A microfluidic chip integrated with a microoptical lens fabricated by femtosecond laser micromachining

Lingling Qiao, Fei He, Chen Wang, Ya Cheng, Koji Sugioka, Katsumi Midorikawa

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Abstract

We report on the integration of microlens and microfluidic channels in fused silica glass chip using femtosecond laser micromachining. The main process includes three procedures: (1) femtosecond laser scanning for forming a hemispherical surface and a Y-shaped channel in the fused silica glass; (2) chemical etching of the sample for removal of the modified areas; and (3) oxyhydrogen (OH) flame polish for smoothening the surface of the microlens. In addition, we demonstrate that the fabricated microlens exhibits good imaging performance with a 5× magnification, showing great potential in future lab-on-a-chip applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-183
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume102
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

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