Title :
Optically tuned subwavelength resonant grating filter with bacteriorhodopsin overlayer
Author :
Chang, Man S P ; Cao, Han ; Chou, Stephen Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
A novel all-optically tuned resonant grating filter with a bacteriorhodopsin overlayer is demonstrated. The resonance of this simple and compact device can be shifted continuously by a pump beam with only very moderate power. It can be used in applications such as all-optical switching and modulation.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical films; optical filters; optical modulation; optical switches; optical tuning; proteins; all-optical switching; bacteriorhodopsin overlayer; optical modulation; optically tuned grating filter; pump beam; subwavelength resonant grating filter; Gratings; Laser excitation; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Resonance; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251883
