Periodic energy transfer, 114
Phase locking, 9
Phase-sensitive directional emission of
photoelectrons, 54
Photoelectron asymmetry, 55
Photoelectron momentum distribution, 44
Photonic crystal, 104
Polariton dynamics, 115
Polariton scattering, 117
Population difference, 35
Population inversion, 21, 22, 31, 34
Population transfer among the vibronic levels,
31
Population inversion, 5
Population trapping, 6
Post-ionization excitation, 32
Precipitation, 9, 15
Propeller-shaped polarization profiles, 49
Pulse shaping, 43
Pulse-train bursts, 12
Q
Q-factor, 103
Quantum mechanics, 101
Quantum number, 80, 95
Quasienergy, 79, 86
R
Rabi frequency, 102
Rabi oscillations, 115
Rabi splitting, 105
Radiative damping, 112
Rate equations, 151, 155, 156, 159, 162, 170
Remote sensing, 10
Repetitive effect, 12
Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization,
52
Root-mean-square fluctuation, 8
Rotational basis, 28
Rotational excitation, 25
Rotational transition, 36
Rounded out, 139
Rydberg wave packets, 62
S
Saturation intensities, 167
Self-focusing, 1, 2
Self-group phase locking, 8
Self-mode cleaning, 9
Self-stabilization, 8
Sequential tunnel ionization, 150
Shock wave, 14
Skin depth, 104
Slice-by-slice self-focusing, 2, 3
Sm
3+ , 10
Soda lime glass, 13
Solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs),
133
Spatial control over photoelectron wave
packets, 61
Spin-coated, 105
Spin-orbit wave packets, 67
Spontaneous emission, 107
SRIM, 141
Stand-off detection, 10
Stark-shift, 115
Stimulated emission, 87, 89, 92, 94, 95, 117
Stopping power, 136
Strong coupling, 103
Sudden turn-on behavior, 24
Sudden turn-on model, 38
Sudden turn-on pulse, 24
Supercontinuum generation, 10
Super-excited states, 6
Super-radiance, 109
Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs), 104
T
Tailored coherent light fields, 43
Theoretical model, 26
Thickness of layer removed, 138
Third harmonic generation, 7
Third Harmonic (TH), 7
Three-dimensional free electron wave packets,
43
Time-dependent normal mode splitting, 110
Time-dependent perturbation theory, 83, 86, 98
Time-dependent Schrödinger equation, 23, 26,
28
Track etching speed, 135
Transition amplitude, 83, 88, 91, 98
Tunneling, 153
Tunneling ionization, 149, 150, 156
Turbulence, 15
Two-level system, 23, 32, 107
U
Ultrafast plasmonic, 115
Ultrahigh laser intensities, 149
V
Vacuum field fluctuations, 102
Velocity map imaging, 50
Vertical propagation, 10
Index
179
Phase locking, 9
Phase-sensitive directional emission of
photoelectrons, 54
Photoelectron asymmetry, 55
Photoelectron momentum distribution, 44
Photonic crystal, 104
Polariton dynamics, 115
Polariton scattering, 117
Population difference, 35
Population inversion, 21, 22, 31, 34
Population transfer among the vibronic levels,
31
Population inversion, 5
Population trapping, 6
Post-ionization excitation, 32
Precipitation, 9, 15
Propeller-shaped polarization profiles, 49
Pulse shaping, 43
Pulse-train bursts, 12
Q
Q-factor, 103
Quantum mechanics, 101
Quantum number, 80, 95
Quasienergy, 79, 86
R
Rabi frequency, 102
Rabi oscillations, 115
Rabi splitting, 105
Radiative damping, 112
Rate equations, 151, 155, 156, 159, 162, 170
Remote sensing, 10
Repetitive effect, 12
Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization,
52
Root-mean-square fluctuation, 8
Rotational basis, 28
Rotational excitation, 25
Rotational transition, 36
Rounded out, 139
Rydberg wave packets, 62
S
Saturation intensities, 167
Self-focusing, 1, 2
Self-group phase locking, 8
Self-mode cleaning, 9
Self-stabilization, 8
Sequential tunnel ionization, 150
Shock wave, 14
Skin depth, 104
Slice-by-slice self-focusing, 2, 3
Sm
3+ , 10
Soda lime glass, 13
Solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs),
133
Spatial control over photoelectron wave
packets, 61
Spin-coated, 105
Spin-orbit wave packets, 67
Spontaneous emission, 107
SRIM, 141
Stand-off detection, 10
Stark-shift, 115
Stimulated emission, 87, 89, 92, 94, 95, 117
Stopping power, 136
Strong coupling, 103
Sudden turn-on behavior, 24
Sudden turn-on model, 38
Sudden turn-on pulse, 24
Supercontinuum generation, 10
Super-excited states, 6
Super-radiance, 109
Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs), 104
T
Tailored coherent light fields, 43
Theoretical model, 26
Thickness of layer removed, 138
Third harmonic generation, 7
Third Harmonic (TH), 7
Three-dimensional free electron wave packets,
43
Time-dependent normal mode splitting, 110
Time-dependent perturbation theory, 83, 86, 98
Time-dependent Schrödinger equation, 23, 26,
28
Track etching speed, 135
Transition amplitude, 83, 88, 91, 98
Tunneling, 153
Tunneling ionization, 149, 150, 156
Turbulence, 15
Two-level system, 23, 32, 107
U
Ultrafast plasmonic, 115
Ultrahigh laser intensities, 149
V
Vacuum field fluctuations, 102
Velocity map imaging, 50
Vertical propagation, 10
Index
179