Title :
Probing excited state dynamics of retinal isomerization in bacteriorhodopsin
Author :
Cardoza, David ; Florean, Andrei ; White, James ; Sension, Roseanne ; Bucksbaum, Philip
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
We study the effects of excitation pulse intensity, chirp and bandwidth on the ultrafast dynamics of retinal isomerization in bacteriorhodopsin. Variation of these parameters alters the decay times of the I and J conformations.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biological techniques; excited states; high-speed optical techniques; isomerisation; microorganisms; molecular biophysics; molecular configurations; photochemistry; proteins; I conformation; J conformation; bacteriorhodopsin; decay times; excitation pulse intensity; excited state dynamics; retinal isomerization; ultrafast dynamics; Bandwidth; Chirp; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Retina; Ultrafast optics; (320.5540) Pulse shaping; (350.5130) Photochemistry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
