Title :
Polarisation effects in SAW acousto-optic interactions
Author :
Li, Shi Wei ; Bourkoff, E.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Baltimore, USA
Abstract :
The polarisation dependence of the incidence-angle bandwidth of the acousto-optic interaction between an unguided, `side-entry¿, optical beam and a surface acoustic wave in YZ-LiNbO3 is analysed and compared with reported experimental results.
Keywords :
acousto-optical effects; light diffraction; light polarisation; lithium compounds; surface acoustic waves; LiNbO3; SAW; Y Z-LiNbO3; acoustooptic interaction; diffraction efficiency; incidence-angle bandwidth; polarisation dependence; side entry optical beam; surface acoustic wave;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850685
