DETERMINATION OF THE THERMAL-EXPANSION AND THERMOOPTIC COEFFICIENTS OF A BACTERIORHODOPSIN FILM

Authors
SONG QW ZHANG CP KU CY HUANG MC GROSS RB BIRGE RR
Citation
Qw. Song et al., DETERMINATION OF THE THERMAL-EXPANSION AND THERMOOPTIC COEFFICIENTS OF A BACTERIORHODOPSIN FILM, Optics communications, 115(5-6), 1995, pp. 471-474
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
115
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
471 - 474
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1995)115:5-6<471:DOTTAT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The linear expansion and thermo-optic coefficients of a bacteriorhodop sin film were measured by using an interferometric method, The experim ental results confirm the previous suspicions that the large refractiv e nonlinearity which occurs at high illumination intensities arises fo rm a thermal effect. The results also suggest a possible way to increa se the usable thermal nonlinearity by four times.