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Second Harmonic Generation of Bacteriorhodopsin and its Application for Three-Dimensional Optical Memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Zhongping Chen
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850 Center for Advanced Materials, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
A. Lewis
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850
J. Kumart
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
S. Tripathy
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
K. Marxt
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
J. Akkarat
Affiliation:
Biotechnology Division, US Army Natick, RD&E Center, Natick, MA 01760
D. Kaplan
Affiliation:
Biotechnology Division, US Army Natick, RD&E Center, Natick, MA 01760
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Abstract

A novel three-dimensional optical memory system based on a light transducing protein, bacteriorhodopsin, is investigated. The system uses the nonlinear optical properties of bacteriorhodopsin to accomplish reading and writing operations. A nondestructive method of reading information in three-dimensional optical memory that uses second harmonic generation is demonstrated. This method has the advantage of fast speed, is nondestructive, and has the potential for parallel access.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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