Laser physics

In studying the radiation-matter interaction, one can take two different approaches.

Ultrahigh-speed optical transmission technology is a key technology for increasing the communication capacity.

This book illustrates original pathways to manipulate light at the nanoscale by means of surface electromagnetic waves (here, Bloch surface waves, BSWs) on planar dielectric multilayers, also known as one-dimensional photonic crystals.

This book is a compendium of the finest research in nanoplasmonic sensing done around the world in the last decade.

This book gathers the best papers presented at the Fourth Italian National Conference on Sensors, held in Catania, Italy, from 21 to 23 February 2018.

Nonlinear photonics is the name given to the use of nonlinear optical devices for the generation, communication, processing, or analysis of information.

This monograph is devoted to the systematic presentation of the theory of sound- wave propagation in layered structures.

This book presents a comprehensive treatise on the advances in the use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for sustainable crop production and describes the latest photomorphogenesis research findings.

This book highlights the rapidly emerging field of solution-processed halide perovskite lasers.

This volume contains the lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "e;Frontiers of Laser Spectroscopy of Gases"e; held in the Hotel Golf Mar, Vimeiro, near Torres Vedras, Portugal from 30 March to 10 April 1987.

This book presents the main research advances in the field of photofunctional rare earth hybrid materials.

Multi-Photon Quantum Interference covers the phenomena of quantum interference through the multi-photon effects of photon correlation.

Invisibility has fascinated people since time immemorial, but only a decade ago did invisibility become a serious subject of scientific investigation.

This book attempts to give a discussion of the physics and current and potential applications of the self-focusing of an intense femtosecond laser pulse in a tra- parent medium.

Progress in optical fiber sensors The field of optical fiber sensor technology is one that continues to expand and develop at a rate that could barely have been predicted a few years ago.

This is the second edition of this advanced textbook written for scientists who require further training in femtosecond science.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Optical SuperComputing, OSC 2012, held in Bertinoro, Italy, in July 2012.

Over the past five years, there has been an enormous increase in the inter- est in and understanding of electronic and optoelectronic devices operating in the picosecond (multigigahertz) range.

This book covers the recent progress in fiber-optic communication systems with a main focus on the impact of fiber nonlinearities on the system performance.

The first of its kind, this book traces the evolution of motion picture technology in its entirety.

This textbook provides comprehensive and detailed information on electro-optic modulation, which plays important roles in lightwave networks including optical fiber links, visible ray communications, fiber-wireless, etc.

This book presents practical information on the clinical applications of short pulse laser systems and the techniques for optimizing these applications in a manner that will be relevant to a broad audience, including engineering and medical students as well as researchers, clinicians, and technicians.

This thesis reports on innovations in the design and direct synthesis of graphene-based woven fabric (GWF) and multi-layer graphene/porous carbon woven fabric films (MLG/PC) by means of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), using woven copper mesh and nickel mesh as the template.

This book presents an overview of both the theory and experimental methods required to realize high efficiency solar absorber devices.

Photovoltaik-Anlagen eine Vergütung für seine ins öffentliche Netz eingespeiste elektrische Energie.

The revised edition of this important reference volume presents an expanded overview of the analytical and numerical approaches employed when exploring and developing modern laser materials processing techniques.

This book highlights the fundamental principles of optical fiber technology required for understanding modern high-capacity lightwave telecom networks.

This book focuses on the development and implementation of the longitudinal, angular and frequency controls of the Advanced Virgo detector, both from the simulation and experimental point of view, which contributed to Virgo reaching a sensitivity that enabled it to join the LIGO-Virgo O2 run in August 2017.

The interaction between the electromagnetic field and matter is an essential issue in modem physics.

This book offers an introduction to the booming field of high-power laser-matter interaction.

This book is part of a large and growing body of work on the observation of analogue gravity effects, such as Hawking radiation, in laboratory systems.

The contributions in this volume were presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Erice, Italy, 4-19 July 2013.

This thesis reveals the utility of pursuing a statistical physics approach in the description of wave interactions in multimode optical systems.

This book reports on the development of a pioneering light source architecture of the so-called Petawatt Field Synthesizer (PFS) system, which is based on short-pulse pumped, optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA), driven by a homemade, 1-ps diode-pumped Yb:YAG.

This volume collects a a number of contributions on spontaneous symmetry breaking.

This volume presents selected papers from the 3rd International Conference on Optical and Wireless Technologies, conducted from 16th to 17th March, 2019.

This thesis presents a comprehensive theoretical description of classical and quantum aspects of plasmonics in three and two dimensions, and also in transdimensional systems containing elements with different dimensionalities.

This book primarily covers the fundamental science, synthesis, characterization, optoelectronic properties, and applications of metal oxide nanomaterials.

This book presents the recent achievements towards the next generation of Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEC).

This book introduces model studies and experimental results associated with laser forming and welding such as laser induced bending, welding of sheet metals, and related practical applications.

This handbook comprises a comprehensive reference source that unifies the entire fields of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, assembling the principal ideas, techniques and results of the field from atomic spectroscopy to applications to comets and global change.

This book explores emerging topics in atomic- and nano-scale electronics after the era of Moore's Law, covering both the physical principles behind, and technological implementations for many devices that are now expected  to become  key elements of the future of nanoelectronics beyond traditional complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS).

This volume presents a considerable number of interrelated contributions dealing with the new scientific ability to shape and control matter and electromagnetic fields on a sub-wavelength scale.

This textbook explains the fundamental processes involved in the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.

In summary, we have demonstrated intense x-ray lasing from nickel-like plasmas of Mo, Pd, Ag, and Sn by utilizing a short (8 ps) prepulse irradiating the target at a grazing angle of incidence of 22.