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.

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edited by Wolfgang Kaiser

Springer Spektrum. in Springer-Verlag GmbH

Steinkopff. in Springer-Verlag GmbH

Springer Nature (Textbooks & Major Reference Works), Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013

Topics in applied physics, 1st ed. 1988, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1988

Germany, Germany

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This authoritative book is written by ten experts in the field. It provides an up-to-date review of the state of the art in different generation processes for ultrashort laser pulses. Extensive applications in a wide range of fields - in physics, engineering, chemistry, and biology - are also discussed. Eight chapters deal with the following topics: - the generation of picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses - nonlinear wave interactions - new investigations in solid-state physics - recent progress in optoelectronics - advances in coherent material excitations - ultrafast vibrational lifetimes and energy redistribution in liquids - new observations of chemical reactions in the liquid state - the primary processes of important biological systems The book is essential reading for scientists and engineers who want to know what is going on in this rapidly advancing field. It should also interest graduate students and others who seek an introduction to laser pulses.

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Generation of Ultrashort Optical Pulses....Pages 5-34
Optical Nonlinearities with Ultrashort Pulses....Pages 35-112
Ultrashort Interactions in Solids....Pages 113-182
Ultrafast Optoelectronics....Pages 183-233
Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy....Pages 235-277
Ultrashort Intramolecular and Intermolecular Vibrational Energy Transfer of Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids....Pages 279-317
Ultrafast Chemical Reactions in the Liquid State....Pages 319-356
Biological Processes Studied by Ultrafast Laser Techniques....Pages 357-417
Back Matter....Pages 419-424

Contents: W. Kaiser: Introduction
C.V. Shank: Generation of Ultrashort Optical Pulses
A. Laubereau: Optical Nonlinearities with Ultrashort Pulses
D. von der Linde: Ultrashort Interactions in Solids
D.H. Auston: Ultrafast Optoelectronics
W. Zinth, W. Kaiser: Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy
A. Seilmeier, W. Kaiser: Ultrashort Intramolecular and Intermolecular Vibrational Energy Transfer of Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids
K.B. Eisenthal: Ultrafast Chemical Reactions in the Liquid State
R.M. Hochstrasser, C.K. Johnson: Biological Processes Studied by Ultrafast Laser Techniques
Subject Index.

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