Down-conversion

We (Wojtek Wasilewski and me) investigate spontaneous parametric fluorescence of a nonlinear crystal pumped by a monochromatic Gaussian beam.
Interactive panels
- A calculator of the mode parameters (read [1]). Give the parameters of your $\beta-$BBO crystal and get the optimal pump beam waist, as well as the seed shape:
downconversion3d_mode_calculator.nbp - Intensity transmission of Hermite-Gaussian modes through a slit aperture:
hg_modes_slit_transmission.nbp
Files can be opened by a free Wolfram Mathematica Player.
Links
- Ultrafast Phenomena Lab, Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw
- Wojtek Wasilewski homepage
Related papers
1. P. Migdał, W. Wasilewski, Noise reduction in 3D noncollinear parametric amplifier sent to Applied Physics B (2009) arXiv:0908.2207
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