Numerical Investigation of a Designed-Inlet Optofluidic Beam Splitter for Split-Angle and Transmission Improvement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. GRIN Beam Splitter Design
3. Numerical Simulations and Geometrical Parameter Analysis
4. Fabrication and Experiment Apparatus
5. Results and Discussion
5.1. Test of Parameters of Numerical Simulation
5.2. Comparison of Numerical Results and Experiment Results
5.3. Influence of the Geometry of the Beam Splitter
5.4. Effect of the Ratio of Flow Rates
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lin, T.-Y.; Wu, C.-Y. Numerical Investigation of a Designed-Inlet Optofluidic Beam Splitter for Split-Angle and Transmission Improvement. Micromachines 2021, 12, 1200. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12101200
Lin T-Y, Wu C-Y. Numerical Investigation of a Designed-Inlet Optofluidic Beam Splitter for Split-Angle and Transmission Improvement. Micromachines. 2021; 12(10):1200. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12101200
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Ting-Yuan, and Chih-Yang Wu. 2021. "Numerical Investigation of a Designed-Inlet Optofluidic Beam Splitter for Split-Angle and Transmission Improvement" Micromachines 12, no. 10: 1200. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12101200