Patent ID: 11860384
Assignee: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method of forming an acousto-optic spherical lens in a medium, the method comprising the steps of:
filling a solid shell with the medium, wherein the medium comprises at least one of a liquid and a gas;
introducing an alteration in a refractive index of the medium using an acoustic field of a spherical wave, thereby forming a shape of the acousto-optic spherical lens, the acoustic field of the spherical wave comprising acoustic waves which are pressure disturbance waves;
passing an optical beam through the medium;
modulating a refractive index of the medium by subjecting an innermost wavefront of the medium with high pressure modulation;
exposing the optical beam to a modulated refractive index, thereby bending the optical beam, wherein a point source of the acoustic waves is immersed in a homogeneous medium, the medium comprising at least one of the liquid and the gas, and associated pressure perturbations modulate refractive index of the medium.