This book presents the state of the art in nonlinear nanostructures for ultrafast laser
applications. Most recent results in two emerging fields are presented: (i) generation of
laser-induced nanostructures in materials like metals metal oxides and semiconductors and
(ii) ultrafast excitation and energy transfer in nanoscale physical chemical and hybrid
systems. Particular emphasis is laid on the up-to-date controversially discussed mechanisms of
sub-wavelength ripple formation including models of self-organized material transport and
multiphoton excitation channels nonlinear optics of plasmonic structures (nanotips nanowires
3D-metamaterials) and energy localization and transport on ultrafast time scale and spatial
nanoscale. High-resolution spectroscopy simulation and characterization techniques are
reported. New applications of ultrashort-pulsed lasers for materials processing and the use of
nanostructured materials for characterizing laser fields and laser-matter-interactions are
discussed.
