ASYMMETRIC, REFLECTION MODE NONLINEAR FABRY-PEROT MODULATOR USING BACTERIORHODOPSIN

Authors
ZANG DY MILLERD JE SMITHEY D
Citation
Dy. Zang et al., ASYMMETRIC, REFLECTION MODE NONLINEAR FABRY-PEROT MODULATOR USING BACTERIORHODOPSIN, Applied physics letters, 69(21), 1996, pp. 3143-3145
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
69
Issue
21
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3143 - 3145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1996)69:21<3143:ARMNFM>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We report on the design, fabrication, and testing of an asymmetric ref lection mode Fabry-Perot modulator using bacteriorhodopsin as the nonl inear cavity material, The modulator was fabricated to be impedance ma tched, resulting in high quality modulator performance. A large contra st ratio of 61:1, a reflectivity of 94%, and a dynamic modulation rang e of 55.5 at a pump; intensity of 26 mW/cm(2) were measured by this mo dulator. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.