This volume contains papers presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena held at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from July 12 to 17, 1998. The biannual Ultrafast Phenomena Conferences provide a forum for dis cussion of the latest advances in ultrafast optics and their applications in science and engineering. The Garmisch conference brought together a multidisciplinary group of 440 participants from 27 countries, including 127 students. The enthu siasm of this large number of Participants, the high quality of the papers they presented and the magnificent conference site resulted in a successful and pleasant conference. Progress was reported in the technology of generating ultrashort pulses, in cluding new techniques for improving laser-pulse duration, tunability over broad wavelength ranges, output power and peak intensity. Ultrafast spectroscopy con tinues to provide new insight into fundamental processes in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. In addition to analyzing ultrafast phenomena, control of ultrafast dynamics now represents an important topic. Ultrafast concepts and tech niques are being applied in imaging and microscopy, high speed optoelectronics, mat~rial diagnostics and processing, reflecting the maturing of the field. Acknowledgements. Many people contributed to the success of the conference.

The book provides a summary of the current status of ultrafast spectroscopy, facilitating rapid access to the field It gives an overview of all the groups working in this field

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Ultrafast Phenomena XI presents the latest advances in ultrafast technology and the study of ultrafast phenomena. It includes picosecond and femtosecond processes in physics, chemistry, and biology, and also engineering applications of ultrafast technology. Ultrafast laser and measurement technology on the picosecond and femtosecond time scales has a profound impact on a wide range of scientific and engineering applications and extends also towards real-world applications in biology, high-speed communication and material diagnostics. This book summarizes the results presented at the 11th Ultrafast Phenomena Conference and describes the state of the art of this exciting and rapidly advancing field.

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I: Lasers for Ultrashort Pulses.- II: Nonlinear Frequency Conversion and Pulse Shaping.- III: Pulse Diagnostics, Measurement Techniques, Nonlinear Optics.- IV: Imaging and Microscopy.- V: High Speed Optoelectronics and Thz Radiation.- VI: Coherence in Semiconductors.- VII: Relaxation in Semiconductors, Processing of Semiconductors and Dielectrics.- VIII: Surfaces, Metals and Superconductors.- IX: Higher Harmonics, X-Ray Generation and Diffraction, High Intensity Physics.- X: Ultrafast Dynamics and Control of Atoms, Molecules and Clusters in the Gas Phase.- XI: Vibronic Excitations and Radiationless Processes.- XII: Dynamics in Liquids and Solutions.- XIII: Ultrafast Photochemistry.- XIV: Biology and Medicine.- Index of Contributors.