Design of Acousto-Optic Cell for Backward Collinear Diffraction Observation in the Terahertz Range

Abstract

Features of acousto-optic (AO) diffraction of terahertz radiation in the high-frequency collinear regime are considered. General principles of design of AO cell operating in this regime are formulated, and results of calculations for AO cell based on hexane and germanium single crystal are presented.