Optical information storage on a bacteriorhodopsin - containing film
US5470690A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/163
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A stable, image-retaining, optically switchable film produced from a purple membrane in a high-pH polyvinyl alcohol solution forms an optical memory for data storage. The film, when dry, can be exposed to light to convert BR molecules to their M state, which is stable, and which allows long-term image storage. The image can be erased by exposing the film to yellow light to thereby switch all the molecules to the M state, and then a reverse image can be obtained using blue light. By controlling the location and wavelength of the incident light, pixels can be selected and exposed for information storage.
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