title: White-light schlieren optics using bacteriorhodopsin as an adaptive image grid.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Peale
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ruffin
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Donahue