05786nam a2200745 i 4500 9780750361996 IOP 20251030124834.0 m eo d cr cn |||m|||a 250117s2024 enka fob 000 0 eng d 9780750361996 ebook 9780750361989 mobi 9780750361972 print 9780750362009 myPrint 10.1088/978-0-7503-6199-6 doi (CaBNVSL)thg00084098 (OCoLC)1485260030 CaBNVSL eng rda CaBNVSL CaBNVSL QC689.5.L37 P538 2024eb PNFS bicssc SCI078000 bisacsh Pickering, James David, author. 97210 Ultrafast lasers and optics for experimentalists / James D. Pickering. Second edition. Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2024] 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). text rdacontent electronic isbdmedia online resource rdacarrier [IOP release $release] IOP ebooks. [2024 collection] "Version: 20241201"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. part I. Fundamentals. 1. Lasers and laser light -- 1.1. Why lasers? -- 1.2. Laser action -- 1.3. Laser light -- 1.4. Gaussian beams 2. Bandwidth and dispersion -- 2.1. Origins of dispersion -- 2.2. Dispersion, ultrafast pulses, and chirp -- 2.3. Propagation through a dispersive medium -- 2.4. Group delay dispersion -- 2.5. Predicting broadening from dispersion -- 2.6. Higher order dispersion -- 2.7. Pulse compression--compensating for dispersion -- 2.8. Broad bandwidth miscellany 3. Nonlinear optics -- 3.1. Nonlinear material response -- 3.2. Nonlinear frequency mixing -- 3.3. Optical parametric amplification part II. Practical ultrafast optics. 4. Generating ultrashort pulses -- 4.1. Fundamentals -- 4.2. Ultrafast laser systems -- 4.3. Amplifiers -- 4.4. Optical parametric amplifiers -- 4.5. Amplifier miscellany 5. Characterising ultrashort pulses -- 5.1. Temporal characterisation -- 5.2. Spatial characterisation -- 5.3. Energy characterisation 6. Manipulating ultrashort pulses -- 6.1. Spatial manipulation -- 6.2. Temporal manipulation -- 6.3. Polarisation manipulation -- 6.4. Frequency manipulation -- 6.5. Power manipulation -- 6.6. General optical considerations -- 6.7. Manipulation miscellany 7. Building a beamline -- 7.1. Laser safety -- 7.2. Planning -- 7.3. Optical building -- 7.4. Common sub-assemblies 8. Case studies -- 8.1. Gas-phase photochemistry -- 8.2. Transient absorption spectroscopy -- 8.3. Other beamlines Appendix A. Electromagnetic waves -- Appendix B. Useful resources -- Appendix C. Suppliers -- Appendix D. Frequency mixing detail -- Appendix E. Convolution. Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. This book is designed to equip someone with minimal experience using lasers and optics with the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively using an ultrafast laser system in their lab. This new edition features more information on different laser architectures, including explicit discussion of the differences between Ti:Sa and Yb:fibre lasers, and these are highlighted throughout where differences are relevant. Other sections have been expanded so that they now include better explanations and more context, content, and examples. 'Ultrafast Lasers and Optics for Experimentalists (Second Edition)' is intended for diverse audience: it codifies the basic principles of ultrafast laser operation and practical use, and explains key physical phenomena in an accessible and intuitive way, without recourse to dense mathematics. General/trade/professional and scholarly. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. James David Pickering is a Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Leicester. Originally from Essex, he attended Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form and obtained his MChem in Chemistry at Jesus College, University of Oxford, and his PhD in Chemistry at Aarhus University. Following this, he returned to the UK and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, where he also taught extensively in physical chemistry and mathematics. His research interests lie in the application of ultrafast and nonlinear spectroscopy. James is a committed and passionate scientific educator and teaches extensively across the physical natural sciences. He is an associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 17, 2025). Laser pulses, Ultrashort. 97211 Nonlinear optical spectroscopy. 97212 Nonlinear optics. 68416 Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry. bicssc 96552 SCIENCE / Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis. bisacsh 93197 Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher. 17702 Print version: 9780750361972 9780750362009 IOP (Series). Release 24. IOP ebooks. 2024 collection. https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-6199-6 E-Books 68540 68540