Characterisation of long M-state lifetime bacteriorhodopsin thin films for optical cache memory

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 36, Issue 1 B, 1997, Pages 439-443

  Wang, Changhai ^a   Bacon, Mark ^b   Kar, Ajoy K ^a   Wherrett, Brian S ^a   Baxter, Robert L ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Edinburgh Centre of Molecular Recognition   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriorhodopsin; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical memory

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN FILMS; OPTICAL CACHE MEMORIES;

BUFFER STORAGE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FILMS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PROTEINS; THIN FILMS;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

EID: 0030649479     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.36.439     Document Type: Article

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