Two-dimensional multi-channel acousto-optic diffraction

Abstract In this paper, we have investigated the interaction between acoustic waves generated by an incident light beam propagating through two-dimensional transducers. A set of coupled mode equations for two-dimensional multi-channel acousto-optic inter-modulation are derived, and the solutions are obtained. A new type of two-dimensional multi-channel Bragg acousto-optic modulator is designed by analyzing two-dimensional multi-channel acousto-optic inter-modulation based on the coupled mode theory, and its performance has also been experimentally characterized. The experimental results are in accordance with our theoretical analysis.