We continue the study of parametric down conversion within the framework of the Wigner representation, by using a Maxwellian
approach developed in a recent paper [A. Casado
et al., Eur. Phys. J. D
11, 465 (2000)]. This gives a mechanism, inside the crystal, for the production of the down-converted radiation. We obtain the
electric field to second order in the coupling constant by using the Green's function method, and compare our treatment with
the standard Hamiltonian approach. The spectrum of the down-converted radiation is calculated as a function of the parameters
of the nonlinear crystal (in particular the length) and the radius of the pumping beam.
PACS. 42.50.Ar Photon statistics and coherence theory - 03.65.Sq Semiclassical theories and applications - 42.50.Lc Quantum
fluctuations, quantum noise, and quantum jumps
Received 15 May 2000