Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Biology and Medicine (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540735658 ISBN 13: 9783540735656

Publisher: Springer, 2008

Synopsis

Learn about the many biological and medical applications of ultrashort laser pulses. The authors highlight and explain how the briefness of these laser pulses permits the tracing of even the fastest processes in photo-active bio-systems. They also present a variety of applications that rely on the high peak intensity of ultrashort laser pulses. Easy-to-follow examples cover non-linear imaging techniques, optical tomography, and laser surgery.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sources of ultrashort laser pulses are nowadays commercially available and have entered many areas of research and development. This book gives an overview of biological and medical applications of these laser pulses. The briefness of these laser pulses permits the tracing of the fastest processes in photo-active bio-systems, which is one focus of the book. The other focus is applications that rely on the high peak intensity of ultrashort laser pulses. Examples covered span non-linear imaging techniques, optical tomography, and laser surgery.

About the Author:

Braun: German Diploma in Physics, 1996, Bayreuth; PhD in Physics, 1999, Stuttgart; Feodor-Lynen fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt foundation 2000-2001; Postdoc at the Georgia Institute of Technology U.S.A., 2000-2001; since 2001 wiss. Assistent, LMU München; Research interests: Ultrafast spectroscopy, time-resolved X-ray, photoisomerization, nanoscience scattering, solid state physics

Gilch: German Diploma in Chemistry, 1995, Konstanz; PhD in Physical Chemistry, 1999, TU München; Albert-Weller-Preis of the GdCh, 1999; Habilitation in Experimental Physics, 2005, LMU München; since 2005 Privatdozent, LMU München; Research interest: Ultrafast spin dynamics, vibrational relaxation, mechanism of complex photo-reactions, time resolved Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy, recently non-linear Raman microscopy

Zinth: German Diploma in Physics, 1976, TU München; PhD in Physics, 1979, TU München; Habilitation in Experimental Physics, 1985, TU München; Professor (C3) Physik-Department, 1987-1991, TU München; Professor (Ordinarius, C4), since 1991, LMU München; Departmental advisor, 199-2003, LMU München

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3540735658
• ISBN 13: 9783540735656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 335
• Editor: Braun Markus, Gilch Peter, Zinth Wolfgang