All-optical display using photoinduced anisotropy in a bacteriorhodopsin film

    Authors

    Y. H. Huang; G. Siganakis; M. G. J. Moharam;S. T. Wu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIAL; BIREFRINGENCE; CONVERSION; Optics

    Abstract

    Photoindued anisotropy in a bacteriorhodopsin film using the pump-probe method was investigated. A diode-pumped second-harmonic YAG laser was used as the pump beam, and three wavelengths, at lambda = 442,53, 65.5 nm, from different lasers were used as probe. beams. Without the pump beam, the probe light cannot transmit the analyzer to the detector. However, because of photoinduced anisotropy, a portion of the probe light is detected when the pump beam is present. Based on this property, we demonstrate a full-color all-optical display. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    29

    Issue/Number

    16

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1933

    Last Page

    1935

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000223074600033

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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