Optical pulse picking is an essential technique in ultrafast laser systems, enabling the selection of individual pulses from a high-repetition-rate pulse train. This selective extraction is critical for applications in spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, and laser micromachining. At the heart of many pulse picking setups lies the acousto-optic modulator (AOM), a device that uses sound waves to control light propagation with high precision and speed. https://www.cq-smart.com/understanding-acousto-optic-modulators-5-performance-metric-questions