1. May 16, 2016 #1

   klotza

   

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   klotza submitted a new PF Insights post
   
   The Interaction of Sound and Light
   
   
   
   Continue reading the Original PF Insights Post.

    

   klotza, May 16, 2016
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3. May 16, 2016 #2

   Drakkith

   

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   Very interesting! I had no idea about most of those interactions between light and sound!

    

   Drakkith, May 16, 2016
4. May 17, 2016 #3

   Greg Bernhardt

   

   Insights Author

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   Nice Insight Alex!

    

   Greg Bernhardt, May 17, 2016
5. May 17, 2016 #4

   Andy Resnick

   

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   A minor point: in acousto-optic modulators/scanners/deflectors, TeO2 is more commonly used rather than quartz. Some good references for this (highly complex) subject are Korpel "Acousto-Optics" , Goutzoulis "Design and Fabrication of Acousto-Optic Devices" and a fine chapter in Saleh and Teich "Fundamentals of Photonics".

    

   Andy Resnick, May 17, 2016
6. May 17, 2016 #5

   anorlunda

   

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   Code (Text):

   
   A photon out cruising at night,
   saw a phonon just off to his right.
   Said the P to the P,
   is it better to be,
   a sound instead of a light.
    

   That was a fun insight. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
   
   Is it true that the physics of sonoluminescence is not fully understood yet?

    

   anorlunda, May 17, 2016

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