Acousto-optics
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Acousto-optics is a branch of physics that studies the interactions between sound waves and light waves, especially the diffraction of laser light by ultrasound (or sound in general) through an ultrasonic grating.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Introduction
- History
- Acousto-optic effect
- Acousto-optic devices
- Acousto-optic modulator
- Acousto-optic tunable filter
- Acousto-optic deflectors
- Materials
- See also
- References
Acousto-optics is a branch of physics that studies the interactions between sound waves and light waves, especially the diffraction of laser light by ultrasound (or sound in general) through an ultrasonic grating.
thumb|A diffraction image showing the acousto-optic effect.
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