Bacteriorhodopsin-based photochromic pigments for optical security applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4677, Issue , 2002, Pages 121-128

  Hampp, Norbert ^a   Fischer, Thorsten ^a   Neebe, Martin ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriorhodopsin; Biological pigment; Information storage; Photoinduced anisotropy; WORM

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; INK; PHOTOCHROMISM; PIGMENTS; PROTEINS; PYROLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; OPTICAL SECURITY;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

EID: 0036031350     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462703     Document Type: Conference Paper

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