• DocumentCode
    1666540
  • Title

    Measuring photon statistics with live photoreceptor cells

  • Author

    Sim, Nigel ; Bessarab, Dmitri ; Jones, C. Michael ; Krivitsky, Leonid

  • Author_Institution
    Data Storage Inst., Agency for Sci. Technol. & Res., Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study the response of an isolated rod photoreceptor under stimulation by well characterized coherent and pseudo-thermal light sources. The results reveal a crucial effect of the cell photobleaching on the statistics of its response.
  • Keywords
    cellular biophysics; eye; light sources; optical saturable absorption; statistical analysis; vision; cell photobleaching; coherent light sources; isolated rod photoreceptor; live photoreceptor cells; photon statistics measurement; pseudothermal light sources; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Light sources; Optical fibers; Photonics; Photoreceptors; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326136