Title :
Nature´s nonlinear optical antennas
Author :
Huttunen, Mikko J. ; Virkki, Matti ; Bautista, Godofredo ; Vuorimaa-Laukkanen, Elina ; Dér, András ; Lemmetyinen, Helge ; Kauranen, Martti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
We demonstrate that the trimer structures of bacteriorhodopsin (bR) proteins can have directional emission properties. The directional properties are confirmed by measuring the transmitted and reflected second-harmonic emissions from bR thin films.
Keywords :
antennas; nanophotonics; nonlinear optics; bacteriorhodopsin proteins; directional emission properties; nonlinear optical antennas; second-harmonic emissions; thin films; trimer structures; Antennas; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical reflection; Retina;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
