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Surface acoustic wave microfluidic chip for rapid cell sorting
Vejrosta, Jakub ; Maňka, Tadeáš ; Plichta, Tomáš ; Šerý, Mojmír
This work revolves around microfluidics and micro-objects manipulation in general. In our device, we are producing surface acoustic wave (SAW). The SAW can be used to sort particles by their size or physical properties and separate them. In medical analysis SAW on microfluidic chip can be used to pre-sorting of body fluids or blood serum for further optical or chemical analysis. The wave is produced by pair of interdigital transducers (IDTs), which are situated on opposite sides of microfluidic channel. As our active material we have used lithium niobate crystalline material for its great piezoelectric properties. This work is also the precursor for measuring the rheological properties of a medium, such as micro-viscosity, via the measurement of the trajectory of a flow trace.
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Characterization and elimination of thermomechanical effects in interferometric length measurement
Řeřucha, Šimon ; Holá, Miroslava ; Lazar, Josef ; Mikel, Břetislav ; Číp, Ondřej
Continuous efforts to develop dimensional measurements at both the nano- and macro-scale continue to present challenges in extending high-precision measurement procedures from the well-controlled experimental environment of a typically single measurement cycle to a constant-load production environment. In the field of laser interferometry, which is both a cornerstone of length metrology in general and an essential part of nanometrology, we have focused on long-term measurement stability (so-called zero-drift) in measurement scenarios and applications based on (mostly laser) interferometry. A well-characterized and compensated measurement zero-drift in such applications becomes more important both with applications in less controlled environments and with increasing measurement timeframes, such as long scans in microscopic nanometrology, long exposures in electron lithography, or interferometric reference calibrations with a larger number of calibration points or repetitions. The goal of the current research effort is to comprehensively investigate error effects and contributions to measurement uncertainty related to zero-drift in laser interferometry-based applications, with a particular focus on temperature effects (as these typically appear to be the dominant contribution) and approaches to suppress them. This effort involves several complementary directions.
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Frequency references and dissemination
Hrabina, Jan ; Pravdová, Lenka ; Šarbort, Martin ; Čížek, Martin ; Holá, Miroslava ; Oulehla, Jindřich ; Pokorný, Pavel ; Lazar, Josef ; Číp, Ondřej
The work deals with an overview of research topics of the “Frequency references and dissemination” group, Department of Coherence Optics, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Czech Academy of Sciences. These topics include frequency locking of lasers by laser spectroscopy and high-finnese optical cavities, digital holography and optical frequency tranfers through fiber and free-space optical links.
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