1. Research Institute “Polus”, Vvedenskogo str., 3-1, 117342 Moscow, Russia;2. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Dept. of Physics, Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Abstract:
The effect of electronic tuning of acoustic resonances in an acousto-optic mode locker is studied theoretically and experimentally. The tuning is implemented by means of changing a matching inductance connected to the transducer in parallel. Experimental investigations are carried out with a mode locker made of a fused quartz with a lithium niobate transducer. Varying magnitude of the inductor from 0.025 to 0.25 mH has made it possible to retune the acoustic resonance frequency by 0.19 MHz, i.e. wider than the acoustic resonance half-width.