Lasing from Escherichia coli bacteria genetically programmed to express green fluorescent protein

Malte C. Gather; Seok Hyun Yun

doi:10.1364/OL.36.003299

Lasing from Escherichia coli bacteria genetically programmed to express green fluorescent protein

Malte C. Gather
, Seok Hyun Yun^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We report on lasing action from colonies of Escherichia coli bacteria that are genetically programmed to synthesize the green fluorescent protein (GFP). When embedded in a Fabry-Perot type cavity and excited by ns-pulses of blue light (465 nm), the bacteria generate green laser emission (similar to 520 nm). Broad illumination of pump light yields simultaneous lasing over a large area in bacterial colonies. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3299-3301
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	36
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.003299
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2011

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