Efficient acoustooptic modulation at 3.39 and 10.6 µm in crystalline germanium
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 7 (3), 135-136
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1971.1076609
Abstract
A Ge acoustooptic pulse modulator has been constructed and tested at 3.39 and 10.6 μm. A pulse rise time of 20 ns and deflection efficiency of 11 percent per watt of RF drive power when operating at 10.6 μm were realized.Keywords
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