Lasers for Ultrashort Light Pulses
Published in August 1987
Book
Hardback
302 pages
978-0-444-87055-1 (ISBN)
Description
The present rapid expansion of research work on picosecond lasers and their application makes it difficult to survey and comprehend the large number of publications in this field. This book aims to provide a thorough introduction to the field starting with the very basic and moving on to an advanced level. The authors have provided a guide for physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers as well as for students in these fields who wish to become familiar with the generation and measurement of ultrashort light pulses and their application.
The present rapid expansion of research work on picosecond lasers and their application makes it difficult to survey and comprehend the large number of publications in this field. This book aims to provide a thorough introduction to the field starting with the very basic and moving on to an advanced level. The authors have provided a guide for physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers as well as for students in these fields who wish to become familiar with the generation and measurement of ultrashort light pulses and their application.
The present rapid expansion of research work on picosecond lasers and their application makes it difficult to survey and comprehend the large number of publications in this field. This book aims to provide a thorough introduction to the field starting with the very basic and moving on to an advanced level. The authors have provided a guide for physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers as well as for students in these fields who wish to become familiar with the generation and measurement of ultrashort light pulses and their application.
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Language
English
German
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-87055-1 (9780444870551)
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Content
Preface. Introduction. Notations and symbols. 1. Fundamentals of the interaction between light pulses and matter. 2. Fundamentals of lasers for ultrashort light pulses. 3. Methods of measurement. 4. Active modelocking. 5. Synchronously pumped lasers. 6. Passive modelocking of dye lasers. 7. Passive modelocking of solid state lasers. 8. Nonstationary nonlinear optical processes. 9. Ultrafast spectroscopy. References. Subject index.