All-optical continuous-tunable image switch based on nonlinear photoinduced anisotropy in bacteriorhodopsin film

Using nonlinear photoinduced anisotropy in bacteriorhodopsin (bR) film, we presented and demonstrated an image switch in which the output can be tuned continuously by the intensity of a pumping beam. A laser with wavelength 532 nm was used as the pumping beam, and a He-Ne laser at wavelength 632.8 nm was used as the probe beam. Without pumping light, a little of polarized probe beam can transmit the crossed polarizers and the output is very low. With the presence of pumping light, owing to photoinduced anisotropy in the bR film, a portion of the probe beam transmits the crossed polarizers, depending on the intensity of the pumping beam. For the low-intensity probe beam (0.44 mW/cm²), the output is dependent on a wide range of pumping beam (2-30 mW/cm²). On the contrary, for the high-intensity probe beam (0.80 mW/cm²), the output is dependent on a narrow range of pumping beam (2-7 mW/cm²).     

All-optical time-delay relay based on a bacteriorhodopsin film

Using the property of dynamic complementary suppression modulated transmission of bacteriorhodopsin film, we propose and demonstrate an all-optical time-delay relay in an incoherent light system. The relay can last for a certain amount of time after the switch function of turn off (or turn on) is activated. Furthermore, the delay time can be adjusted by changing the lifetime of the M state and the intensities of blue and yellow beams.     

基于细菌视紫红质膜的全光逻辑门

基于在细菌视紫红质膜中的自衍射，我们提出了全光非、异或、半加器及同或门逻辑操作。利用衍射光与记录光偏振状态之间的关系，我们演示了非门和同或门逻辑操作。 通过衍射光，记录光和读出光之间的偏振状态的关系，我们实现了异或逻辑操作和具有三个输入端的半加器逻辑操作。所用方法简单实用。     

All-optical image switch based on bacteriorhodopsin film

While two waves are coupled in bacteriorhodopsin (bR) film, a beam of incident light carrying the image is transferred to two diffraction beams whose intensities can increase from zero to a maximum and then decrease to a stable value with the increase of the writing time. Based on the relation among the polarization states of image in a recording beam and diffraction beams, we have proposed and demonstrated the all-optical image transfer switch which depends on the effective time and has the function that within the effective time, a polarization state image is automatically transferred to two images whose polarization states are perpendicular, and the transfer stops automatically beyond the effective time. A time-dependent all-optical image switch with muti-outputs is implemented.     

Holographic simultaneous readout polarization multiplexing based on photoinduced anisotropy in bacteriorhodopsin

Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is a reversible photochromic protein that can be used as a holographic medium. The dichroic absorption of the bR molecule is polarization dependent, thereby allowing for the recording of polarization holograms. The properties of polarization holograms can be used to multiplex two independent images in a single bR film. A new technique and associated polarization-multiplexing scheme are demonstrated that allow for simultaneous readout of two orthogonally polarized images while achieving a high normalized diffraction efficiency for each of the individual images.     

Kinetic characterization of photoinduced anisotropy in diarylethene film

Based on the theoretical model we have proposed, a complete study on the kinetics of photoinduced anisotropy in diarylethene films is performed. The kinetic curves of molecular concentration, photoinduced dichroism and birefringence are calculated, respectively. It is found that the colored molecular concentration decreases with the increase of the excitation exposure until saturation, and the photoinduced anisotropy increases to a maximum and then decreases gradually. The optimal exposure is 260 J/cm². In addition, the transmittance of probe beam reflecting the anisotropy is measured by experiment. The theoretical results are compared with experimental data, and basic concordance is found between both sets of data.     

All-optical logic gates with bacteriorhodopsin

All-optical logic gates with bacteriorhodopsin (bR) protein molecules have been demonstrated based on all-optical switching of a cw probe laser beam by multiple pulsed pump laser beams due to nonlinear intensity-induced excited-state absorption. A cw probe laser beam at 640 nm corresponding to the peak absorption of O-state in the bR photocycle is switched by a pulsed pump laser beam at 570 nm corresponding to the maximum initial B state absorption, at relatively low powers. The switching characteristics have been used to design all-optical NOT and the universal NOR and NAND logic gates and the effect of various parameters such as variation in pump pulse width, pump intensity, lifetime of O state and absorption cross-section of the B state at probe wavelength on the switching characteristics has been analyzed.     

Optical novelty filter using bacteriorhodopsin film

A new kind of optical novelty filtering by an incoherent light system is presented that is based on a special property of dynamic complementary suppression modulated transmission in bacteriorhodopsin film. By simplifying the energy system, we establish a theoretical model, and our experimental results are compared with those reached by numerical simulation of the novelty filter.     

All-optical Boolean logic gate using azo-dye doped polymer film

Methyl orange is an excellent nonlinear optical material. Both ordinary intense modulation holograph and the polarization holograph can be recorded in the methyl orange-polyvinyl alcohol (MO-PVA) film. The polarization state relationship among two writing beams, reading beam, and diffraction beam can be used for construction all-optical Boolean logic gate.     

Measurements of photoinduced refractive index changes in bacteriorhodopsin films

We report the pump-probe measurements of nonlinear refractive index changes in photochromic bacteriorhodopsin films. The photoinduced absorption is caused by pump beam at 532 nm and the accompanying refractive index changes are studied using a probe beam at 633 nm. The proposed technique is based on a convenient and accurate determination of optical path difference using digital interferometry-based local fringe shift. The results are presented for the wild-type as well as genetically modified D96N variant of the bacteriorhodopsin.      

Kinetics of photoinduced optical anisotropy in oxide glass

Long-lived optical anisotropy generated in glasses by bichromatic mutually coherent radiation is associated with the accumulation of a built-in electric field. The kinetics of photoinduced anisotropy was studied within the framework of a phenomenological model taking into account the polarization-and current-induced mechanisms of field formation and the medium conductivity. The combination of the current and polarization mechanisms gives rise to new effects. The accumulation of anisotropy and its dark relaxation have a nonmonotonic character. For a sufficiently high and rapidly relaxing photoconductivity, “hidden writing” is possible, for which the anisotropy is absent during the course of bichromatic illumination, but it appears after switching off the light and relaxes slowly due to dark conduction.     

The photoinduced polarization in Kapton-H film

The photoinduced polarization in Kapton-H thin film has been studied by analysing the isothermal dark decay characteristics of photo- and dark-polarized specimens for different values of the polarizing parameters. The total polarization induced has been found to increase continuously with polarizing temperature but with polarizing field, it approaches a saturation. The behaviour of dark decay currents for photo and dark polarized identical samples changes with operating temperature. The phenomenon is explained in terms of the shift of electrons and hole demarcation levels under variation of temperature and illumination intensity.on study leave from S.G.R.R. (P.G.) College, Dehradun, India     

Polarization holography for measuring photoinduced optical anisotropy

A new experimental method for measuring the optical anisotropy induced at photochemical reactions is proposed. The method is based on polarization holography and is a zero-background high sensitive technique. It is used to measure the molecular dichroism of fluorescein and the birefrigence induced at the additional photopolymerization of PMMA.     

二芳基乙烯光致各向异性动态特性研究

建立了光致变色二芳基乙烯样品光致各向异性动力学的理论模型.计算了在线偏振光激发下,二芳基乙烯分子数密度、光致二向色性和光致双折射随时间(曝光量)的动态变化曲线.结果表明,随着激发曝光量的增加,二芳基乙烯呈色态分子数密度不断下降直至饱和,光致各向异性随曝光量增加先增加,达到最大之后开始下降,最佳曝光量为260J/cm².利用正交偏振检测方法测量了反映材料各向异性的探测光透过率动力学曲线,并与理论计算结果进行了比较,二者基本相符. 关键词： 光致各向异性 二芳基乙烯 动态特性 最佳曝光量     

All-optical image processing with a supranonlinear dye-doped liquid-crystal film

We demonstrate a dynamic all-optical image-intensity-inversion technique that uses self- and mutual-phase-modulation effects with a highly nonlinear nematic liquid-crystal film placed in an intermediate focal plane. This process requires submilliwatt optical power, responds in a few milliseconds, and can be realized over a very broad spectral range.     

Optically addressed direct-view display based on bacteriorhodopsin

First experimental results from a direct-view display made from bacteriorhodopsin (BR) are presented. A dielectric mirror in direct contact with the photoactive BR layer forms the core of the BR display. The dielectric layer both decreases the light intensity necessary for writing and protects the observer from transmitted laser light. By illuminating the BR display with a suitably filtered light source from the rear we achieve the result that the information appears to the observer with an intensity contrast of more than 70:1, accompanied by a significant color shift. The combination of both enhances the visibility of and the ability to discern the information significantly. On the BR display the information appears in yellow on a dark purple-red background.     

An all-optical time-delay relay based on a bacteriorhodopsin film

Using a special property of dynamic complementary-suppression-modulated transmission （DCSMT） in the bacteriorhodopsin （bR） film, we have demonstrated an all-optical time-delay relay. To extend our work, the relationship between the delay time of the all-optical time-delay relay and parameters of a bR film is numerically studied. We show how the delay time changes with the product of concentration and thickness （PCT） of a bR film. Furthermore, the shortest and longest delay times are given for the relay of ＇switch off. The saturable delay time and maximum delaytime of ＇switch on＇ are also given. How the wavelengths （632.8, 568, 533 and 412 nm） and intensities of the illuminating light influence the delay time is also discussed. The simulation results are useful for optimizing the design of all-optical time-delay relays.     

Time-dependent all-optical logic-gates with bacteriorhodopsin film

In this paper, we proposed time-dependent AND, NOT and operation based on the relation between input and output intensities of the first-order diffraction beams in degenerate multi-wave coupling. When two coherent green beams are coupled in bacteriorhodopsin (bR) film with a small angle, the intensities of the diffraction beams decrease along with writing time. Based on the phenomenon that the diffraction beams decay along with writing time and the relation between the intensities of input and output beams, we demonstrated the time-dependent optical AND, NOT and operations.     

Controllable snail-paced light in biological bacteriorhodopsin thin film

We observe that the group velocity of light is reduced to an extremely low value of 0.091 mm/s in a biological thin film of bacteriorhodopsin at room temperature. By exploiting unique features of a flexible photoisomerization process for coherent population oscillation, the velocity is all-optically controlled over an enormous span, from snail-paced to normal light speed, with no need of modifying the characteristics of the incident pulse. Because of the large quantum yield for the photoreaction in this biochemical system, the ultraslow light is observed even at low light levels of microwatts, indicating high energy efficiency.