SATURABLE ABSORPTION, WAVE MIXING, AND PHASE CONJUGATION WITH BACTERIORHODOPSIN

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WERNER, O
FISCHER, B
LEWIS, A
NEBENZAHL, I
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,DEPT APPL PHYS,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[2] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,RACAH INST PHYS,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
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10.1364/OL.15.001117
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Bacteriorhodopsin exhibits strong nonlinear and saturation behavior with very low light intensities (∼10 mW/cm2). A model and an experimental study of the saturation are described. Four-wave mixing experiments are used for obtaining phase conjugation and information on the holographic resolution of the material. Two kinds of samples were prepared and used in the experiments: films of bacteriorhodopsin in a solid polyvinylalcohol (polymer) matrix and in water. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1117 / 1119
页数:3
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