Coherent signal amplification in rhodopsin media

M. V. Altaisky; V. N. Gorbachev; Fabio Pichierri

doi:10.1134/S1547477107020124

Coherent signal amplification in rhodopsin media

M. V. Altaisky, V. N. Gorbachev, Fabio Pichierri

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A quantum optics model that explains the sensitivity of the dark-adapted rhodopsin to a single photon is presented. We describe the absorption of photons by rhodopsin molecules using the three-level A-type model for its retinal chromofore, with 3 states being the all-trans, 11-cis and the photoexcited S₁ state. The abinitio calculations have been performed to estimate the parameters of the model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	150-153
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477107020124
Publication status	Published - 2007 Mar

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Radiation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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