Femtosecond technology

Recent rapid advances in femtosecond technology have had a great impact on their industrial applications such as: ultrafast optoelectronic devices and optical telecommunication systems, ultrashort-pulse lasers and measurement systems, and the development of novel materials for ultrafast functions. In this book, a wealth of knowledge covering requirements in applications details of recent achievements in important technical areas is presented by world-prominent authors in a concise, systematic form. As a whole, this is the first comprehensive book on the emerging field of femtosecond technology. TOC: Introduction.- I. Socio-Technological Impact of Femtosecond Technology.- II. Ultrafast Optoelectronics for Telecommunications.- III. Semiconductor Quantum Structures for Femtosecond Devices.- IV. Femtosecond Lasers and Measurement Applications.- V. Materials for Femtosecond Applications.