Real-time self-induced nonlinear optical Zernike-type filter in a bacteriorhodopsin film

Authors
Castillo, MDI Sanchez-de-la-Llave, D Garcia, RR Olivos-Perez, LI Gonzalez, LA Rodriguez-Ortiz, M
Citation
Mdi. Castillo et al., Real-time self-induced nonlinear optical Zernike-type filter in a bacteriorhodopsin film, OPT ENG, 40(11), 2001, pp. 2367-2368
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
00913286 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2367 - 2368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3286(200111)40:11<2367:RSNOZF>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We propose the use of a nonlinear bacterior-hodopsin film to self-induce a Zernike-type filter in robust optical phase-contrast systems. The device re quires relatively low light intensity levels (as low as 200 nW/cm(2)) at wa velengths around 633 nm and can contrast dynamical phase distributions. (C) 2001 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.