DocumentCode
2250639
Title
Unitary Variable Threshold Optical Limiter without Bulky Optical Systems
Author
Goto, Hiroomi ; Konishi, Tsuyoshi ; Itoh, Kazuyoshi
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka
fYear
2007
fDate
26-31 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a unitary variable threshold optical limiter that consists of a bacteriorhodopsin (bR) film and a diffractive grating without any bulky optical systems. We performed a preliminary experiment and verified the basic operation of the proposed configuration.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; optical films; optical limiters; optical materials; proteins; bacteriorhodopsin film; bulky optical system; diffractive grating; unitary variable threshold optical limiter; Biomedical optical imaging; Diffraction gratings; Geometrical optics; Lighting control; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical saturation; Optical sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1174-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391679
Filename
4391679
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