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Introduction to Terahertz Pulses
An historical review of the optoelectronic terahertz technologies, initiated by Auston and Lee and developed remarkably, kee** in step with the...
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Enhanced Generation of Terahertz Radiation from Semiconductor Surfaces with External Magnetic Field
In this Chapter, a scheme to enhance generation of terahertz radiation from semiconductor surfaces irradiated by femtosecond laser with an external...
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Generation and Detection of Broadband Pulsed Terahertz Radiation
The generation and detection of ultrashort electromagnetic radiation is reviewed. The detection of ultrashort electromagnetic pulses with the...
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Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is one of the most successful fields of THz optoelectronics. Measurements of semiconductors,...
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Terahertz Optics in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Exotic materials with strongly correlated electron systems (SCES) are of considerable interest to researchers engaged in fundamental and practical...
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Ultrashort Pulse Lasers and Amplifiers Based on Nd:YVO4 and Yb:YAG Bulk Crystals
This Chapter focuses on the generation of ultrashort pulses and their amplification to high energies in Nd:YVO4 and Yb:YAG bulk crystals....
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Ophthalmic Applications
Femtosecond photodisruption opens new pathways in refractive surgery due to its precise interaction mechanism with biological tissue. The quality of...
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Introduction to Femtosecond Technology
Femtosecond technology, with its ultrashort light pulses, is an innovative laser technology that can be used for multiple applications, e.g., in...
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Neurosurgical Applications
The high precision of femtosecond laser ablation makes it an interesting tool for neurosurgical applications. The resection of arbitrary-shaped...
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Ultrashort Pulse Thin-Disk Lasers and Amplifiers
This Chapter deals with the generation and the amplification of ultrashort pulses in mode-locked oscillators and multipass amplifiers based on the...
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Cutting of Diamond
For a number of years, diamond has been used as a material for cutting tools. Since conventional machining of diamond is difficult and expensive,...
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Terahertz Radiation from Semiconductor Surfaces
In this chapter, terahertz radiation from semiconductor surfaces by excitation of femtosecond laser pulses is discussed with special attention, paid...
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Metrological Applications
Using short laser pulses in metrological applications offers the possibility of very short observation times in combination with high accuracies. The...
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Drilling of Metals
The use of ultrashort laser pulses for drilling of metals is highly promising with respect to reduced melt production and recast formation, as well...
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Primary Hazards and Reliability of Protective Materials
Femtosecond laser pulses are close to industrial use. The advantages of ultrashort laser pulses for micromachining applications especially in the...
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Secondary Hazards: Particle and X-Ray Emission
Apart from primary hazards caused by the laser beam, ultrashort pulse lasers also pose secondary nonbeam hazards by gaseous and particulate...
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Interaction with Atmosphere
Contrary to longer-pulsed laser irradiation, ultrashort laser pulses in the femto- and low picosecond-pulse duration domains are expected to be too...
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Terahertz Radiation from Bulk and Quantum Semiconductor Structures
An excitation of various semiconductor structures by femtosecond optical pulses leads to radiation of electromagnetic waves in the THz-frequency...
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Generation of CW Terahertz Radiation with Photomixing
The generation of continuous-wave (CW) terahertz radiation by the photomixing (optical heterodyne downconversion) with the ultrafast optoelectronic...