@inbook {Glezer:8, title = {Techniques of ultrafast spectroscopy}, booktitle = {Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Collective Excitations in Solids}, series = {NATO ASI Series}, year = {1996}, pages = {375{\textendash}416}, publisher = {Plenum}, organization = {Plenum}, abstract = {This chapter begins with a general introduction to ultrafast spectroscopy, considers the limits of time and frequency resolution, and reviews the linear and nonlinear propagation of light pulses in a dispersive medium. Next, the basic elements of ultrashort laser pulse generation are described, including gain medium requirements, mode-locking mechanisms, compensation for group velocity dispersion, and pulse amplification. The last section deals with the measurement of ultrashort pulses, including joint time-frequency techniques, and also describes pulse-shaping in the frequency domain.}, doi = {10.1016/0378-4371(83)90004-3}, url = {/files/mazur/files/rep_8.pdf}, author = {E. N. Glezer}, editor = {B. Di Bartolo} }