NonlinearCrystals.jl
NonlinearCrystals.jl is a Julia package for analyzing and simulating nonlinear optical processes in birefringent crystals. It provides tools for evaluating refractive data, finding phase-matches, and generating interactive plots of critical and noncritical phase-matches.
Installation
This package is registered in the general Julia registry. To install the package, use Julia's package manager:
pkg> add NonlinearCrystalsCurrent Features
- Refraction modeling for uniaxial and biaxial nonlinear crystals
- Computation of group velocities, walkoff angles, and dispersion terms
- Calculation of effective nonlinearity $d_\text{eff}$ with or without Miller scaling
- Determination of critical and noncritical collinear phase-matching conditions
- Strict use of units based on Unitful.jl
- Visualization tools for:
- Wavelength and temperature-dependent refractive indices
- Miller scaling of nonlinear coefficients
- Various Δk plots for critical phase-matches
- Noncritical phase-matching lines and SHG points