NDLI: Molecular level all-optical logic with chlorophyll absorption spectrum and polarization sensitivity

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Author	RayChaudhuri, B. Bhattacharyya Bhaumik, S.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Chlorophyll is suggested as a suitable medium for realizing optical Boolean logic at the molecular level in view of its wavelength-selective property and polarization sensitivity in the visible region. Spectrophotometric studies are made with solutions of total chlorophyll and chromatographically isolated components, viz. chlorophyll a and b and carotenoids extracted from pumpkin leaves of different maturity stages. The absorption features of matured chlorophyll with two characteristic absorption peaks and one transmission band are molecular properties and independent of concentration. A qualitative explanation of such an absorption property is presented in terms of a ‘particle in a box’ model and the property is employed to simulate two-input optical logic operations. If both of the inputs are either red or blue, absorption is high. If either one is absent and replaced by a wavelength of the transmission band, e.g. green, absorption is low. Assigning these values as 0 s or 1 s, AND and OR operations can be performed. A NOT operation can be simulated with the transmittance instead of the absorbance. Also, the shift in absorbance values for two different polarizations of the same monochromatic light can simulate two logical states with a single wavelength. Cyclic change in absorbance is noted over a rotation of 360° for both red and blue peaks, although the difference is not very large. Red monochromatic light with polarizations apart by 90°, corresponding to maximum and minimum absorption, respectively, may be assigned as the two logical states. The fluorescence emissions for different pigment components are measured at different excitation wavelengths and the effect of fluorescence on the red absorbance is concluded to be negligible.
Starting Page	545
Ending Page	550
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09462171
Journal	Applied Physics B
Volume Number	91
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	14320649
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2008-04-30
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering Optical Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Optics Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics Physical Chemistry Electromagnetism, Optics and Lasers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physics and Astronomy

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