Title :
Fraunhofer diffraction by vibrating optical slits on the surface of a NS-GT cut quartz crystal resonator
Author :
Yamagata, Selaji ; Kawashima, Hrofumi
Author_Institution :
Phys. Lab., Hokkaido Univ. of Educ., Japan
Abstract :
When a plane light wave is incident on the n-slit, the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern will be obtained after the n-slit, where n is the number of slits. In this experiment, the n-slit is made on the surface of a NS-GT cut quartz crystal resonator as exciting electrode. The quartz crystal resonator is vibrating at resonant mechanical frequency; the slit width and the distance between slits are vibrated with the resonator. Fraunhofer diffraction patterns contain information on the vibration of the quartz resonator. This phenomenon was named dynamic Fraunhofer diffraction. If a photomultiplier is placed at after the n-slit, a.c. components of the dynamic Fraunhofer diffraction are detected, and distribution patterns of these a.c. components could be taken. This phenomenon can be applied to the dynamic light beam splitter, to evaluate the vibration modes of the resonators, etc
Keywords :
Fraunhofer diffraction; crystal resonators; optical beam splitters; piezo-optical effects; vibrations; AC components; Fraunhofer diffraction modulator; NS-GT cut quartz crystal resonator; SiO2; distance between slits; distribution patterns; dynamic Fraunhofer diffraction; dynamic light beam splitter; incident plane light wave; optical delay system; quartz crystal resonator surface; resonant mechanical frequency; slit width; vibrating optical slits; vibration modes; Electrodes; Equations; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Physics education; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5400-1
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1999.840816