DocumentCode
2258772
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
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
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
Type
conf
Filename
4572444
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