Femtosecond Laser Pulses : Principles and Experiments

Claude Rulliere

ISBN 10: 1441918507 / ISBN 13: 9781441918505

Published by Springer New York, 2010

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is the second edition of this advanced textbook written for scientists who require further training in femtosecond science. Four years after pub- cation of the rst edition, femtosecond science has overcome new challenges and new application elds have become mature. It is necessary to take into account these new developments. Two main topics merged during this period that support important scienti c activities: attosecond pulses are now gen- ated in the X-UV spectral domain, and coherent control of chemical events is now possible by tailoring the shape of femtosecond pulses. To update this advanced textbook, it was necessary to introduce these elds; two new ch- ters are in this second edition: 'Coherent Control in Atoms, Molecules, and Solids'(Chap.11)and'AttosecondPulses'(Chap.12)withwell-documented references. Some changes, addenda, and new references are introduced in the rst edition's ten original chapters to take into account new developments and updatethisadvancedtextbookwhichistheresultofascienti cadventurethat started in 1991. At that time, the French Ministry of Education decided that, in view of the growing importance of ultrashort laser pulses for the national scienti c community, a Femtosecond Centre should be created in France and devoted to the further education of scientists who use femtosecond pulses as a research tool and who are not specialists in lasers or even in optics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Femtosecond Laser Pulses : Principles and Experiments
• Publisher: Springer New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441918507
• ISBN 13: 9781441918505
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 28D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 750 grams

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Synopsis

This smooth introduction for advanced undergraduates starts with the fundamentals of lasers and pulsed optics. Thus prepared, the student is introduced to short and ultrashort laser pulses, and learns how to generate, manipulate, and measure them. Spectrscopic implications are also discussed. The second edition has been completely revised and includes two new chapters on some of the most promising and fast-developing applications in ultrafast phenomena: coherent control and attosecond pulses.

Review

From the reviews:

"The book is mainly written for the physically experienced scientists working in the field of short pulses or for those physicists who start to work in this field but are experienced in comparable fields of their science. The book is well-suited for this purpose, since it introduces the related areas of science in a comprehensive and clearly laid out manner ... It is a pleasure to read and a scientific profit to study ..." Optics & Laser Technology

"I use femtosecond lasers in my graduate work, and I found this book an excellent source of review material in preparing for my oral examinations. It is not very detailed or mathematical, but has excellent phenomenonological discussions of a variety of laser properties and techniques ... I found particularly useful the sections on amplification, semiconductor lasers, and ultrashort diagnostics." Eric Landahl, Graduate Student, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory