Proceedings of the John Hall Symposium : in honor of John Hall on the occasion of his 70th birthday : University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA, 13-15 August 2004 / editor, James C. Bergquist ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Hall, J. L. (John L.), 1934- honouree.

Bergquist, James Charles, editor.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Conference Name:

John Hall Symposium (2004 : University of Colorado, Boulder)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hall, J. L. (John L.), 1934-.

Hall, J. L.

Frequency standards--Congresses.

Frequency standards.

Laser pulses, Ultrashort--Congresses.

Laser pulses, Ultrashort.

Measurement--Congresses.

Measurement.

Nonlinear optics--Congresses.

Nonlinear optics.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 158 p. : ill., ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers brief and personal glimpses of some of John L Hall's achievements, the research he inspired, and the great friendships he has built. This book talks about John's contribution to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.

Contents:

Laser Works at Boulder Laboratories in the Early Sixties / A Bement

Optical Cavities and Gravity

Wave Detectors / R Drever

Converting Photons to Decibels

Travels with John Hall in Quantum Optics Land / H J Kimble

Funny Lineshapes in Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy / E Arimondo

Reeta Vyas and Surendra Singh, The Hidden Side of a Laser Beam / J W Moore

Gaining Control in Quantum Optics / H A Bachor

Following the Path Blazed by Jan Hall / L Hollberg

When Physics Rules Robotics / M Siegel

The Optical Calcium Frequency Standard of PTB / U Sterr et al.

Jan's Greatest Gifts to My Scientific Career / J Ye

and other papers...

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789812773845

9812773843

OCLC:

879025185