title: Polarization states of light diffracted by acoustic surface waves.
abstract: The change of polarization that is produced on a transmitted light beam by acoustic surface waves propagating on a yz-LiNbO(3) plate is analyzed. When using a crossed polarizer and analyzer for optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio, the best conditions of diffraction efficiency have been found at an angle of incidence approximately equal to -10 degrees .
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alippi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Socino