Simulating spontaneous parametric down-conversion using classical light

Yingwen Zhang; Melanie Mclaren; Filippus S. Roux; Andrew Forbes

doi:10.1117/12.2063285

25 September 2014 Simulating spontaneous parametric down-conversion using classical light

Yingwen Zhang, Melanie Mclaren, Filippus S. Roux, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9194, Laser Beam Shaping XV; 919408 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063285
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present a simple way of simulating Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) by modulating a classical laser beam with two spatial light modulators (SLM) through a back projection setup. This system has the advantage of having very high photon count rates, it can simulate a large range of pump beam profiles simply by modifying the hologram on the SLM, and it can be easily converted to a SPDC setup by simply changing only two of its components without the need to perform realignment. This setup can be used to give an indication whether a SPDC experiment will be feasible in a very short amount of time.

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Yingwen Zhang, Melanie Mclaren, Filippus S. Roux, and Andrew Forbes "Simulating spontaneous parametric down-conversion using classical light", Proc. SPIE 9194, Laser Beam Shaping XV, 919408 (25 September 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063285

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