Acousto Optics Second Edition

Download or read book Acousto-Optics, Second Edition written by Adrian Korpel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-11-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated, this second edition first explains heuristically the physics of acousto-optics before presenting the mathematics of the formal theory. The material is integrated to illustrate and promote the development of new ideas, concepts, theories, inventions and devices. The text also offers sections on the Near-Bragg regime and curved sound wave fronts, coverage of the numerical approach, selected applications, coverage of anisotropic Bragg diffraction, and material on spectral formalisms.