The Supercontinuum Laser Source

Nonlinear optics is one of the most important fields of science and engineering, covering the generation, transmission, and control of the whole spectrum of laser pulses in solids, liquids, gases, and fibers. In turn, one of the most important ultrafast nonlinear optical processes is the supercontinuum generation - the production of intense ultrafast broadband „white light“ pulses. This book is intended to fill the need of both scientists and graduate students for a single source book containing the most necessary and relevant material on supercontinuum technology. It reviews the basic principles, surveys research results, and presents the current thinking of experts in the supercontinuum field. TOC: Contents: Theory of Self-Phase Modulation and Spectral Broadening.- Supercontinuum Generation in Condensed Matter.- Ultrashort Pulse Propagation in Nonlinear Dispersive Fibers.- Cross-Phase Modulation: A New Technique for Controlling the Spectral, Temporal, and Spatial Properties of Ultrashort Pulses.- Simple Models of Self-Phase and Induced-Phase Modulation.- Self-steepening of Optical Pulses.- Self-focusing and Continuum Generation in Gases.- Utilization of UV and IR Supercontinua in Gas-Phase Subpicosecond Kinetic Spectroscopy.- Applications of Supercontinuum: Present and Future.- Pulse Compression in Single-Mode Fibers.- Index.
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Contents: Updated Preface, (1989 Table of Contents): Theory of Self-Phase Modulation and Spectral Broadening.- Supercontinuum Generation in Condensed Matter.- Ultrashort Pulse Propagation in Nonlinear Dispersive Fibers.- Cross-Phase Modulation: A New Technique for Controlling the Spectral, Temporal, and Spatial Properties of Ultrashort Pulses.- Simple Models of Self-Phase and Induced-Phase Modulation.- Self-steepening of Optical Pulses.- Self-focusing and Continuum Generation in Gases.- Utilization of UV and IR Supercontinua in Gas-Phase Subpicosecond Kinetic Spectroscopy.- Applications of Supercontinuum: Present and Future.- Pulse Compression in Single-Mode Fibers. Updated References by Topic and Area Index