Microfluidic dye lasers

A technology for miniaturized, polymer based lasers, suitable for integration with planar waveguides and microfluidic networks is presented. The microfluidic dye laser device consists of a microfluidic channel with an embedded optical resonator. The devices are fabricated in a thin polymer film sandwiched between two glass substrates. The devices are defined in the 1-10 mum thick polymer film by photolithography, nanoimprinting or by electron beam lithography, and the lid is bonded using adhesive polymer bonding