Ultrashort Laser Pulses

This second edition in paperback provides an up-to-datereview of the state of the art in different generationprocesses for ultrashort laser pulses. Inaddition,extensive applications in a wide range of fields - inphysics,engineering, chemistry, and biology - arediscussed:Eight chapters dealwith the following topics:-the generation of picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses-nonlinear wave interac...