Title :
Matter in Strong Optical Fields: Atoms, Molecules, and Living Matter
Author_Institution :
Tata Inst. of Fundamental Res., Mumbai
Abstract :
This tutorial deals with the behaviour of matter upon irradiation by optical fields generated using intense femtosecond laser pulses whose magnitude matches the Coulombic field within atoms and molecules. We shall discuss the effect such intense laser light has on matter, and the effect that matter has on such light.
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; laser beam effects; optical pulse shaping; Coulombic field; atoms; femtosecond laser pulses; irradiation; living matter; molecules; optical fields; Atom optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical lasers; Electrons; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical pulse generation; Physics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391480
