Ebook: Advances in Spectroscopy for Lasers and Sensing

This volume presents the Proceedings of the Institute “New Development in Optics and Related Fields,” held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, from the 6th to the 21st of June, 2005. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the “Ettore Majorana” Center for Scientific Culture. The purpose of this Institute was to provide a comprehensive and coherent treatment of the new techniques and contemporary developments in optics and related fields. Several lectures of the course addressed directly the technologies required for the detection and identification of chemical and biological threats; other lectures considered the possible applications of new techniques and materials to the detection and identification of such threats. Each lecturer developed a coherent section of the program starting at a somewhat fundamental level and ultimately reaching the frontier of knowledge in the field in a systematic and didactic fashion. The formal lectures were complemented and illustrated by additional seminars and discussions. The course was addressed to workers in spectrosco- related fields from universities, laboratories and industries. Senior scientists were encouraged to participate. The Institute provided the participants with an opportunity to present their research work in the form of short seminars or posters. The secretary of the course was Ottavio Forte.

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This volume presents the Proceedings of "New Development in Optics and Related Fields," held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, from the 6th to the 21st of June, 2005. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" Center for Scientific Culture.

The purpose of this Institute was to provide a comprehensive and coherent treatment of the new techniques and contemporary developments in optics and related fields. Several lectures of the course addressed directly the technologies required for the detection and identification of chemical and biological threats; other lectures considered the possible applications of new techniques and materials to the detection and identification of such threats.

Each lecturer developed a coherent section of the program starting at a somewhat fundamental level and ultimately reaching the frontier of knowledge in the field in a systematic and didactic fashion.

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This volume presents the Proceedings of "New Development in Optics and Related Fields," held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, from the 6th to the 21st of June, 2005. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" Center for Scientific Culture.

The purpose of this Institute was to provide a comprehensive and coherent treatment of the new techniques and contemporary developments in optics and related fields. Several lectures of the course addressed directly the technologies required for the detection and identification of chemical and biological threats; other lectures considered the possible applications of new techniques and materials to the detection and identification of such threats.

Each lecturer developed a coherent section of the program starting at a somewhat fundamental level and ultimately reaching the frontier of knowledge in the field in a systematic and didactic fashion.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Spectroscopy of photonic atoms: a means for ultra-sensitive specific sensing of bio-molecules....Pages 1-18
Laser sources for high resolution sensing....Pages 19-32
Relaxation and decoherence: what's new?....Pages 33-62
Challenges for current spectroscopy: detection of security threats....Pages 63-72
Sources for threat detection....Pages 73-81
Yb3+-doped CaF2 fluoride as an example of our research approach in solid-state laser-type crystals....Pages 83-102
Terahertz sensing and measuring systems....Pages 103-118
Ultrafast spectroscopy of biological systems....Pages 119-127
Luminescence spectroscopy of solids: localized systems....Pages 129-155
Laser spectrometers for atmospheric analysis....Pages 157-186
Sensitive detection techniques in laser spectroscopy....Pages 187-206
Luminescence spectroscopy of solids: delocalized systems....Pages 207-227
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)....Pages 229-254
Optical spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum structures....Pages 255-276
ZnO rediscovered – once again!?....Pages 277-293
Coherent spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures....Pages 295-331
Dynamics of upconversion in laser crystals....Pages 333-333
Waveguide fabrication methods in dielectric solids....Pages 335-350
Spectral properties of films....Pages 351-363
Basic physics of semiconductor laser....Pages 365-402
Judd-Ofelt theory: principles and practices....Pages 403-433
Periodic dielectric and metallic photonic structures....Pages 435-458
Cooling and trapping of atoms....Pages 459-459
Non-linear propagation of femtosecond terawatt laser pulses in air and applications....Pages 461-482
Spectroscopy of the gap states in Ge based on its neutron transmutation doping kinetics....Pages 483-497
The status of unified theories of fundamental interactions....Pages 499-512
Angular momentum of the human body....Pages 513-513
Climate change and global security....Pages 515-538
Seminars....Pages 539-545
Posters....Pages 546-558
Back Matter....Pages 561-564

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This volume presents the Proceedings of "New Development in Optics and Related Fields," held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, from the 6th to the 21st of June, 2005. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" Center for Scientific Culture.

The purpose of this Institute was to provide a comprehensive and coherent treatment of the new techniques and contemporary developments in optics and related fields. Several lectures of the course addressed directly the technologies required for the detection and identification of chemical and biological threats; other lectures considered the possible applications of new techniques and materials to the detection and identification of such threats.

Each lecturer developed a coherent section of the program starting at a somewhat fundamental level and ultimately reaching the frontier of knowledge in the field in a systematic and didactic fashion.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Spectroscopy of photonic atoms: a means for ultra-sensitive specific sensing of bio-molecules....Pages 1-18
Laser sources for high resolution sensing....Pages 19-32
Relaxation and decoherence: what's new?....Pages 33-62
Challenges for current spectroscopy: detection of security threats....Pages 63-72
Sources for threat detection....Pages 73-81
Yb3+-doped CaF2 fluoride as an example of our research approach in solid-state laser-type crystals....Pages 83-102
Terahertz sensing and measuring systems....Pages 103-118
Ultrafast spectroscopy of biological systems....Pages 119-127
Luminescence spectroscopy of solids: localized systems....Pages 129-155
Laser spectrometers for atmospheric analysis....Pages 157-186
Sensitive detection techniques in laser spectroscopy....Pages 187-206
Luminescence spectroscopy of solids: delocalized systems....Pages 207-227
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)....Pages 229-254
Optical spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum structures....Pages 255-276
ZnO rediscovered – once again!?....Pages 277-293
Coherent spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures....Pages 295-331
Dynamics of upconversion in laser crystals....Pages 333-333
Waveguide fabrication methods in dielectric solids....Pages 335-350
Spectral properties of films....Pages 351-363
Basic physics of semiconductor laser....Pages 365-402
Judd-Ofelt theory: principles and practices....Pages 403-433
Periodic dielectric and metallic photonic structures....Pages 435-458
Cooling and trapping of atoms....Pages 459-459
Non-linear propagation of femtosecond terawatt laser pulses in air and applications....Pages 461-482
Spectroscopy of the gap states in Ge based on its neutron transmutation doping kinetics....Pages 483-497
The status of unified theories of fundamental interactions....Pages 499-512
Angular momentum of the human body....Pages 513-513
Climate change and global security....Pages 515-538
Seminars....Pages 539-545
Posters....Pages 546-558
Back Matter....Pages 561-564
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