Reflection of light from a plane-parallel layer modulated by ultrasound

The features of Bragg reflection of light from a plane-parallel layer perturbed by a standing ultrasonic wave are investigated. It is shown that, with an increase in the thickness of the modulated layer, the reflection coefficient of the light wave diffracted by the ultrasound reaches the maximum value at smaller intensities of the ultrasound and is determined by the relation between the refractive indices of the adjoining media. The possibility of efficient acousto-optical diffraction of light in the Bragg reflection regime at superlattices of photoelasticity in the field of low-frequency ultrasonic waves with a moderate level of acoustic power is established.