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Highly efficient acoustooptic diffraction in Sn2P2S6 crystals
1Martynyuk-Lototska I.Yu., 1Mys O.G., 2Grabar A.A., 2Stoika I.M., 2Vysochanskii Yu.M., 1Vlokh R.O. 

1Institute of Physical Optics, 23 Dragomanov St., 79005 Lviv, Ukraine
2Institute for Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Uzhgorod National University, 54 Voloshyn St., 88000 Uzhgorod, Ukraine

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We have studied the acoustooptic (AO) diffraction in Sn2P2S6 crystals and found that they manifest high values of AO figure of merit. The above crystals may therefore be used as highly efficient materials in different AO applications.

Keywords: Sn2P2S6 crystals, acoustooptic diffraction

PACS: 78.20.H
Ukr. J. Phys. Opt. 8 78-82        doi: 10.3116/16091833/8/2/78/2007
Received: 14.03.2007
 

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