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Influence of the Interaction Length on the Diffraction Efficiency in an Air-Based Acousto-Optic Modulator

Regina Schuster1, Clara Cecilia Uber1, Marius Foith1, Yannick Schrödel2,3,4, Sören Soennecken5, Jan Helge Dörsam5, Mario Kupnik5, Christoph Heyl2,3,4, Anne Harth1
  1. 1Aalen School of Applied Photonics, Aalen University
  2. 2Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
  3. 3Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Helmholtz Institute Jena
  4. 4Measurement and Sensor Technology Group, Technical University of Darmstadt
  5. 5GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

regina [dot] schuster [at] hs-aalen [dot] de

This study investigates the influence of the effective acousto-optic interaction length on the diffraction efficiency in an air-based acousto-optic modulator (AOM). Therefore, a star-shaped multi-pass setup is applied to control the number of acousto-optic interaction passes in ambient air. A simulation model is developed and validated against the experimental diffraction pattern.

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@inproceedings{schuster2026b24,
  author     = {Schuster, Regina and Uber, Clara Cecilia and Foith, Marius and Schrödel, Yannick and Soennecken, Sören and Dörsam, Jan Helge and Kupnik, Mario and Heyl, Christoph and Harth, Anne},
  title      = {{Influence of the Interaction Length on the Diffraction Efficiency in an Air-Based Acousto-Optic Modulator}},
  booktitle  = {DGaO-Proceedings 2026},
  series     = {DGaO-Proceedings},
  eventtitle = {127. Jahrestagung der DGaO},
  eventdate  = {2026-05-27/2026-05-29},
  venue      = {Hamburg},
  publisher  = {Deutsche Gesellschaft für angewandte Optik e.V.},
  year       = {2026},
  pages      = {B24},
  langid     = {english},
  doi        = {10.83229/127-b024},
  url        = {https://dgao-proceedings.de/paper/127-b24}
}
127. Annual Conference of the DGaO · Hamburg · 2026
DOI: 10.83229/127-b024