Analysis of light-induced processes in bacteriorhociopsin and its application for spatial light modulation

Reddy, KPJ (1995) Analysis of light-induced processes in bacteriorhociopsin and its application for spatial light modulation. In: Journal of Applied Physics, 77 (12). pp. 6108-6113.

PDF Analysis_of_light-induced-24.pdf Restricted to Registered users only Download (702kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

A simplified energy-level scheme is proposed for the photochemical cycle of the bacteriorhodopsin molecule. Rate equations are solved for the detailed light-induced processes based on this model and the intensity-induced population densities in various states of the molecule at steady state are computed which are used to obtain an analytic expression for the absorption coefficient of the modulation beam. Modulation of the probe laser-beam transmission by the modulation-laser-beam intensity-induced population changes is analyzed. It is predicted that for a probe beam at 412 nm up to 82% modulation can be achieved using a laser beam intensity of 3.2 $W/cm^2$ at 570 nm. For temperatures $\sim$77 K, the transmission at 6 10 nm can be switched from zero to 8 1% for modulating laser intensity of I l $W/cm^2$. Construction of a spatial light modulator based on bacteriorhodopsin molecules is proposed and some of its features are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Applied Physics
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	The copyright belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:29
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/7585

Actions (login required)

View Item