Efficient acoustooptic modulation at 3.39 and 10.6 µm in crystalline germanium |
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Authors: | Abrams R. Pinnow D. |
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Affiliation: | Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Whippany, NJ, USA; |
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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. |
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