Advantages of transverse-wave light modulators

1 June 1967

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IEEE

Vol. 55 (6) , 1077-1078
https://doi.org/10.1109/PROC.1967.5725

Abstract

The authors compare the merit of transverse and longitudinal waves in ultrasonic light modulators. In modulation modes in which the desirable property of polarization rotation of the modulation is achieved, transverse waves are shown to be superior to longitudinal waves in all significant respects. The reduction in background illumination attainable in a diffraction modulator employing transverse waves is demonstrated experimentally.

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