Ultrafast Processes in Spectroscopy / Edition 1

by Orazio Svelto, S. De Silvestri, G. Denardo, Sandro De Silvestri

Overview

This volume is a collection of papers presented at the Ninth International Symposium on "Ultrafast Processes in Spectroscopy" (UPS '95) held at the International Centre for Theo­ retical Physics (ICTP), Trieste (Italy), October 30 -November 3, 1995. These meetings have become recognized as the major forum in Europe for discussion of new work in this rapidly moving field. The UPS'95 Conference in Trieste brought together a multidisciplinary group of researchers sharing common interests in the generation of ultrashort optical pulses and their application to studies of ultrafast phenomena in physics, chemistry, material science, electronics, and biology. It was attended by approximately 250 participants from 20 countries and the five-day program comprises more than 200 papers. The progress of both technology and applications in the field of ultrafast processes during these last years is truly remarkable. The advent of all solid state femtosecond lasers and the extension of laser wavelengths by frequency conversion techniques provide a large variety of high-performance light sources for ultrashort pulses. With these sources ultrafast phenomena in physical, chemical and biological systems and in electronic de­ vi(:es are now studied extensively. Ultrafast technology is becoming one of the basic and common tools presently entering a wide variety of scientific fields not only for basic research but also for promoting new applications in various areas. We feel that these pro­ ceedings vividly reflect the present status of the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306454813
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	01/01/1996
Series:	NATO Asi Series. Series B: Physics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	668
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.44(d)

Table of Contents

Ultrashort Pulse Lasers.- Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules.- Ultrafast Nonlinear Optical Phenomena.- Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Semiconductors.- Generation and Applications of Intense Ultrashort Pulses.- Frequency Conversion.- Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics in Organics.- Applications of Ultrafast Lasers in Medicine and Ultrafast Processes in Biophysics.- Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Metals, Insulators, and Confined Systems.- New Ultrafast Measurement Techniques.- Superconductors and Terahertz Spectroscopy.- Ultrafast Optoelectronics.

Editorial Reviews

Presents papers from the fall 1995 symposium, concentrating on the generation of ultrashort optical pulses and their application to studies of ultrafast phenomena in physics, chemistry, materials science, electronics, and biology. Contains sections on ultrashort pulse lasers, ultrafast spectroscopy of atoms and molecules, ultrafast nonlinear optical phenomena, ultrafast spectroscopy of semiconductors, generation and applications of intense ultrashort pulses, frequency conversion, new ultrafast measurement techniques, superconductors and terahertz spectroscopy, and ultrafast optoelectronics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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