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The third edition of Dye Lasers has been prepared in response to
demand for an updated version of this well-known Topics volume. The
classic chapters on continuous-wave dye lasers and properties of
dye lasers are unchanged, but are now complemented by an additional
chapter on continuous-wave dye lasers that takes account of recent
advances. The chapters on principles of operation and mode-locking
of dye lasers have been updated. Finally, the chapter on
applications, which was originally written when a synopsis was
still possible, has been eliminated completely in this edition,
since nowadays dye lasers have penetrated almost all fields of
science and technology and applications have become innumerable. In
its place there is a new chapter on wavemeters. This book provides
an excellent introduction to dye lasers and contains much useful
information for scientists and engineers who deal with their
applications.
The first international conference devoted to Picosecond Phenomena
was held 1ay 24-26,1978 in Hilton Head, South Carolina. After more
than a decade of active research, this conference brought together
scientists from widely varying disciplines who shared a common
interest in studying 'ultrafast processes. It was organized as a
Topical Meeting of the Optical Society of America and attracted 187
registered participants. The conference reviewed current progress
in experimental and theoreti- cal understanding of phenomena that
occur on a picosecond timescale. A recent upsurge of interest has
developed because of the sudden availability of sophisticated and
more powerful techniques. Consequently, the conference attracted
chemists, physicists, biologists and engineers who had the
opportunity to learn of the new and significant results in rapidly
ad- vancing areas. The enthusiasm of the scientists, the high
quality of the research presented, and the attractive surroundings
combined to produce a thoroughly successful and enjoyable
conference. 1any people helped to make the conference so
successful. Special thanks are due to Drs. Jarus Quinn and Jon
Hagen, and their colleagues at the Optical Society of America for
their vital assistance in smoothly imple- menting the meeting
arrangements, and to the program committee for their advice and
efforts. He gratefully acknowledge the financial support from our
sponsors that allowed the conference to be more productive and more
complete.
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