This book features tutorial-like chapters on ultrafast intense laser science by world-leading scientists who are active in the rapidly developing interdisciplinary research field. It is written to give a comprehensive survey of all the essential aspects of ultrafast intense laser science. The volume covers theories of atoms and molecules in intense laser fields, high intensity physics scaled to long wavelength, pulse shaping techniques, non-linear optics in the XUV region, ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy, quantum emission and applications, filamentation, and ultraintense-laser matter interaction.
Author(s): Farhad H. M. Faisal (auth.), Kaoru Yamanouchi (eds.)
Series: Springer Series in Chemical Physics 94
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 314
Tags: Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices;Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra;Biophysics and Biological Physics;Physical Chemistry;Laser Technology, Photonics;Quantum Optics
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction to Atomic Dynamics in Intense Light Fields....Pages 1-40
Foundations of Strong-Field Physics....Pages 41-84
High Intensity Physics Scaled to Mid-Infrared Wavelengths....Pages 85-109
How Do Molecules Behave in Intense Laser Fields? Theoretical Aspects....Pages 111-134
Pulse Shaping of Femtosecond Laser Pulses and Its Application of Molecule Control....Pages 135-173
Nonlinear Interaction of Strong XUV Fields with Atoms and Molecules....Pages 175-201
Ultrafast X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Using Femtosecond Laser-Driven X-Rays....Pages 203-222
Quantum Emission and Its Application to Materials Dynamics....Pages 223-239
Filamentation Nonlinear Optics....Pages 241-275
Diagnosing Intense and Ultra-intense Laser–Matter Interactions: Status and Future Requirements....Pages 277-308
Back Matter....Pages 309-313
