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Alexei V Zakharov1, Vitaly B Voloshinov, Erik Blomme
1Department of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia. azakharov@physics.msu.ru
Abstract:
The Raman-Nath, intermediate and Bragg regimes of acousto-optic interaction in an acoustically anisotropic medium are theoretically examined in the paper. The general model of the interaction is extended over the case of an elastically anisotropic medium. Basic results of computer modeling of diffraction processes taking place in crystals are presented in the paper. The interaction of light and ultrasound is investigated in media with arbitrary elastic anisotropy in a wide range of the Klein-Cook and Raman-Nath parameters. The influence of the acoustic anisotropy on the process of light diffraction, especially on the light intensity in diffraction maxima, is also discussed.
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