How to select nonlinear crystals and model their performance using SNLO software

Dr. Arlee V. Smith

Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque

SNLO is a free, Windows-based software package comprising 17 functions relating to crystal nonlinear optics. It is intended as a convenient aid in selecting the best crystal for a particular application and in quantitatively modeling the crystal’s performance. The device performance models cover fs to cw, and they can be applied to crystals inside or outside of optical cavities. My talk will include a brief introduction to crystal nonlinear optics followed by a description of each SNLO function. The emphasis will be on developing an intuition regarding the physical principles that determine crystal performance. Following this presentation I will be available to answer detailed questions and to demonstrate how to model your device.

About the speaker:

Arlee Smith (PhD, physics, Univ. Michigan) is a staff scientist in the Lasers, Optics and Remote Sensing Dept. at Sandia National Labs, and he is the author of SNLO.

Friday, July 27th, at 2:00 pm

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Room 190

Refreshments will be served at the talk.