Overview

The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses. Ultrashort pulses are extreme events – both in terms of their durations, and also the high peak powers which their short durations can facilitate. These extreme properties make them powerful experiment tools. On one hand, their ultrashort durations facilitate the probing and manipulation of matter on incredibly short timescales. On the other, their ultrashort durations can facilitate high peak powers which can drive highly nonlinear light-matter interaction processes. Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics covers a complete range of topics, both applied and fundamental in nature, within the area of ultrafast nonlinear optics. Chapters 1 to 4 are concerned with the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses. Chapters 5 to 7 are concerned with fundamental applications of ultrashort pulses in metrology and quantum control. Chapters 8 and 9 are concerned with ultrafast nonlinear optics in optical fibres. Chapters 10 to 13 are concerned with the applications of ultrashort pulses in areas such as particle acceleration, microscopy, and micromachining. The chapters are aimed at graduate-student level and are intended to provide the student with an accessible, self-contained and comprehensive gateway into each subject.

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Author:   Robert Thomson ,  Christopher Leburn ,  Derryck Reid
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2013 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   7.155kg
ISBN:  

9783319000169

ISBN 10:   3319000160
Pages:   377
Publication Date:   29 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

From the Contents: Measuring Ultrashort Optical Pulses.- Ultra-Broadband Optical Parametric Amplifiers.- Attosecond Generation and High Field Physics.- Advances in Solid-State Ultrafast Laser Oscillators.- Ultrafast Quantum Control in Atoms and Molecules.- Femtosecond Optical Frequency Combs.- Ultrafast Material Science Probed using Coherent X-Ray Pulses from High-Harmonic Generation.

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Dr Robert R. Thomson Ultrafast Optics Group School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK Professor Derryck T. Reid  Ultrafast Optics Group School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK Dr Christopher G. Leburn Ultrafast Optics Group School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK

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