A high-speed-modulated retro-reflector for lasers using an acousto-optic modulator

Canadian Journal of Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 625-638

  Spirou, Q ^a   Yavin, I ^a,d   Weel, M ^a   Vorozcovs, A ^a   Kumarakrishnan, A ^a   Battle, P R ^b   Swanson, R C ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AdvR Incorporated   (United States)

^c Resonon Inc   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MIRRORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS (AOM); HIGH-SPEED-MODULATED RETROREFLECTORS; INCIDENT LASER BEAMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 5144227543     PISSN: 00084204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/P03-047     Document Type: Article

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