Nature Photonics 10/2023
Acousto-optic modulation of gigawatt-scale laser pulses in ambient air
Authors: Contents:- XARION's optical microphone has been used to measure high-intensity ultrasonic fields
- Schrödel et al. from DESY Hamburg showed deflection of gigawatt-scale laser pulses in air
- Controlling coherent light is crucial in many fields, but modern photonics faces limitations from factors like wavelength and high optical powers
- Using ultrasound-tailored gaseous media to efficiently deflect laser pulses offers new possibilities for resilient optical elements
- To measure and characterize the ultrasound fields used for deflection, XARION’s Optical Microphone was used