Large-diameter bacteriorhodopsin films for applications in nondestructive testing

Norbert A. Hampp; Arne Seitz; Thorsten Juchem; Dieter Oesterhelt

doi:10.1117/12.348404

18 May 1999 Large-diameter bacteriorhodopsin films for applications in nondestructive testing

Norbert A. Hampp, Arne Seitz, Thorsten Juchem, Dieter Oesterhelt

Proceedings Volume 3623, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348404
Event: Optoelectronics '99 - Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) films with dimension of 100 mm X 100 mm have been developed for applications in non- destructive testing. Films made from the photochromic retinal protein BR have been successfully employed in a variety of optical applications. Among them holographic interferometry for non-destructive testing which is one of the applications where the aperture of the BR-films used for recording plays an important role. The BR-films available earlier had an aperture of about 2/3 inch. Due to this limit size it was necessary to focus the light scattered from the object under investigation to the BR-film by means of lenses which in turn limit the optical resolution of the whole system. Now BR-films with a more than 50-fold larger are have been developed which allow lensless recording of the holograms. The optical quality of the films, in particular the spatial homogeneity of their optical density and their light sensitivity, is constant over the full aperture within a few percent. Applications of this new type of BR-films in non-destructive testing of ceramic parts are presented.

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Norbert A. Hampp, Arne Seitz, Thorsten Juchem, and Dieter Oesterhelt "Large-diameter bacteriorhodopsin films for applications in nondestructive testing", Proc. SPIE 3623, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices, (18 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348404

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