Optical properties of significant acousto-optic crystals

Abstract

The interest in the study of the optical properties of TeO2 and PbMoO4 crystals is determined not only by the fundamental physical mechanisms present in these materials but also by a wide spectrum of possible applications in high-speed acousto-optic devices that perform spatial, temporal, and spectral modulation of optical beams. A description of experimental results of studying the optical properties of tetragonal TeO2 (class 422) and PbMoO4 (class 4/m) crystals is given. The phenomena usually studied to obtain information on the optical properties of crystals are absorption and reflection in a large wavelength range.