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Title: A Semiconductor Microlaser for Intracavity Flow Cytometry

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OSTI ID:3291

Semiconductor microlasers are attractive components for micro-analysis systems because of their ability to emit coherent intense light from a small aperture. By using a surface-emitting semiconductor geometry, we were able to incorporate fluid flow inside a laser microcavity for the first time. This confers significant advantages for high throughput screening of cells, particulates and fluid analytes in a sensitive microdevice. In this paper we discuss the intracavity microfluidics and present preliminary results with flowing blood and brain cells.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
3291
Report Number(s):
SAND99-0178C; ON: DE00003291
Resource Relation:
Conference: Photonics West 1999/Biomedical Optics Society; San Jose, CA; 06/25-26/1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English