This critical review summarizes the developments in the integration of micro-optical
elements with microfluidic platforms for facilitating detection and automation of bio-analytical …

This review presents a systematic perspective on the development of micro-optofluidic
lenses. The progress on the development of micro-optofluidic lenses are illustrated by …

Optical lenses with tunable focus are needed in several fields of application, such as
consumer electronics, medical diagnostics and optical communications. To address this …

Despite its compactness, the human eye can easily focus on different distances by adjusting
the shape of its lens with the help of ciliary muscles. In contrast, traditional man-made optical …

A capillary surface is an interface between two fluids whose shape is determined primarily
by surface tension. Sessile drops, liquid bridges, rivulets, and liquid drops on fibers are all …

In this work, we report the design, fabrication, and characterization of a tunable optofluidic
microlens that focuses light within a microfluidic device. The microlens is generated by the …

Liquid lenses are attractive for applications in adaptive optics requiring a fast response,. In
conventional designs focusing time is limited by liquid inertia and the time it takes for …

Optofluidics is a rapidly growing versatile branch of adaptive optics including a wide variety
of applications such as tunable beam shaping tools, mirrors, apertures, and lenses. In this …

Tunable optofluidic devices exhibit some unique characteristics that are not achievable in
conventional solid-state photonic devices. They provide exciting opportunities for emerging …

An inviscid spherical liquid drop held by surface tension exhibits linear oscillations of a
characteristic frequency and mode shape (Rayleigh oscillations). If the drop is pinned on a …