Photo-induced anisotropic photoelectric response in oriented bacteriorhodopsin films

J. Xu, P. Bhattacharya, G. Váró

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Abstract

The photo-induced anisotropic properties of the chromophore protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) are of interest for possible applications in optical image processing and spatial filtering. Here we report experimental results on the photo-induced anisotropic photoelectric response of dried oriented bR films. A polarization dependent photovoltage is measured across an ITO/bR/ITO photodetector. The anisotropy is introduced by a 632.8 nm linearly polarized pump beam and is detected with a 594.1 nm polarized probe beam. The influence of the pump light intensity on the photovoltage anisotropy has also been investigated. A model, based on the polarization dependent photoselection of the bR molecules reasonably explains the behavior of the measured data. The observed effect can be used to construct a polarization sensitive bR-based bio-photoreceiver.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)321-326
Number of pages6
JournalOptical Materials
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Spectroscopy
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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