All-optical switching with bacteriorhodopsin
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All-optical switching with bacteriorhodopsin
All-optical, mirrorless switching and bistability is demonstrated with bacteriorhodopsin (bR). A low-power, 532 nm laser beam modulates the transmission of a cw laser beam at 635 nm that corresponds to peak absorption of the Oexcited state in the bR photocycle. The switch has features like a NOT-gate; its switching contrast depends on the pulse width and average power of the modulating laser. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Optics Communications
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0030-4018
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2004.04.013