Acousto-optical deflection in thin-film waveguides

Abstract

The deflection of optical guided waves by acoustic waves in layered media is studied. The electric fields that arise in this scattering process lead to complex radiated power distributions. In particular, it is shown that field effects can influence coupling efficiency and beamwidth and that these effects must be included in any description of acoustic-optic light deflection from optical waveguides.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Source ID
10.1063/1.1661869

Entities

People

  • T. G. Giallorenzi

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.