Adaptive Mirrors as an intriguing tool for Nonlinear and Quantum Optics

by Prof. Paolo Villoresi (Università degli Studi di Padova and INFM-CNR LUXOR, Padova)

Wednesday 9 Dec 2009, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Rome

Aula Rasetti (Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. G.Marconi)

Spectral and spatial phases play a crucial role in nonlinear processes as the parametric down conversion or the high order harmonics generation. The exploitation of knobs to control such processes may pave the way to enhance the outcome and mitigate the influence of the background. In the talk we will report on experiments on the use of deformable optics to adaptively control processes as Optical Parametric Amplification (OPA), generation of coherent ultraviolet radiation and quantum interference and free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).