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Informationen zum Autor Andrew M. Weiner is the Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Professor Weiner is the coeditor of two conference proceedings and has published six book chapters, over 200 journal articles, and over 350 conference papers. His research focuses on ultrafast optical signal processing, high-speed optical communications, and ultrabroadband radio-frequency photonics. He is especially well known for pioneering the field of femtosecond pulse shaping, for which he has received numerous awards. Klappentext A comprehensive treatment of ultrafast opticsThis book fills the need for a thorough and detailed account of ultrafast optics. Written by one of the most preeminent researchers in the field, it sheds new light on technology that has already had a revolutionary impact on precision frequency metrology, high-speed electrical testing, biomedical imaging, and in revealing the initial steps in chemical reactions.Ultrafast Optics begins with a summary of ultrashort laser pulses and their practical applications in a range of real-world settings. Next, it reviews important background material, including an introduction to Fourier series and Fourier transforms, and goes on to cover:* Principles of mode-locking* Ultrafast pulse measurement methods* Dispersion and dispersion compensation* Ultrafast nonlinear optics: second order* Ultrafast nonlinear optics: third order* Mode-locking: selected advanced topics* Manipulation of ultrashort pulses* Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy* Terahertz time-domain electromagneticsProfessor Weiner's expertise and cutting-edge research result in a book that is destined to become a seminal text for engineers, researchers, and graduate students alike. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive description of an important topic, both in terms of technology and pure research, in a number of different disciplines. It is beginning to be offered as a graduate-level course and there are many researchers and engineers who use ultrafast laser systems in their daily work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii 1 Introduction and Review 1 1.1 Introduction to Ultrashort Laser Pulses 1 1.2 Brief Review of Electromagnetics 4 1.2.1 Maxwell's Equations 4 1.2.2 The Wave Equation and Plane Waves 6 1.2.3 Poynting's Vector and Power Flow 8 1.3 Review of Laser Essentials 10 1.3.1 Steady-State Laser Operation 10 1.3.2 Gain and Gain Saturation in Four-Level Atoms 15 1.3.3 Gaussian Beams and Transverse Laser Modes 17 1.4 Introduction to Ultrashort Pulse Generation Through Mode-Locking 22 1.5 Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms 25 1.5.1 Analytical Aspects 25 1.5.2 Computational Aspects 28 Problems 30 2 Principles of Mode-Locking 32 2.1 Processes Involved in Mode-Locking 32 2.2 Active Mode-Locking 33 2.2.1 Time-Domain Treatment 34 2.2.2 Frequency-Domain Treatment 40 2.2.3 Variations of Active Mode-Locking 43 2.3 Passive Mode-Locking Using Saturable Absorbers 44 2.3.1 Saturation Model 47 2.3.2 Slow Saturable Absorber Mode-Locking 50 2.3.3 Fast Saturable Absorber Mode-Locking 54 2.4 Solid-State Laser Mode-Locking Using the Optical Kerr Effect 57 2.4.1 Nonlinear Refractive Index Changes 57 2.4.2 Self-Amplitude Modulation Self-Phase Modulation and Group Velocity Dispersion 58 2.4.3 Additive Pulse Mode-Locking 60 2.4.4 Kerr Lens Mode-Locking 64 2.4.5 Mode-Locking Solutions 75 2.4.6 Initiation of Mode-Locking 81 Problems 83 3 Ultrafast-pulse Measurement Methods 85 3.1 Terminology and Definitions 85 3.2 Electric Field Autocorrelation Measurements and the Power Spectrum 88 3.3 Electric Field Cross-Correlation Measur...
