Dye Lasers: 25 Years

In Dye Lasers: 25 years, the pioneers and leading experts in§the field of dye lasers present the current status and§bright future perspectives of dye lasers and their§applications in physics and chemistry. Particular topics§covered include: new sources of ultrashort pulses, novel§aspects of resonator design and imaging for femtosecond§lasers, amplification schemes to terawatt intensity regimes,§optics and high-resolution spectroscopy of atoms and§molecules, and electro-optic and plasma physics applications§of ultrashort and ultra-intense laser pulses.§Since its invention in 1966, the dye laser has§revolutionized many fields of science and technology.§Questions of fundamental interest in physics and chemistry§can now be answered: it is possible to test fundamental§quantum physics in single-atom experiments and§regioselective photochemistry in complexes can be monitored§directlyusing dye-laser diagnostic methods.§In this book the latest results (and most recent references)§are presented for new sources of ultrashort pulses from the§visible to the VUV, together with experimental details of§ultrahigh-resolution spectroscopy of atoms and molecules,§laser diagnostics of the dynamics of elementary chemical§reactions, and ultrahigh intensity sources for laser target§interaction.