Advances in Quantum Electronics

List of Contributors

Preface

Photon Statistics and Photo-Correlation Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. Statistical Properties of Optical Fields

A. The Probability Distribution of Intensity Fluctuations

B. Doubletime Probability Distributions

III. Post-detection Signal Statistics

IV. Spectral Processing

A. Reference Beam Methods, Heterodyne and Homodyne Spectroscopy

B. Direct Methods, Photon Correlation Spectroscopy

V. Statistical Accuracy

A. Accuracy of Moment Measurements

B. Accuracy of Spectral Measurements

C. Errors in Heterodyning

VI. Applications

A. Single-interval Photon-counting Distributions

B. Double-time Photon-counting Distributions—Photon-Correlation Spectroscopy

References

The Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Doped Chalcogenides

I. Introduction

II. Optical and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy

A. Introduction

B. Theory

C. Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy

D. Optical Spectroscopy

E. Conclusions

III. Excitation Spectroscopy

A. Introduction

B. Photoluminescence

C. Cathodoluminescence

D. Electroluminescence

E. Lumocens

F. Conclusions

IV. Preparation of Rare Earth Doped Chalcogenides

A. Introduction

B. Experimental Techniques

C. Diffusion Theory

D. General Considerations on the Doping of Chalcogenides

E. Conclusions

V. The III: VI and II. III2: VI2 Lattices

A. Introduction

B. Optical and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy

C. Excitation Spectra

D. Conclusions

VI. Conclusions

Appendix

References

Picosecond Light Pulses

I. Introduction

II. Production of Ultrashort Pulses by Mode Locking

A. Mode Locking

B. Self Locking

C. Intra-Cavity Modulation

D. Passive Mode Locking

E. Other Techniques

III. Measurement Techniques

A. Conventional Methods

B. Linear Methods

C. Intensity Correlations

IV. Lasers Locked with Saturable Absorbers

A. Pulse Development

B. Experimental Techniques

V. Chirped Pulses and Pulse Compression

A. Generation of Chirped Optical Pulses

B. Pulse Compression

VI. Applications of Ultrashort Pulses

A. Plasma Production—Laser Interaction with Solids

B. Gas Breakdown

C. High Speed Photography

D. Lifetime Measurements

E. Far Infrared Generation

F. Miscellaneous Applications

References

Author Index

Subject Index