Ultrafast Optics (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)

Ultrafast Optics (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)

A comprehensive treatment of ultrafast optics <p>This book fills the need for a thorough and detailed account of ultrafast optics. Written by one of the most preeminent researchers in the field, it sheds new light on technology that has already had a revolutionary impact on precision frequency metrology, high-speed electrical testing, biomedical imaging, and in revealing the initial steps in chemical reactions.</p> <p><i>Ultrafast Optics</i> begins with a summary of ultrashort laser pulses and their practical applications in a range of real-world settings. Next, it reviews important background material, including an introduction to Fourier series and Fourier transforms, and goes on to cover:</p> <ul> <li> <div>Principles of mode-locking</div> </li> <li> <div>Ultrafast pulse measurement methods</div> </li> <li> <div>Dispersion and dispersion compensation</div> </li> <li> <div>Ultrafast nonlinear optics: second order</div> </li> <li> <div>Ultrafast nonlinear optics: third order</div> </li> <li> <div>Mode-locking: selected advanced topics</div> </li> <li> <div>Manipulation of ultrashort pulses</div> </li> <li> <div>Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy</div> </li> <li> <div>Terahertz time-domain electromagnetics</div> </li> </ul> <p>Professor Weiner's expertise and cutting-edge research result in a book that is destined to become a seminal text for engineers, researchers, and graduate students alike.</p> <p> </p>