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    • Optics and Wave Physics
    • Experimental Physics

    Background:

    • The Doppler effect typically describes frequency shifts due to motion along the wave's propagation direction.
    • Transverse effects in wave propagation, especially in optical domains, are less commonly observed or utilized.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To experimentally observe and characterize the transverse Doppler shift in the optical domain.
    • To validate theoretical predictions for Gaussian beam propagation under transverse motion.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a detector moving perpendicularly to the propagation direction of a Gaussian beam.
    • Measuring frequency shifts in the optical domain for detectors moving at millimeter-per-second speeds.

    Main Results:

    • Observed transverse Doppler shifts in the optical domain, with shifts in the tens of Hz range.
    • Demonstrated that the magnitude of the shift increases with detector distance from the beam axis.
    • Experimental results showed full agreement with theoretical calculations for Gaussian beams.

    Conclusions:

    • The transverse Doppler shift is a verifiable phenomenon in optical wave propagation.
    • This effect is applicable to various wave types, including radio and acoustic waves.
    • Potential applications exist for microsystems employing Doppler measurement techniques.