Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics (eBook)

Frank Träger is a Full Professor of Experimental Physics and Head of the Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructure Science and Technology – CINSaT at the University of Kassel, Germany. Frank Träger received the diploma in physics from the University of Heidelberg where he continued his research to earn a Ph.D. in physics in 1974. Following his habilitation, he joined the IBM Almaden Research Center in San José, California, as a guest scientist from 1981 to 1982 and for several sabbaticals until 1986. Since 1986, he has been an associate Professor at the Institute of Physics of the University of Heidelberg, and since September 1990 a full Professor in the Physics Department of the University of Kassel, Germany. His current research interests are the preparation and characterization of metal nanoparticles and self-assembled functional films, nonlinear optical phenomena, the study and application of nonthermal desorption and ablation phenomena, ultrafast electron dynamics on the femtosecond timescale and, last but not least, imaging of DNA by scanning probe microscopies. In his experiments, tunable laser radiation plays an essential role.Frank Träger serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Applied Physics B – Lasers and Optics published by Springer-Verlag. He is a Corresponding Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and of acatech, Konvent für Technikwissenschaften der Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften e.V.

Foreword by T.W. HänschPart A Basic Principles and MaterialsChap. 1 Properties of LightChap. 2 Geometrical OpticsChap. 3 Wave OpticsChap. 4 Nonlinear Optics, Frequency Conversion and AttophysicsChap. 5 Optical Materials and Their PropertiesChap. 6 Thin FilmsPart B Fabrication and Properties of Optical ComponentsChap. 7 Optical Design and Design SoftwareChap. 8 Advanced Optical ComponentsChap. 9 Optical DetectorsPart C Coherent and Incoherent Light SourcesChap. 10 Incoherent Light SourcesChap. 11 Lasers and Coherent Light SourcesChap. 12 Short and Ultrashort Laser PulsesPart D Selected Applications and Special FieldsChap. 13 Optical and Spectroscopic TechniquesChap. 14 Fiber OpticsChap. 15 Integrated OpticsChap. 16 InterferometryChap. 17 Frequency CombsChap. 18 Quantum OpticsChap. 19 NanoopticsChap. 20 Optics far Beyond the Diffraction LimitChap. 21 Terahertz Photonics and ApplicationsChap. 22 X-Ray OpticsChap. 23 Atmospheric OpticsChap. 24 Holography and Optical Data StorageChap. 25 Laser SafetyAcknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index