Fabrication of microfluidic channels with a circular cross section using spatiotemporally focused femtosecond laser pulses
- 31 March 2010
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 35 (7), 1106-1108
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.35.001106
Abstract
We report on the fabrication of hollow microfluidic channels with a circular cross-sectional shape embedded in fused silica by spatiotemporally focusing the femtosecond laser beam. We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that the spatiotemporal focusing of femtosecond laser beam allows for the creation of a three-dimensionally symmetric spherical intensity distribution at the focal spot.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Basic Research Program of China (2006CB80600)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
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