Can a Photon be Vibrationally Tuned with Sound?

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DocStringer

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Jan 3, 2014

I have a question. I was wondering if it was possible to put a vibrational sound frequency to a photon? Another way of putting it, is it possible to pump sound into a laser beam and give the photon a vibrational frequency consistent with the sound added?

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Jan 3, 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acousto-optic_modulator

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