A pulsed interference acoustooptic technique for measuring the phase veloci
ty of sound in solids is described. The technique is an outgrowth of the kn
own long-pulse interference technique. The interference acoustooptic techni
que retains all advantages of the initial method, and, due to the usage of
acoustooptics, it is more precise and provides an opportunity to conduct th
e measurements of velocities of both longitudinal and transverse waves, in
both isotropic and crystalline materials. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodi
ca".