Methods of Laser Spectroscopy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Few-Atom Laser Interactions

   1. New Theoretical Tools for Single Atom Laser Spectroscopy

      • C. Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dalibard

      Pages 1-10

   2. The One-Atom Maser and Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics

      • G. Rempe, H. Walther

      Pages 11-23

   3. Rydberg Atoms and Radiation

      • S. Haroche

      Pages 25-32

   4. Laser Cooling and Magnetic Trapping of Neutral Atoms

      • Harold Metcalf

      Pages 33-40

   5. Cooling and Trapping of Atoms with Laser Light

      • Steven Chu, J. E. Bjorkholm, A. Ashkin, L. Hollberg, Alex Cable

      Pages 41-49

3. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

   1. Investigation of Nonthermal Population Distributions with Femtosecond Optical Pulses

      • Charles V. Shank

      Pages 51-54

   2. Intra- and Intermolecular Energy Transfer of Large Molecules in Solution after Picosecond Excitation

      • W. Kaiser, A. Seilmeier

      Pages 55-61

   3. New Techniques of Time-Resolved Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy Using Ultrashort Laser Pulses

      • Alfred Laubereau

      Pages 63-73

   4. Nonlinear Transient Spectroscopy with Ultrahigh Time-Resolution Using Light Sources with Controlled Coherence

      • Tatsuo Yajima, Norio Morita

      Pages 75-85

   5. Picosecond Modulation Spectroscopy in Sodium Vapor

      • R. Beach, D. DeBeer, L. G. Van Wagenen, S. R. Hartmann

      Pages 87-95

   6. Modulated Pumping in Cs with Picosecond Pulse Trains

      • H. Lehmitz, W. Kattau, H. Harde

      Pages 97-100

   7. Polarization Selective Detection of Hyperfine Quantum Beats in Cs

      • H. Lehmitz, H. Harde

      Pages 101-104

   8. Observation of 517 Ghz Fine Structure Quantum-Beats in Na

      • H. Burggraf, M. Kuckartz, H. Harde

      Pages 105-108

   9. Measurement of First-Order Free-Induction-Decay in Cs

      • H. Lehmitz, H. Harde

      Pages 109-112

   10. Dynamics of Geminate Recombination in Excited State Proton Transfer Reactions

       • Dan Huppert, Ehud Pines

       Pages 113-116

   11. Optical Properties and Applications of Reverse Saturable Absorbers

       • Yehuda B. Band

       Pages 117-121

   12. Extracavity Pulse Compressor and Intracavity Mode-Locking with Saturable and Reverse Saturable Absorbers

       • Yehuda B. Band, Raanan Bavli

       Pages 123-127

   13. Picosecond Photodynamics of the Excited States of Organic Compounds in Solution Using Time Resolved Spectroscopy

       • A. Declémy, C. Rullière, Ph. Kottis

       Pages 129-132

4. Stable Lasers and High Resolution Spectroscopy

   1. Spectral Linewidth of Semiconductor Lasers

      • J. Harrison, A. Mooradian

      Pages 133-142

The Fritz Haber Symposium on Methods of Laser Spectroscopy was held in Ein Bokek, Israel, on the shores of the Dead Sea, on December 16-20, 1985. The location is the lowest place on earth, 392 meters below sea level. It was hoped that 120 active laser scientists, so lowly trapped in such a place, with the nearest entertainment 100 km away, will have no choice but to discuss laser spectroscopy. On the average, the Dead Sea area receives 3-4 days of rain each year, and this year these days all occurred during the conference. This did not mean the cancellation of the hikes, although the trip to Massada was conducted in the rain. The unexpected rains also caused flash floods in the area, and Ein Bokek was completely cut-off on Thursday night. The archeologist scheduled to speak after dinner, and the belly dancer scheduled to appear afterwards, (~ould not arrive, resulting in the only serious deviation from the original plan. The scientific program consisted of invited talks and contributed posters. The emphasis in selection of invited speakers and topics was on the methods rather than specific molecular systems, and an attempt was made to allow ample time for discussion after each lecture. The same philosophy guided us in editing this book, and authors were requested to write manuscripts longer than usual for standard conference proceedings.

• Modulation
• UV
• combustion
• electrodynamics
• electromagnetic field
• energy
• fluorescence spectroscopy
• hydrogen
• laser
• optics
• phase
• philosophy
• resonance
• spectroscopy
• stability

• The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

  Yehiam Prior

• Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

  Abraham Ben-Reuven

• Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

  Michael Rosenbluh

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