Chen Z, Govender D, Gross R, Birge R
W. M. Keck Center for Molecular Electronics, Syracuse University, NY 13244, USA.
Biosystems. 1995;35(2-3):145-51. doi: 10.1016/0303-2647(94)01503-y.
An oriented bacteriorhodopsin cube is optimized as a potential three-dimensional optical memory medium. Write/read capability is demonstrated by using the photovoltaic signal induced by two-photon absorption. Our results demonstrate that a two-photon induced photovoltage can he detected in a three-dimensional Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) cube as large as 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm3. The read/write speed, signal to noise ratio, and the laser damage threshold for the protein-based three-dimensional optical memory is examined.
