Shape-optimized electrooptic beam scanners: Experiment

A new horn-shaped electrooptic scanner is described with significantly impr oved scanning sensitivity over rectangular-shaped devices. In the new devic e, the shape of the scanner is chosen to follow the trajectory of the beam, An example design is described that exhibits a factor of two larger scanni ng sensitivity than a rectangular device with comparable maximum scanning a ngle. Beam propagation simulations and measurements on an experimental devi ce verify the scanner performance.