Overview
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Claude Rullière
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Centre de Physique Moléculaire Optique et Hertzienne (CPMOH), UMR 5798 (CNRS-Université Bordeaux I), Talence Cedex, France
- A smooth introduction to laser physics and ultrashort pulses at advanced undergraduate level
- Shows how to setup laser experiments
- Hands-on reference for graduates and scientists
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages I-XIII
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- A. Ducasse, C. Rullière, B. Couillaud
Pages 53-82
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- C. Rullière, T. Amand, X. Marie
Pages 203-259
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Back Matter
Pages 307-310
About this book
This book is an advanced textbook for scientists who require further training in femtosecond science. It is the result of a scientific adventure that started in 1991. At this time, the French Ministry of Education decided that, in view of the growing importance of ultrashort laser pulses for the national scientific community, a Femtosecond Centre should be created in France and devoted to the further education of scientists who use femtosecond pulses as a research tool and who are not specialists in lasers or even in optics. After different proposals from different institutions, Universite Bordeaux I and our laboratory were finally selected to ensure the success of this new centre. Since the scientists involved were located· throughout France, it was decided that the training courses should be concentrated into a short period of at least 5 days. It is certainly a challenge to give a good grounding in the science of femtosecond pulses in such a short period to scientists who do not necessarily have the required scientific background and are in some cases involved only as users of these pulses as a tool. To start, we contacted well-known specialists from the French femtosecond community; we are very thankful that they showed their enthusiasm and immediately started work on this fascinating project. Our adventure began in 1992 and each year since, generally in spring, we have organized a one-week femtosecond training course at the Bordeaux University.
Reviews
...this recent book proved most enjoyable...the editor has done an excellent job in compiling a set of well connected contributions. The clue to this can be found in the preface which explains that the book is based on lecture notes generated fo an annual training course...this lucid book as basic text useful for both students and teachers...(The Australian&New Zealand Physicist 36 (1999) 1, p. 35)
Editors and Affiliations
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Centre de Physique Moléculaire Optique et Hertzienne (CPMOH), UMR 5798 (CNRS-Université Bordeaux I), Talence Cedex, France
Claude Rullière
