Attosecond optical pulse generation, along with the related process of high-order harmonic generation, is redefining ultrafast physics and chemistry. A practical understanding of attosecond optics requires significant background information and foundational theory to make full use of these cutting-edge lasers and advance the technology toward the n
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"The book is written in a way to be accessible to anyone having knowledge of lasers without requiring any in-depth specialisation. ... a clear, up-to-date and self-contained presentation of the phenomena involved in the production and use of as pulses. It is recommended to postgraduate students and researchers. It is also a basic source of information for those who wish to [get] insight into this advanced field as well as for people working in the production of advanced systems in industry."
-Mario Bertolotti, Contemporary Physics, 2013
"This is an excellent textbook on attosecond optics ... . At the attosecond time scale, optics could reveal new phenomena in solid state physics, biology and chemistry. This book could help in this quest, since it is written clearly and in a very comprehensive manner. ... This book is an invaluable source of knowledge for students or scientists who want to learn about this new domain of optics."
-Daniela Dragoman, Optics & Photonics News, February 2012
"Dr. Chang's book is truly amazing: One of the leading researchers of the field finds the time to write a book that covers the most important aspects of attosecond technology and physics. The book starts with a detailed presentation of the generation of attosecond pulses, carries on with the fundamentals of strong-field and attosecond laser physics, and concludes with applications. Having this book available at this early stage of attosecond science is immensely helpful - my students love the book, too."
-Professor Gerhard G. Paulus, Texas A&M University and Max Planck Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics
"An extremely useful textbook ... . This book provides not only a basic introduction to the concepts and techniques of attosecond pulse generation, characterization and application, but also a broad overview of the current state-of-the-art including some of the latest advances. Definitely a must-have in any ultrafast optics lab!"
-Dr. Pascal Salieres, Group Leader, CEA-Saclay
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Researchers in optical sciences and engineering, advanced undergraduate and graduate level students in physics and electrical engineering.
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365 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Tabellen
365 b/w images, 9 tables and 1147 Equations
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978-1-4200-8938-7 (9781420089387)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The Quest for Attosecond Optical Pulses. Femtosecond Driving Lasers. Stabilization of Carrier-Envelope Phase. Semiclassical Model. Strong Field Approximation. Phase Matching. Attosecond Pulse Trains. Single Isolated Attosecond Pulses. Applications of Attosecond Pulses. Appendix A: Solutions to Selected Problems. Index.
