Very Fast Algorithms for Eliminating the Diffraction Effects in Protein-Based Volumetric Memories

Abstract

One of the current research directions in biological nanotechnology is the use of bacteriorhodopsin in the fabrication of protein-based volumetric memories. Bacteriorhodopsin, with its unique light-activated photocycle, nanoscale size, cyclicity (>10 7 ), and natural resistance to harsh environmental conditions, provides for protein-based volumetric memories that have a comparative advantage over magnetic and optical data storage devices. The construction of protein-based volumetric memories has been, however, severely limited by fundamental issues that exist with such devices, such as unwanted diffraction effects. In this paper, we propose some optimizations that can be applied to one of the previously proposed algorithms for eliminating the diffraction effects.