Ultrafast lasers and optics for experimentalists: by James David Pickering, Bristol, UK, IOP Science, 2021, 157 pp., ISBN 978-0-7503-3659-8. Scope: handbook. Level: advanced undergraduate, postgraduate.

An ultrafast optics laboratory can be a confusing place for students who are just starting experimental work. Ultrafast lasers and optics for experimentalists: by James David Pickering, Bristol, UK, IOP Science, 2021, 157 pp., ISBN 978-0-7503-3659-8. His book is a friendly guide aimed particularly at chemists or biologists with a limited background in optics and electromagnetic wave phenomena. [Extracted from the article]