Ultrafast Optics and Spectroscopy in Physical Chemistry

The new arrival on the Indian and global scene of education in ultrafast science is a refreshing take on the subject from a relatively young author. Atanu Bhattacharya’s book on ultrafast science is a welcome contribution to the existing body of instructional literature. There can be no better time than now to emphasize the dynamics and nature of femtosecond science which is heralded by the Nobel prize 2018 given in part to the inventors of the chirped pulse amplification technique, the most essential amplification scheme in vogue in most modern day ultrafast lasers producing such pulses.