Title :
Rapidly tunable acoustic gradient index lenses for pulsed imaging and laser processing
Author :
Yan, Jin ; Mermillod-Blondin, Alexandre ; McLeod, Euan ; Arnold, Craig B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A MHz-rate device employing acoustic waves within a fluid is used to reshape and focus an incident laser beam. Rapidly changeable focal lengths and patterns can be formed for pulsed imaging and processing applications.
Keywords :
acoustic wave effects; gradient index optics; laser beams; lenses; acoustic gradient index lenses; acoustic waves; incident laser beam; laser processing; pulsed imaging; Acoustic beams; Acoustic devices; Acoustic imaging; Acoustic pulses; Acoustic waves; Focusing; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical pulses; Tunable circuits and devices; (220.1020) Active or adaptive optics; (230.1040) acousto-optic devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
