Title :
Acousto-optic modulator with wide bandwidth and large angular aperture
Author_Institution :
Aurora Assoc., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fDate :
7/7/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new type of acousto-optic (AO) modulator with enhanced performance is described. By using phased array transducers in a birefringent AO cell, it is possible to simultaneously satisfy the tangential and noncritical phase matching conditions and achieve both large bandwidth and angular aperture. The new design is optimum for modulators and low resolution deflectors with the important advantage of fast input optics
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; birefringence; optical modulation; acousto-optic modulator; angular aperture; bandwidth; birefringent AO cell; fast input optics; low resolution deflectors; phase matching conditions; phased array transducers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940787
