This highly topical book focuses on novel features and applications of nanostructured nonlinear optical materials. It considers the applications of small-sized multiatomic species for optical limiting, Q-switching, and mode-locking, as well as laser-nanoplasma physics. It will be useful to a wide range of readers, including physicists, material scientists, and engineers interested in material science, plasma physics, laser technology, and spectroscopy.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the physics of intense laser-plasma interaction, motivated by applications in high-energy-density physics. For master’s and graduate students, it combines accessible theory with up-to-date developments and practical exercises.
