DARK SPATIAL SOLITONS IN BACTERIORHODOPSIN THIN-FILMS

Authors
RAMANUJAM PS LINDVOLD LR
Citation
Ps. Ramanujam et Lr. Lindvold, DARK SPATIAL SOLITONS IN BACTERIORHODOPSIN THIN-FILMS, Applied optics, 32(33), 1993, pp. 6656-6658
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
32
Issue
33
Year of publication
1993
Pages
6656 - 6658
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1993)32:33<6656:DSSIBT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We report on the observation of dark spatial solitons in thin solid fi lms containing bacteriorhodopsin. Because of the high nonlinearity of the material, the dark spatial solutions can be easily observed even w ith a few milliwatts of power from a He-Ne laser. This result promises novel applications for optical switching optical interconnects.