DocumentCode
890551
Title
Advantages of transverse-wave light modulators
Author
Carleton, H.R. ; Maloney, W.T.
Volume
55
Issue
6
fYear
1967
fDate
6/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1077
Lastpage
1078
Abstract
The authors compare the merit of transverse and longitudinal waves in ultrasonic light modulators. In modulation modes in which the desirable property of polarization rotation of the modulation is achieved, transverse waves are shown to be superior to longitudinal waves in all significant respects. The reduction in background illumination attainable in a diffraction modulator employing transverse waves is demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords
Acoustic beams; Apertures; Laser beam cutting; Light scattering; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical scattering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1967.5725
Filename
1447655
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