Keller U. Ultrafast Lasers. A Comprehensive Introduction...2021

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This comprehensive and insightful textbook from the leading expert in ultrafast optics covers fundamental theory and experimental design with a focus on applications and lab use. It provides numerous worked examples and problems with solutions.
Plane Wave Propagation in Dispersive Media.
Linear Pulse Propagation.
Dispersion Compensation.
Nonlinear Pulse Propagation.
Laser Rate Equations, Steady-State Solutions, Relaxation Oscillations, and Transfer Functions.
Active Modelocking.
Saturable Absorbers for Solid-State Lasers.
Q-Switching.
Passive Modelocking.
Pulse Duration Measurements.
Intensity Noise and Timing Jitter of Modelocked Lasers.
Optical Frequency Comb from Modelocked Lasers