Ultrashort Pulses - Generation and Spectroscopic Applications

The development of lasers emitting ultrafast pulses with durations of femtoseconds or picoseconds has opened up a range of spectroscopic applications in many disciplines. Based largely on the author's graduate and training courses, this book offers a complete overview of the topic. After reviewing the unique properties of short pulses, it explores laser systems that create them as well as a range of novel spectroscopic applications and techniques. The text also includes online supporting material, such animations, computer programs, and applets.

List of contents

PROPERTIES OF ULTRASHORT LIGHT PULSES: Properties and Linear Manipulation of Ultrashort Pulses. Nonlinear Optics with Ultrashort Pulses. Ultrashort Pulse Characterization Techniques. GENERATION OF ULTRASHORT LIGHT PULSES: Ultrafast Laser Oscillators. Ultrafast Laser Amplifiers. Optical Parametric Oscillators and Amplifiers. ULTRAFAST SPECTROSCOPY: TECHNIQUES: Basics of Light-Matter Interaction with Ultrashort Light Pulses. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy: Basic Techniques. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy: Advanced Techniques. ULTRAFAST SPECTROSCOPY: APPLICATIONS: Ultrafast Dynamics of Solid State Systems. Ultrafast Dynamics of Molecular Systems. Clocking and Control of Chemical Reactions: REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASHORT LIGHT PULSES: Nonlinear Microscopy. Micro/Nanostructuring with Ultrashort Light Pulses.

Summary

The development of lasers emitting ultrafast pulses with durations of femtoseconds or picoseconds has opened up a range of spectroscopic applications in many disciplines. Based largely on the author’s graduate and training courses, this book offers a complete overview of the topic. After reviewing the unique properties of short pulses, it explores laser systems that create them as well as a range of novel spectroscopic applications and techniques. The text also includes online supporting material, such animations, computer programs, and applets.

Product details

• Authors: Giulio Cerullo, Giulio (Politecnico DI Milano Cerullo, Cerullo Giulio
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781439840061
• ISBN: 978-1-4398-4006-1
• No. of pages: 450
• Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics; Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Theoretical chemistry; SCIENCE / Physics / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Lasers & Photonics, SCIENCE / Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis, Electrical Engineering, environmental science, engineering & technology, Life sciences: general issues, Optical physics, Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry, Environmental science, engineering and technology