Optical phase shifting with acousto-optic devices.
A novel optical phase-shifting method based on a well-known acousto-optic interaction is proposed. By using a pair of acousto-optic modulators (AOMs) and properly aligning them, we construct an optical phase shifter that can directly control the phase of a collimated beam. The proposed phase shifter is insensitive to the polarization of the incident beam when polarization-insensitive AOMs are used, and no calibration is necessary. The proposed approach is confirmed with experimental results.
Li
Enbang
E
College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. enbang@uow.edu.au
Yao
Jianquan
J
Yu
Daoyin
D
Xi
Jiangtao
J
Chicharo
Joe
J