ADVANCES IN PROTEIN-BASED 3-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL MEMORIES

被引:20
作者
CHEN, Z [1 ]
GOVENDER, D [1 ]
GROSS, R [1 ]
BIRGE, R [1 ]
机构
[1] SYRACUSE UNIV,WM KECK CTR MOLEC ELECTR,SYRACUSE,NY 13244
关键词
OPTICAL MEMORY; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; BIOMATERIALS; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; PURPLE MEMBRANE;
D O I
10.1016/0303-2647(94)01503-Y
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
An oriented bacteriorhodopsin cube is optimized as a potential three-dimensional optical memory medium. Write/read capability is demonstrated by using the photovoltaic signal induced by two-photon absorption. Our results demonstrate that a two-photon induced photovoltage can he detected in a three-dimensional Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) cube as large as 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm(3). The read/write speed, signal to noise ratio, and the laser damage threshold for the protein-based three-dimensional optical memory is examined.
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页码:145 / 151
页数:7
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