavities, which are formed by selfrolling of pre strained nanomembranes, feature unique properties such as hollowcore structures and ultrathin cavity walls (≈100-300 nm) for the study of lightmatter interactions and the integration of "labinatube" systems. [24][25][26][27] These key merits enable extensive applications ranging from optofluidic sensing, [28][29][30][31] single cell analysis, [32] dynamic molecular process detection, [33] photon plasmon coupling, [34] to optical spin-orbit coupling.[35] To combine with other media/objects, luminescent quantum dots, [36,37] quantum wells, [38] and organic molecules [39] have been enwrapped into the microtube wall by the rolling up process, which couple photoluminescence (PL) light to the microtube cavities to support whisperinggallery mode (WGM) resonances. [37,40] In this context, a design and demonstration of photonic molecule based on microtube cavity is of fundamental interest for the study of strong optical coupling and the promo tion of its potential applications.Herein, we report a novel design of photonic molecule by trapping a microsphere cavity into the hollow core of a rolled up microtube cavity. We focus on studying the WGM coupling between the trapped microsphere and microtube cavity with a significant difference of cavity sizes, which is in contrast to pre vious reports where the two externally adjacent microcavities possess highly similar sizes [11,12,41] or slightly mismatched sizes (less than two times). [4][5][6][7]18,[42][43][44] Periodic modulations on A photonic molecule formed by trapping a microsphere cavity into a hollow microtube cavity is demonstrated, which provides a novel design over conventional photonic molecules comprised of solid-core whispering gallery mode microcavities with externally tangent configuration. Periodic spectral modulations of mode intensity, resonant mode shift, and quality factor are observed...

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Strong Coupling in a Photonic Molecule Formed by Trapping a Microsphere in a Microtube Cavity

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“…With further miniaturization, the in-flow detection of magnetically tagged biomolecules 187,190 seems feasible. However, on smaller scales, the implementation of rolled-up technology 205 will be necessary for the sensor fabrication and integration into fluidic systems 85,206 .…”

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Abstract:In this work, stretchable magnetic sensorics is successfully established by combining metallic thin films revealing a giant magnetoresistance effect with elastomeric materials. Stretchability of the magnetic nanomembranes is achieved by specific morphologic features (e.g. wrinkles), which accommodate the applied tensile deformation while maintaining the electrical and magnetic integrity of the sensor device. The entire development, from the demonstration of the world-wide first elastically stretchable magnetic sensor to the realization of a technology platform for robust, ready-touse elastic magnetoelectronics with fully strain invariant properties, is described. The prepared soft giant magnetoresistive devices exhibit the same sensing performance as on conventional rigid supports, but can be stretched uniaxially or biaxially reaching strains of up to 270% and endure over 1,000 stretching cycles without fatigue. The comprehensive magnetoelectrical characterization upon tensile deformation is correlated with in-depth structural investigations of the sensor morphology transitions during stretching.With their unique mechanical properties, the elastic magnetoresistive sensor elements readily conform to ubiquitous objects of arbitrary shapes including the human skin. This feature leads electronic skin systems beyond imitating the characteristics of its natural archetype and extends their cognition to static and dynamic magnetic fields that by no means can be perceived by human beings naturally.Various application fields of stretchable magnetoelectronics are proposed and realized throughout this work. The developed sensor platform can equip soft electronic systems with navigation, orientation, motion tracking and touchless control capabilities. A variety of novel technologies, like smart textiles, soft robotics and actuators, active medical implants and soft consumer electronics will benefit from these new magnetic functionalities. Michael Melzer: Stretchable MagnetoelectronicsOutline 4

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“…Microtubular cavities are obtained by strain induced self-rolling of nanomembranes [17,18] which have previously received broad interest due to their unique properties including novel optical spin-orbit coupling phenomena [19], injection lasing [20], high opto-fluidic sensitivities [21], and compatibility with on-chip integration technologies [22,23]. This type of microcavity supports WGM resonances due to self-interference of light propagating along a circular ring trajectory defined by the tube cross section.…”

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Localized Surface Plasmons Selectively Coupled to Resonant Light in Tubular Microcavities

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Vertical gold-nanogaps are created on microtubular cavities to explore the coupling between resonant light supported by the microcavities and surface plasmons localized at the nanogaps. Selective coupling of optical axial modes and localized surface plasmons critically depends on the exact location of the gold-nanogap on the microcavities which is conveniently achieved by rolling-up specially designed thin dielectric films into three dimensional microtube ring resonators. The coupling phenomenon is explained by a modified quasi-potential model based on perturbation theory. Our work reveals the coupling of surface plasmon resonances localized at the nanoscale to optical resonances confined in microtubular cavities at the microscale, implying a promising strategy for the investigation of light-matter interactions.

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Lab-in-a-tube: on-chip integration of glass optofluidic ring resonators for label-free sensing applications

Cited by 111 publications

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Strong Coupling in a Photonic Molecule Formed by Trapping a Microsphere in a Microtube Cavity

Strong Coupling in a Photonic Molecule Formed by Trapping a Microsphere in a Microtube Cavity

Stretchable Magnetoelectronics

Localized Surface Plasmons Selectively Coupled to Resonant Light in Tubular Microcavities

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