Remote sensing of pressure inside deformable microchannels using light scattering in Scotch tape
Abstract
We present a simple but effective method to measure the pressure inside a deformable micro-channel using laser scattering in a translucent Scotch tape. Our idea exploits the fact that the speckle pattern generated by a turbid layer is sensitive to the changes in an optical wavefront of an impinging beam. A change in the internal pressure of a channel deforms the elastic channel, which can be detected by measuring speckle patterns of a coherent laser that has passed through the channel and the Scotch tape. We demonstrate that internal pressure can be remotely sensed with the resolution below 0.1 kPa within a pressure range of 3 kPa after calibration. With its high sensitivity, reproducibility, and easy applicability, the present method will find direct and diverse applications.
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@article{arxiv.1512.01743,
title = {Remote sensing of pressure inside deformable microchannels using light scattering in Scotch tape},
author = {Kyungduk Kim and Hyeonseung Yu and Joonyoung Koh and Jung H. Shin and Wonhee Lee and Yongkeun Park},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.01743},
year = {2016}
}