A Miniature Laser Interferometer for Noninvasive Viscometry

	Nanotech 2003 Vol. 1 Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1 Chapter 9: Micro Fluidics
	A Miniature Laser Interferometer for Noninvasive Viscometry
Authors:	F. Behroozi
Affilation:	The University of Northern Iowa, US
Pages:	166 - 169
Keywords:	interferometer, laser, capillary waves, viscosity
Abstract:	A miniature laser interferometer consisting entirely of an optical fiber held in close proximity to a fluid surface is described. The total path difference in this interferometer is less than a millimeter. The interferometer may be used to measure, for example, the amplitude of submicron capillary waves with a resolution of about 10 nm. In one application the interfermeter is used to measure, noninvasively, the amplitude decay of capillary waves as a function of the distance from the wave generator. The amplitude decay data yields the viscosity of the fluid with unprecedented precision. As a test case, the viscosity of pure water as a funtion of temperature, measured by this system, is presented.
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ISBN:	0-9728422-0-9
Pages:	560
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