Abstract
A three-surface model is proposed for the ray tracing of an imaging acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) in the optical design of an AOTF imaging system. The first and last surfaces are two refractive planes corresponding to the incident and exit facets of the AOTF, while the property of the second surface is defined particularly to describe the change of the ray trace owing to the interaction of the acoustic and optic waves. One parameter, the acoustic angle, is first corrected using the test tuning relation to compensate for the nonideality of the acoustic wave. The model has been verified with a two-piezotransducer AOTF to show its usefulness. The differences between the measured diffracted angles and the modeling value are below 0.01°. The comparison demonstrates the accuracy and the efficiency of the three-surface model.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
