Plasma Harmonics

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-981-4463-30-0
Verlag: Pan Stanford

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Plasma harmonics is a new field of laser spectroscopy. The use of the solid elements of the periodic table, together with thousands of complex solid-state samples, largely extends the range of materials employed in plasma harmonics in contrast to the few light rare gases that are typically used. Thus the exploration of practically any available solid-state material through nonlinear spectroscopy comprising laser ablation and harmonic generation can be considered a new tool for materials science. Plasma harmonic spectroscopy exploits the spectral and structural properties of various ablated solid-state materials by propagating short laser pulses through laser-produced plasma and generating high-order harmonics of ultrashort laser pulses.

The book describes the special features of plasma harmonics in laser-produced ablation plumes and discusses a wide range of nonlinear medium characteristics that can be produced by varying the conditions of laser plume production on the surface of a solid.

This book compiles and details cutting-edge research in science and medicine from the interdisciplinary team of the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences, who are currently revolutionizing drug delivery techniques through the development of engineered nanodevices. Edited by Istvan J Majoros and James Baker, Jr., two prominent nanotechnology researchers, this book is designed for workers involved in nanotechnology, macromolecular science, cancer therapy, or drug delivery research.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ganeev, Rashid A.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Plasmaphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Quantenoptik, Nichtlineare Optik, Laserphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Mikroskopie, Spektroskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, 1 Why Plasma Harmonics?, 2 Theoretical Basics of Plasma Harmonics, 3 Low-Order Harmonic Generation in Plasma Plumes Using Nanosecond and Picosecond Driving Pulses, 4 High-Order Harmonic Generation in Plasma Plumes Using Picosecond Pulses, 5 Plasma HHG Using Femtosecond Pulses, 6 Characterization of Plasma Harmonics, 7 Recent Achievements in Plasma Harmonics, Summary, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rashid A. Ganeev is professor at the Ophthalmology and Advanced Laser Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Japan. The main areas of scientific interests of Prof. Ganeev are the nonlinear optical properties of various materials and the harmonic generation of laser pulses in plasmas. Prof. Ganeev has worked in leading laboratories of Japan, Malaysia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, and has written three monographs and more than 280 papers.