The slow shear acoustic wave attenuation in a tellurium dioxide crystal (
1
1
¯
0
) plane is examined. The measurements
were carried out for two crystal cutoff angles: 7° and 10.5° from the
[110] axis. The ultrasound attenuation was examined in the frequency
range of 80 to 300 MHz by the acousto-optic (AO) method. The
attenuation coefficients were determined for both acoustic wave
propagation directions for the frequency range of 200 to 300 MHz. The
influence of ultrasound attenuation on the AO cell transmission
functions was examined for the 10.5° AO cell both theoretically and
experimentally. It is shown that acoustic wave absorption affects
mainly the AO diffraction efficiency. The attenuation influence on the
AO cell transmission function shape and its half-width is not
significant.
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