Archives of Acoustics, 1, 2, pp. 159-169, 1976

Diffraction of light by acoustic waves in crystals

Zygmutnt Kleszczewski
Institute of Physics, Silesian Technical University
Poland

Marian Wojewoda
Institute of Physics, Silesian Technical University
Poland

Diffraction of light by acoustic waves at high frequencies, i.e. Bragg diffraction, is discussed, and the possibility of investigating the acoustic and acousto -optical properties of crystals using this method is presented. The mea¬suring systems used, measurements of the propagation velocities and absorption coefficients of acoustic waves, and the photoelastic constants for crystals of melt quartz, Ti02, CaF2, Ge0", and LiNbO3 are presented.
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