Time and frequency response characteristics of bacteriorhodopsin-based photodetectors

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Wei Wei ^a   Knopf, George K ^a   Bassi, Amarjeet S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriorhodopsin; Equivalent RC circuits; Frequency response; Model; Photodetector; Time response

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PROTEINS; TRANSIENTS;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; EQUIVALENT RESISTOR-CAPACITOR CIRCUIT; INDIUM TIN OXIDE (ITO) ELECTRODE STRUCTURE; TIME RESPONSE;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 33751414638     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2335888     Document Type: Article

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