Publisher's Synopsis
This volume examines the nature of coherent excitation produced in atoms by lasers, and also details the transient variation of excited-state populations with time and with controllable parameters, such as laser frequency and intensity. Emphasis is on the modern physical and mathematical description of this excitation. The author addresses the nature of coherent excitation, the difference between coherent and incoherent excitation, and how to model coherent excitation realistically.
