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Ultrashort laser pulse phenomena balances theory and applications of ultrafast optical pulses, with detailed descriptions of experimental configurations and surveys of relevant data from the literature. Matter properties include information about the energy levels, electromagnetic susceptibilities, elementary excitations and their manybody dynamics. Amplification of ultrashort pulses almost always requires the technique of chirped pulse amplification. Ultrashort pulse phenomena are generally processes that occur on the subpicosecond to femtosecond time scale. Evolution of the pulse energy and pulse shaping in intracavity elements. Jeanclaude diels, wolfgang rudolph, ultrashort laser pulse.
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