Advances in Spectroscopy for Lasers and Sensing Book

1	Spectroscopy of photonic atoms : a means for ultra-sensitive specific sensing of bio-molecules	1
2	Laser sources for high resolution sensing	19
3	Relaxation and decoherence : what's new?	33
4	Challenges for current spectroscopy : detection of security threats	63
5	Sources for threat detection	73
6	Yb[superscript 3+]-doped CaF[subscript 2] fluoride as an example of our research approach in solid-state laser-type crystals	83
7	Terahertz sensing and measuring systems	103
8	Ultrafast spectroscopy of biological systems	119
9	Luminescence spectroscopy of solids : localized systems	129
10	Laser spectrometers for atmospheric analysis	157
11	Sensitive detection techniques in laser spectroscopy	187
12	Luminescence spectroscopy of solids : delocalized systems	207
13	Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)	229
14	Optical spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum structures	255
15	ZnO rediscovered-once again!?	277
16	Coherent spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures	295
17	Dynamics of upconversion in laser crystals	333
18	Waveguide fabrication methods in dielectric solids	335
19	Spectral properties of films	351
20	Basic physics of semiconductor lasers	365
21	Judd-Ofelt theory : principles and practices	403
22	Periodic dielectric and metallic photonic structures	435
23	Cooling and trapping of atoms	459
24	Non-linear propagation of femtosecond terawatt laser pulses in air and applications	461
25	Spectroscopy of the gap states in Ge based on its neutron transmutation doping kinetics	483
26	The status of unified theories of fundamental interactions	499
27	Angular momentum of the human body	513
	Effect of the composition on spectroscopic and structure of Tm[superscript 3+]:TeO[subscript 2]-PbF[subscript 2] glasses	543
	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy on Zn[subscript 1-x]Mn[subscript x]S epilayers	544
	Femtosecond laser dissection of neurons in C. elegans	545
	Ultrafast dynamics of metallic thinfilms	545
	Raman scattering of Mg[subscript 2]Si produced by IBS	547
	Optical properties of few and single ZnO nanowires	547
	Investigations of Fadof system as an edge-filter receiver for a Brillouin-Lidar for remote sensing of the ocean temperature	547
	Raman study of the effect of the annealing on ion-beam synthesized [beta]-FeSi[subscript 2] layers	548
	Avoiding thermal effects in Z-scan measurement by high repetition rate lasers	548
	Towards control of photodynamics by femtosecond polarisation shaping and coincidence velocity map imaging	549
	Laboratory frequency metrology and the search for a temporal variation of the fine structure constant [alpha] on a cosmological time scale	550
	Dipole strengths of the photosynthetic pigments and carotenoides from bacteria prostecochloris aestuari	550
	Persistent luminescence of Lu[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]:Tb ceramics	551
	Spectroscopic monitoring of the formation of dispersed manganese oxide on alumina surface	551
	Transient local structure of solvated transition metal complexes probed by picosecond time-resolved XAFS
	Structural and luminescence properties of europium doped Ba[subscript 1-x]Sr[subscript x]TiO[subscript 3] nanocrystallites prepared by different methods	553
	Waveguide structures written with FS-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold in SiO[subscript 2]-PbO based glasses	554
	The lattice response of quantum solids to an impulsive local perturbation	554
	Application of in-plane transport in Gaas-based nanostructures for broad band and selective THZ sensing	555
	Microstructure and properties of periodic multilayer thin-film structures with nanocrystals	556
	Structural and optical studies of erbium doped nano crystalline silicon thin films produced by R. F. sputtering	556
	Microstructure and thermal features of A-Si:H and NC-Si:H thin films produced by R. F. sputtering	557
	Confocal microscopy for investigations on lithium fluoride colour centers	558
	Cavity ring-down spectroscopy as a detector in liquid chromatography	558
	Optoelectronic devices using femtosecond laser microstructured silicon	559