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Introduction to the Issue on Ultrafast Science and Technology
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HIS IS THE third issue of the IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS to focus on ultrafast science and technology. This issue aims to present a number of snapshots of the state-of-the-art in ultrafast laser science, technology, and applications. Reports of ultrafast source technology, spanning the spectrum, from terahertz to X-ray wavelengths, include novel ultrafast laser and laser amplifiers, frequency conversion, pulse compression, and ultrafast pulse shaping. These are complemented by papers describing ultrafast measurement and diagnostic techniques and the application of ultrashort optical pulses to ultrahigh-speed telecommunications; physical and chemical measurements of ultrafast phenomena; coherent control of physical, chemical, and biological systems; plasmas and high-energy density phenomena; novel microscopy and imaging techniques; biomedical applications; and ultrafast laser micromachining and material modification.
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The editors would like to thank all of the authors who contributed to the fourteen papers in this issue, as well as the reviewers who provided valuable input and helped to ensure the high quality of the final selection of papers. HENRY C. KAPTEYN, Guest Editor JILA Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0440 USA PAUL M. V. FRENCH, Guest Editor Department of Physics, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ, UK KATSUMI MIDORIKAWA, Guest Editor Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Saitama, Japan R. ALAN CHEVILLE, Guest Editor School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 USA
Henry C. Kapteyn (M’98) received the B.S. degree from Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, in 1982, the M.S. degree from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, in 1984, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1989. He is a Professor of physics and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado (CU), Boulder. He has been at CU, and a Fellow of JILA (a joint NlST/University of Colorado research institute) since 1999, after holding faculty positions at Washington State University and the University of Michigan. He and Margaret Murnane, his wife and long-term collaborator, are well known for research in ultrashort pulse-laser technology, and in techniques for generating coherent extreme-ultraviolet and soft X-rays. He has published more than 150 papers in the field. Prof. Kapteyn is a Member of SPIE, ACS, APS, and OSA, and a Fellow of the APS and OSA.
Paul M. V. French was born in Felixstowe, U.K., on January 27, 1962. He received the B.Sc. degree in physics and the Ph.D. degree for work on femtosecond dye lasers from the Imperial College, University of London, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Most of his career has been at Imperial College, where he has concentrated on ultrafast lasers and their applications, particularly in the field of biomedical optics. From 1990 to 1991, he worked on ultrafast all-optical switching in optical fibers as a consultant at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ. He is currently a Professor of physics at Imperial College and is Head of the Photonics Group. His current research portfolio includes ultrafast laser technology, high-speed 3-D imaging using photorefractive holography, and fluorescence lifetime imaging for biomedicine and microscopy. Prof. French is an Associate Editor of Optics Express and an Advisory Editor of Optics Letters. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and of the Optical Society of America (OSA). 1077-260X/04$20.00 © 2004 IEEE
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Katsumi Midorikawa (M’94–SM’98) was born in Fukushima, Japan, on July 16, 1955. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Keio University, Keio, Japan, in 1978, 1980, and 1983, respectively. In 1983, he joined the Laser Science Research Group, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama, Japan, where he engaged in the development of high-power infrared lasers for application to laser isotope enrichment of uranium. In 1989, his research activities shifted to generation of short wavelength coherent radiation, including soft X-ray lasers and highorder harmonic generation. Since 1997, he has been the Director of Laser Technology Laboratory, RIKEN. Currently, his research interests focus on ultrashort high-intensity laser-matter interaction for application to generation of coherent X-ray. Dr. Midorikawa is a Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Japan Society of Applied Physics, the Laser Society of Japan, the Physical Society of Japan, and the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan.
R. Alan Cheville (A’88–M’98) received the B.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Rice University, Houston, TX, in 1986 and in 1994, respectively, while working on electron-beam-pumped tunable excimer lasers, broadly tunable second harmonic generation systems for short pulse lasers, and ultrafast lime resolved spectroscopy of semiconductors and fullerene films. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. His current interests are focused on applications of optoelectronically generated terahertz radiation, including time-domain spectroscopy, nondestructiva evaluation, and terahertz imaging. He has also sponsored research programs on undergraduate photonics education, which prepares students for graduate programs. Prof. Cheville is a Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
