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Coherent spectroscopy, initially started in the mid-sixties, is intimately conncected with the development of intense coherent light sources. The generation of ultrashort light pulses enabled coherent spectroscopy to be extended to real-time measurements of rapid dynamic processes on the time scale of 10−12 s. The early measurements of picosecond time-resolved coherent Raman scattering in 1971 were followed by numerous time-resolved techniques adapted to a variety of ultrafast phenomena. Most investigations are concerned with rapid dynamic processes in the condensed phases. The experimental progress stimulated theoretical investigations, improving our understanding of the interactions in liquids and solids. In recent years, a number of dynamic relaxation processes have been elucidated.
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Zinth, W., Kaiser, W. (1988). Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy. In: Kaiser, W. (eds) Ultrashort Laser Pulses and Applications. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02546-8_6
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