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
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