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Lasers, Spectroscopy and New Ideas

A Tribute to Arthur L. Schawlow

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. William M. Yen

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA

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  2. Marc D. Levenson

    1. K69/803(E), IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 54)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Lasers and Laser Spectroscopic Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. From (Incr)edible Lasers to New Spectroscopy

      • T. W. Hänsch
      Pages 3-16

    3. High-Power Solid State Lasers

      • J. F. Holzrichter
      Pages 17-28

    4. From Micromasers to Antimasers: When One Photon in a Cavity May Be One Too Many

      • S. Haroche
      Pages 29-46

    5. Laser Glass: An Engineered Material

      • S. E. Stokowski
      Pages 47-88

    6. One Is Not Enough: Intra-Cavity Spectroscopy with Multi-Mode Lasers

      • P. E. Toschek, V. M. Baev
      Pages 89-111

    7. Spectroscopic Applications of Frequency Modulated Dye Lasers

      • A. I. Ferguson, S. R. Bramwell, D. M. Kane
      Pages 112-120

    8. Reminiscence of Schawlow at the First Conference on Lasers

      • D. F. Nelson
      Pages 121-122

  3. Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Laser and Fourier Transform Techniques for the Measurement of Atomic Transition Probabilities

      • J. E. Lawler
      Pages 125-140

    3. Atomic Engineering of Highly Excited Atoms

      • M. H. Nayfeh
      Pages 141-173

    4. Study of Small but Complete Molecules — Na2

      • Hui-Rong Xia, Zu-Geng Wang
      Pages 174-182

    5. Laser-Driven Ionization and Photoabsorption Spectroscopy of Atomic Ions

      • W. T. Hill III, C. L. Cromer
      Pages 183-194

    6. Two-Photon Resonant Parametric and Wave-Mixing Processes in Atomic Sodium

      • Pei-Lin Zhang, Shuo-Yan Zhao
      Pages 195-200

    7. On the Nature of Hochheim Alloy

      • G. W. Series
      Pages 201-202

  4. Solid State Spectroscopy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Optical Spectral Linewidths in Solids

      • R. M. Macfarlane
      Pages 205-223

    3. Spectroscopy of Solid-State Laser Materials

      • S. Sugano
      Pages 224-247

    4. Ruby — Solid State Spectroscopy’s Serendipitous Servant

      • G. F. Imbusch, W. M. Yen
      Pages 248-267
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About this book

This volume originated in a happy event honoring Arthur Schawlow on his 65th birthday. As a research physicist, Schawlow has been a major infiuence on the present nature of physics and of high technology. He has also had a role, through the American Physical Society and other organizations, in shaping policy for the world of physicists. Important as these professional activities have been, the contributions to this volume were not prepared just for these reasons, but more for Art Schawlow the friend, colleague, and teacher. I am one who has had the privilege of knowing and collaborating with Art, probably over a longer period of time than others participating in this volume, and in a number of different enterprises; his friendship and stimulating scientific abilities are a very significant part of my own life. It is hence a pleasure to take part in this volume celebrating his contributions to science and to scientists. Schawlow's career has been geographically centered at the University of Toronto, Columbia University, the Bell Telephone Laboratories, and Stan­ ford University. But, as is illustrated by the papers of this volume, its effects and his personal infiuence have diffused widely. In his own work, Art Schawlow is noted for thoughtful imagination, keen physical intuition, and what might be thought an interest in gadgets - not just any gadgets, but beautiful and innovative mechanisms or new techniques in which he charac­ teristically recognizes important potentials.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    William M. Yen

  • K69/803(E), IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, USA

    Marc D. Levenson

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