Ultrafast Phenomena in Spectroscopy

Reports recent progress in the generation of powerful ultrashort light pulses using lasers, laser amplifiers and pulse compressors, the latest methods of shaping and compressing light pulses and novel ultrafast measuring techniques.

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This study reports the recent substantial progress that has been made in generating and applying powerful ultrashort light pulses. It presents the latest techniques of generating such pulses using lasers, laser amplifiers and pulse compressors; the latest methods of shaping and compressing light pulses, and novel ultrafast measuring techniques. The book is aimed at researchers and students interested in novel spectroscopic methods and their results in molecular and solid-state physics, chemistry, biology and opto-electronics.