Diffraction of displaced Gaussian light beams on ultrasound in paratellurite crystals

The Bragg diffraction of displaced Gaussian light beams on a slow shear ultrasonic wave in paratellurite crystals, in which the beam energy is efficiently transferred from the zero diffraction order to the first, is investigated. It is established that circularly polarized light beams should be used to optimize the energy exchange of diffracted light beams in the considered geometry of acousto-optic interaction. It is shown that the diffracted beams have the form of displaced Gaussian beams, the spatial structure of which is determined by the displacement parameter of the incident beam and the ultrasound power.