Laser excitation of acoustic resonances in a spherical resonator.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Karbach, A.; Hess, P.
- Source
- Journal of Applied Physics. 11/15/1985, Vol. 58 Issue 10, p3851. 5p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 5 Graphs.
- Subject
- *ELECTRONIC excitation
*LASER beams
- Language
- ISSN
- 0021-8979
Presents information on a study which examined the laser excitation of nonradial and radial acoustic modes via transformation of absorbed optical into acoustical energy. Characteristics of optical excitation of acoustic modes with a spatially laser beam; Experimental details; Results and discussion; Conclusions.