Title :
Multiscale Bessel Beams from Tunable Acoustic Gradient Index of Refraction Lenses
Author :
McLeod, Euan ; Arnold, Craig B.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Univ. Princeton, Princeton
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 :
acousto-optical modulation; gradient index optics; laser beams; laser tuning; lenses; light refraction; optical modulation; phase modulation; laser beam; multiscale Bessel beams; phase modulation; refraction lenses; tunable acoustic gradient index; Acoustic beams; Acoustic devices; Acoustic refraction; Acoustic waves; Laser beams; Laser modes; Lenses; Optical refraction; Phase modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453267
