Title :
Multiscale Bessel beams from tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction lenses
Author :
McLeod, Euan ; Arnold, Craig B.
Author_Institution :
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Quad., Princeton University, NJ 08540, USA
Abstract :
A device that uses acoustic waves within a fluid to phase modulate an incident laser beam and form tunable multiscale Bessel beams is presented. This device is both modelled and experimentally characterized.
Keywords :
Acoustic beams; Acoustic devices; Acoustic refraction; Acoustic waves; Laser beams; Laser modes; Lenses; Optical refraction; Phase modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431044
