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The expressions for the intensity distribution of light modulated by an ultrasonic field are analyzed. Phase modulation and modulation in the geometric optics approximation are considered. The effects of both types of modulation on the structure of the optical image are considered on the basis of the Rytov theory of diffraction.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 190–195, May–June, 1975.
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Stefanov, S.P. Visualization of ultrasonic fields. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 16, 473–477 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00859874
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00859874