Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomenon - Fundamentals, Techniques, and Applications on a Femtosecond Time Scale

This book serves as an introduction to the phenomena of ultra short lasers and describes how this technology can be used to examine problems in areas such as electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena combines theoretical backgrounds and experimental techniques and will serve as a manual on designing and constructing femtosecond ("faster than electronics") systems or experiments from scratch. *Provides an easy to follow guide through "faster than electronics" probing and detection methods *THE manual on designing and constructing femtosecond systems and experiments *Discusses essential technology for applications in micro-machining, femtochemistry, and medical imaging Zusammenfassung Presents an introduction to the phenomena of ultra short laser pulses and describes how this technology can be used to examine problems in areas such as electromagnetism! optics! and quantum mechanics.

List of contents

1. Fundamentals
2. Femtosecond Optics
3. Light-Matter Interaction
4. Coherent Phenomena
5. Ultrashort Sources
6. Amplifiers
7. Pulse Shaping
8. Pulse Diagnostics
9. Measurement Techniques of Fs Spectroscopy
10. Examples of Ultrafast Processes in Matter
11. Generation of Extreme Wavelengths
12. Miscellaneous Applications

Report

"Although very detailed information is presented, the authors provide the information in an easily-read and concise format, with clear verbal descriptions, figures, and bibliographic references at the end of each chapter. This text is written at the level of senior undergraduate students in physics, chemistry or engineering, but provides ample descriptions for those less mathematically inclined. It is certainly a welcome addition to one's reference library." --Raymond F. Lanzsafame, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Claude Diels, Jean-Claude (University of New Mexico Diels, Jean-Claude/ Rudolph Diels, Diels Jean-Claude, Wolfgang Rudolph, Wolfgang (University of New Mexico Rudolph, Rudolph Wolfgang
• Assisted by: Paul (Kaminow Lightwave Technologies) Kelley (Editor), Paul F. Liao (Editor), Paul F. (Bell Communications Research Inc.) Liao (Editor)
• Publisher: Academic Press London
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2006
• EAN: 9780122154935
• ISBN: 978-0-12-215493-5
• No. of pages: 652
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 44 mm
• Series: Academic Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Lasers & Photonics, SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, Laser physics, Laser technology and holography, Laser technology & holography