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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300540403321

Titolo

Air Lasing / / edited by Pavel Polynkin, Ya Cheng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-65220-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 143 p. 107 illus., 95 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Series in Optical Sciences, , 0342-4111 ; ; 208

Disciplina

551.50287

Soggetti

Lasers

Photonics

Spectroscopy

Atmospheric sciences

Optics

Electrodynamics

Remote sensing

Atoms

Physics

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Spectroscopy/Spectrometry

Atmospheric Sciences

Classical Electrodynamics

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry

Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 1 Diagnostic properties of two-photon pumped stimulated emission in atmospheric species -- 2 High-gain air lasing by multi-photon pumping of atomic species -- 3 The role of electron collisions in lasing in neutral and singly ionized molecular nitrogen -- 4 Molecular rotational effects in free-space N_2^+ lasers induced by strong-field ionization -- 5 Filament-initiated lasing in neutral molecular nitrogen -- 6 Filament-assisted impulsive Raman spectroscopy -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of the rapidly developing field of air lasing. In most applications of lasers, such as cutting and engraving, the laser source is brought to the point of service where the laser beam is needed to perform its function. However, in some important applications such as remote atmospheric sensing, placing the laser at a convenient location is not an option. Current sensing schemes rely on the detection of weak backscattering of ground-based, forward-propagating optical probes, and possess limited sensitivity. The concept of air lasing (or atmospheric lasing) relies on the idea that the constituents of the air itself can be used as an active laser medium, creating a backward-propagating, impulsive, laser-like radiation emanating from a remote location in the atmosphere. This book provides important insights into the current state of development of air lasing and its applications.