Light scanner based on a viscoelastic stretchable grating

We present a new technique for light scanning by use of viscoelastic-based deformable phase diffraction gratings. Mechanical stretching of the grating permits control of its spatial period, and thus the orders of diffraction can be spatially deflected. In the experiments the viscoelastic gratings wi...

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Published in:Optics letters 2005-05, Vol.30 (9), p.949-951
Main Authors: SIMONOV, A. N, AKHZAR-MEHR, O, VDOVIN, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Gratings
Optical elements, devices, and systems
Optics
Physics
Scanners, image intensifiers, and image converters
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Summary:We present a new technique for light scanning by use of viscoelastic-based deformable phase diffraction gratings. Mechanical stretching of the grating permits control of its spatial period, and thus the orders of diffraction can be spatially deflected. In the experiments the viscoelastic gratings with triangular and rectangular profiles have been characterized at lambda = 633 nm. It is demonstrated that the reversible elongation can exceed 20% of the initial length. For the triangular profile grating, the diffraction angle of the first order changed from 6.6 degrees to 5.4 degrees while the diffraction efficiency remained almost constant at approximately 17%. Dynamic scanning of a laser beam at frequencies of approximately 1 kHz is demonstrated by use of electromechanically driven viscoelastic gratings.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.30.000949