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Ultrashort Laser Pulses and Applications

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Wolfgang Kaiser

    1. Physik Department E11, Technische Universität, München 2, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics (TAP, volume 60)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

    • Wolfgang Kaiser
    Pages 1-4

  3. Generation of Ultrashort Optical Pulses

    • Charles V. Shank
    Pages 5-34

  4. Optical Nonlinearities with Ultrashort Pulses

    • Alfred Laubereau
    Pages 35-112

  5. Ultrashort Interactions in Solids

    • Dietrich von der Linde
    Pages 113-182

  6. Ultrafast Optoelectronics

    • David H. Auston
    Pages 183-233

  7. Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy

    • Wolfgang Zinth, Wolfgang Kaiser
    Pages 235-277

  8. Ultrashort Intramolecular and Intermolecular Vibrational Energy Transfer of Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids

    • Alois Seilmeier, Wolfgang Kaiser
    Pages 279-317

  9. Ultrafast Chemical Reactions in the Liquid State

    • Kenneth B. Eisenthal
    Pages 319-356

  10. Biological Processes Studied by Ultrafast Laser Techniques

    • Robin M. Hochstrasser, Carey K. Johnson
    Pages 357-417

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 419-424
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About this book

Ten years ago, Stanley L. Shapiro edited the book entitled Ultrashort Light Pulses (Topics Appl. Phys., Vol. 18), which was written by eight experts in the field. Six years later, Charles V. Shank added a bibliography (1980-1983) in the second edition with approximately one thousand new references. During the past decade the field has grown so rapidly that a completely new book had to be written. In particular, the reduction of the time scale of light pulses into the femtosecond range has opened up new experimental possibilities never even foreseen in the preceding literature. The vast literature with countless ideas and applications makes it impossible for a single person to write a comprehensive review. Nine scientists, actively working in the field since its beginning, have decided to join forces to prepare a new book describing the present state of the art. Emphasis is placed on the generation and numerous applications of ultrashort laser pulses. This book covers a wide area of science: physics, engineering, chemistry, and biology. The various chapters and sections are prepared in each case such that the reader is given a brief introduction to the specific subject. Ample references for a more detailed study are given at the end of each chapter.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Physik Department E11, Technische Universität, München 2, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Wolfgang Kaiser

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