Nonlinear Optical Properties of Bacteriorhodopsin

Abstract

We demonstrated for the first time a saturable polarization rotation in Bacteriorhodopsin that acts as an effective optical limiter. Using a multiple pass scheme and cross polarizes we achieved a ninety degree polarization rotation of a probe beam and a corresponding optical density of 10(exp -4).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA390133

Entities

People

  • Gregory J. Salamo

Organizations

  • University of Arkansas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Archaeal Proteins
  • Argon Lasers
  • Bacteriorhodopsin
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Molecules
  • Optical Limiters
  • Optical Properties
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Quantum Yields
  • Refractive Index
  • Rotation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.