Title :
Acousto-optics—A review of fundamentals
Author :
Korpel, Adrianus
Author_Institution :
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Abstract :
The paper first reviews the historical development of acousto-optics and its applications. Following this, a heuristic explanation of acousto-optic effects is presented, with the emphasis on the plane wave model of interaction. Finally, there is a discussion of some basic configurations of relevance to signal processing.
Keywords :
Acoustic diffraction; Acoustic reflection; Crystals; Electromagnetic reflection; Frequency; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Signal processing; X-ray diffraction;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1981.11919
