The present invention relates to an acousto-optic device capable of
extending the frequency band of SAWs being able to be generated by it,
the acousto-optic device comprising: a light propagation unit for
propagating light; a surface acoustic wave propagation unit capable of
propagating a surface acoustic wave causing interaction with light which
propagates in the light propagation unit; and a transducer electrode unit
provided with a plurality of electrodes configured so as to correspond to
a frequency band to be generated as the surface acoustic wave which
propagates in the surface acoustic wave propagation unit.