Ultrafast science is a highly multidisciplinary field covering the study of ultrafast phenomena in physics, chemistry, biophysics and engineering, optical communication, ultrafast electronics, medicine, and material science. With more than 120 contributions, this proceedings volume gives an accurate snapshot and up-to-date introduction of this fast-developing field.

Inhalt
I Overview and General Topics.- II Elementary Dynamics: Chemistry, Biology, and Physics.- III Spectroscopy and Advances in Measurements.- IV Sources.- V High-Intensity and Nonlinear Effects.- VI Metals, Surfaces, and Materials.- VII Semiconductors, Quantum Confinement, and Optoelectronics.- VIII Biology: Primary Dynamics, Electron and Energy Transfer.- IX Chemistry: Electron and Energy Transfer and Solvation Dynamics.- Index of Contributors.