Format:
X, 223 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9783540222910
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9783642060908
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354022291X
Series Statement:
Advanced texts in physics
Content:
Following the birth of the laser in 1960, the field of "nonlinear optics" rapidly emerged. Today, laser intensities and pulse durations are readily available, for which the concepts and approximations of traditional nonlinear optics no longer apply. In this regime of "extreme nonlinear optics," a large variety of novel and unusual effects arise, e.g. frequency doubling in inversion symmetric materials or high-harmonic generation in gases, which can lead to attosecond electromagnetic pulses or pulse trains. And applications of nonlinear optics cover diverse areas such as solid-state physics, atomic physics, relativistic free electrons in a vacuum and even the vacuum itself. This book starts with an introduction to the field based primarily on extensions of two famous textbook examples, namely the Lorentz oscillator model and the Drude model. Here the level of sophistication should be accessible to any undergraduate physics student. Many graphical illustrations and examples are given. The following chapters gradually guide the student towards the current "state of the art" and provide a comprehensive overview of the field. Every chapter is accompanied by exercises to deepen the reader's understanding of important topics, with detailed solutions at the end of the book. TOC:Introduction.- Selected Aspects of Few-Cycle Laser Pulses and Nonlinear Optics.- The Lorentz Oscillator Model and Beyond...- The Drude Free-Electron Model and Beyond...- Lorentz Becomes Drude: Bound-Unbound Transitions.- Accounting for Propagation Effects.- Extreme Nonlinear Optics of Semiconductors and Isolators.- Extreme Nonlinear Optics of Atoms and Electrons.- Solutions.- Symbols
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 209-217 und Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783540266884
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-540-26688-4
Additional Edition:
Online-Ausg. Extreme Nonlinear Optics Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005 ISBN 9783540266884
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Nichtlineare Optik
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Nichtlineare Optik
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0818/2004109596-d.html
Author information:
Wegener, Martin 1961-
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