Parametric excitation of X-waves by downconversion of Bessel beams in nonlinear crystals.

We predict that in traveling-wave degenerate parametric downconversion the Bessel beam pump stimulates the appearance of a nondiffracting X-wave from quantum noise amplification. Numerical simulation results of downconversion in ADP crystal are presented, along with preliminary experimental data.

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