• DocumentCode
    1141277
  • Title

    Efficient acoustooptic modulation at 3.39 and 10.6 µm in crystalline germanium

  • Author

    Abrams, R. ; Pinnow, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Whippany, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    3/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Lastpage
    136
  • Abstract
    A Ge acoustooptic pulse modulator has been constructed and tested at 3.39 and 10.6 μm. A pulse rise time of 20 ns and deflection efficiency of 11 percent per watt of RF drive power when operating at 10.6 μm were realized.
  • Keywords
    Acoustic beams; Acoustic pulses; Acoustic transducers; Crystallization; Germanium; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Pulse modulation; Ultrasonic transducers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1971.1076609
  • Filename
    1076609