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A concept of a new application based on the outstanding nonlinear optical properties of the chromoprotein bacteriorhodopsin was investigated. Using the Optical Waveguide Lightmode Spectroscopy technique on dried bacteriorhodopsin films gave us the possibility to exploit the large refractive index changes corresponding to the absorption changes during the photocycle. The results demonstrate the applicability of this protein as an active nonlinear optical material in all-optical integrated circuits.
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FÁBiÁn, L., Oroszi, L., Ormos, P., DÉr, A. (2003). Optical Waveguide Lightmode Spectroscopy and Biocomputing. In: Barsanti, L., Evangelista, V., Gualtieri, P., Passarelli, V., Vestri, S. (eds) Molecular Electronics: Bio-sensors and Bio-computers. NATO Science Series, vol 96. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0141-0_13
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