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Acousto-optic effect
The acousto-optic effect is a photoelastic effect generated by an ultrasonic wave in transparent optical material, usually fused silica, which couples the modulating strain field of the ultrasonic wave to the optical index of refraction. The amplitude of the refractive index change is proportional to that of the sound.
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