Femtosecond Technology for Technical and Medical Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dausinger, Friedrich (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lichtner, Friedemann (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lubatschowski, Holger (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2004.
• Series: Topics in Applied Physics, 96
• Subjects: Lasers.; Photonics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Quantum optics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Quantum Optics.

Femtosecond technology, with its ultrashort light pulses, forms an innovative laser technology that can be used for numerous technical applications. This monograph gives a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of femtosecond lasers, especially as applied to medicine and to produc...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Dausinger)
• High Power Ultrashort Pulse Lasers (Giesen, Tünnermann, Wallenstein)
• Ultrashort Interaction with Material (Dausinger, Lubatschowski)
• Technical Applications (Dausinger)
• Medical Therapy (Weigl, Lubatschowski, Götz, Schwab)
• Generation of X-Rays (Schwoerer)
• Metrological Applications (Menzel)
• Safety Aspects (Kautek, Bunte)
• Subject Index.