Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

A comprehensive picture of important recent developments

Paul R. Berman (Volume editor), Ennio Arimondo (Volume editor), Chun C. Lin (Volume editor)

9780124080904

Hardback, published 5 September 2013

424 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.64 kg

"All the series are written by experts in the field, and their summaries are most timely.... Strongly recommended." --American Scientist

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics publishes reviews of recent developments in a field that is in a state of rapid growth, as new experimental and theoretical techniques are used on many old and new problems. Topics covered include related applied areas, such as atmospheric science, astrophysics, surface physics and laser physics. Articles are written by distinguished experts and contain relevant review material and detailed descriptions of important recent developments.

1. Ultracold Few-Body Systems

Yujun Wang, J.P. D’Incao and B.D. Esry

2. Shortcuts to Adiabaticity

E. Torrontegui, S. Ibáñez, S. Martínez-Garaot, M. Modugno, A. del Campo, D. Guéry-Odelin, A. Ruschhaupt, Xi Chen and J.G. Muga

3. Excitons and Cavity Polaritons for Optical Lattice Ultracold Atoms

Hashem Zoubi and Helmut Ritsch

4. Quantum Science and Metrology with Mixed-Species Ion Chains

J.P. Home

5. Limits to Resolution of CW STED Microscopy

Alexei S. Trifonov, Jean-Christophe Jaskula, Claire Teulon, David R. Glenn, Nir Bar-Gill and Ronald L. Walsworth

6. Ultrafast High Power and Stabilized Semiconductor Diode Lasers – Physics, Techniques and Applications in Coherent Signal ProcessingPeter J. Delfyett

Subject Areas: Atomic & molecular physics [PHM], Optical physics [PHJ]