Applied Laser Spectroscopy

Fundamentals of Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics.- Techniques of Laser Spectroscopy; their Advantages and Limitations.- Quantum Effects in Single—Atom and Single Photon Experiments.- Chaos and Complexity in Quantum Optics.- Synchronization of Atomic Quantum Transitions by Light Pulses.- Amplification of Pulse Responses in Ensembles of Nonlinear Oscillators.- Spectroscopic Techniques and New Coherent Sources.- Narrowband Tunable VUV/XUV Radiation Generated by Third Order Frequency Mixing of Laser Radiation in Gases.- Laser and Synchrotron—Based Excitation Sources for Relaxation Studies.- Optical Parametric Oscillators of Bariumborate and Lithiumborate: New Sources for Powerful Tunable Laser Radiation in the Ultraviolet, Visible and Near Infrared.- Two—Photon Transitions with Time Delayed Radiation Pulses.- Diode Lasers and their Applications to Spectroscopy.- The CO-Overtone Laser: A Spectroscopic Source in a Most Interesting Wavelength Region.- Tunable Sideband—Laser Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules.- High Resolution Far Infrared Spectroscopy.- Laser Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules.- High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy in the UV/VUV Spectral Region.- High Resolution Spectroscopy of Atomic Hydrogen: Measurement of the Rydberg Constant.- Laser Spectroscopy of Atomic Discharges.- Infrared Laser Spectroscopy.- Opto—Thermal Spectroscopy.- Multiphoton IR Spectroscopy.- Light Induced Kinetic Effects in Alkali Vapors.- Anomalous Doppler Broadening in O2-Noble Gases Radio—Frequency Discharges.- The N2*-OCS System Microwave Spectroscopy Measurements of Vibrational Populations: The Perturbed Stationary State.- Interdisciplinary Applications of Laser Spectroscopy / A. Solid State and Cluster Phvsics.- Phonon Lifetimes in Molecular Crystals.- Nonlinear Time Resolved Spectroscopy in Condensed Matter.- Brioullin Gain Spectroscopy in Glasses and Crystals.- Coherent Raman Spectroscopy: Techniques and Recent Applications.- B. Sensitive Detection of Isotopes. Combustion Processes and Pollutants.- Laser Detection of Very Rare Long-Lived Radioactive Isotopes.- Nuclear Ground—State Properties From Laser and Mass Spectroscopy.- Resonance Ionization Mass Spectroscopy for Trace Analysis.- CARS Spectroscopy and Applications.- Laser Spectroscopy Applied to Combustion.- Trace Gas Detection with Infrared Gas Lasers.- Environmental Monitoring Using Optical Techniques.- Remote Detection of Atmospheric Pollutants Using Differential Absorption Lidar Techniques.- C. Application to Frequency Metrology and Stabilization.- Laser Cooling of Atomic Beams and its Application to Frequency Standards.- Possible Precision Far—Infrared Spectroscopy of Trapped Ions.- Stable Ammonia Laser for Cooled Single Ion Frequency Standard.- Frequency Stabilization of Infrared Lasers: The Optogalvanic Effect in CO2.