Title :
An all-optical spatial switch in bacteriorhodopsin
Author :
de Araujo, R.E. ; Gomes, A.S.L. ; Borissevitch, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
Summary form only. We report as a proof-of-principle experiment, on the characterization of an all-optical beam deflector performed in bacteriorhodopsin biological material. An argon pumped cw dye laser, operating at 640 nm, delivering a Gaussian beam with up to 43 mW power was used as the pump beam.
Keywords :
laser beams; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical pumping; optical switches; proteins; 43 mW; 640 nm; a Gaussian beam; all-optical beam deflector; all-optical spatial switch; argon pumped cw dye laser; bacteriorhodopsin; bacteriorhodopsin biological material; proof-of-principle experiment; pump beam; Asia; Biomedical optical imaging; Diffraction; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Polarization; Postal services; Probes; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910022
