Open AccessWhite-light schlieren optics using bacteriorhodopsin as an adaptive image grid
Author(s) -
Robert E. Peale,
A. Boh Ruffin,
Janet Donahue
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
applied optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6935
DOI - 10.1364/ao.36.004446
Subject(s) - schlieren , optics , bacteriorhodopsin , white light , schlieren imaging , materials science , adaptive optics , monochromatic color , physics , chemistry , biochemistry , membrane
A schlieren apparatus using a bacteriorhodopsin film as an adaptive image grid with white-light illumination is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. Relevant spectral properties of the film are characterized. Potential applications include a single-ended schlieren system for gas-leak detection.
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