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Abstract:
A scheme of full-field optical coherence microscopy based on a Michelson interferometer with wideband light source and acousto-optic spectral filtration in the output channel is studied. Mathematical formulas for calculating the interference pattern formed by image-carrying light beams diffracted by an acoustic wave in a uniaxial crystal are derived for this scheme. Results of numerical modeling and its comparison with experimental data are given.

Keywords:
acousto-optic interaction, image spectral filtration, optical coherence microscopy, interference pattern visibility.

Citation:
Machikhin AS, Burmak LI, Pozhar VE. Calculation of the interference pattern formed by image-carrying light beams diffracted by an acoustic wave in a uniaxial crystal. Computer Optics 2017; 41(2): 169-174. DOI: 10.18287/2412-6179-2017-41-2-169-174.

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