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Atoms and molecules in strong laser fields by frank grossmann springer, 2008. Mar 09, 2010 a past president of the optical society of america, he has contributed to the research literature on theoretical quantum optics and laser physics, with interests in multipulse propogation, high field atomic physics, quantum entanglement, cavity qed, and relaxation dynamics. As of today we have 76,382,623 ebooks for you to download for free. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Lasers as traditionally defined gain from stimulated emission with enhancement in a cavity turn out to be more of the starting point, and much of the field of laser physics is concerned with manipulating and transforming laser. Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Our findings create new roadmaps in studies of topological systems, building on the ubiquitous properties of the sublasercycle strongfield responsea unique mark of attosecond science. Phasesensitive excitation of atomic systems and semiconductor quantum wells by nonclassical light.
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