All-optical beam deflection induced by cross-phase modulation in bacteriorhodopsin

Authors
de Araujo, RE Borissevitch, G Gomes, ASL
Citation
Re. De Araujo et al., All-optical beam deflection induced by cross-phase modulation in bacteriorhodopsin, ELECTR LETT, 36(1), 2000, pp. 71-73
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
71 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20000106)36:1<71:ABDIBC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
An all-optical beam deflection as high as 1.1 mrad has been obtained in bac teriorhodopsin for a CW pump intensity of similar to 930 W/cm(2). This is o ne of the highest non-thermal all-optical deflections for a low driving int ensity in a biological medium, which may find application in optical deflec tors or space division all-optical switches.