FEMTOSECOND LASER SHAPING

Features •Provides an excellent introduction to fundamentals of ultrafast lasers and their applications •Explains technical concepts about laser pulses and nonlinear optics from a simple point of view, without equations •Includes a technology transfer perspective that outlines how these laser sources will be commoditized •Includes access to simulations that a technical reader can use to transition from general concept to actual application Summary Expensive, delicate, and difficult to operate, femtosecond lasers have already won two Nobel Prizes and created multi-billion dollar industries. As these lasers break out of laboratories for use in real-world large-scale applications, the number of people using them increases. This book provides a fresh perspective on femtosecond lasers, discussing how they are soon to become a universal light source, spanning any timescale and generating any wavelength of light.