title: Photonic Lab-on-a-Chip: Integration of Optical Spectroscopy in Microfluidic Systems.
abstract: The integration of micro-optical elements with microfluidics leads to the highly promising photonic lab-on-a-chip analytical systems (PhLoCs). In this work, we re-examine the main principles which are underneath the on-chip spectrophotometric detection, approaching the PhLoC concept to a nonexpert audience.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona-CNM/CSIC Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.|CEA, DEN, DTEC, SGCS , F-30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona-CNM/CSIC Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Tobias N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.affiliation: Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona-CNM/CSIC Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Berbel
authors.affiliation: Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona-CNM/CSIC Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Andreu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llobera