Chapter 1 Introduction: Ultra-Fast Response of Ultra-Thin Materials on Solid Surfaces

Chapter 2 Real-Time Analysis of Initial Oxidation Process on Si(001) by Means of Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy and Reflectance Difference Spectroscopy

Chapter 3 Development of In-Vacuum Microscope Under High Pressure and Its Applications

Chapter 4 Infrared and Terahertz Synchrotron Radiation: Optics and Applications

Chapter 5 Time-Resolved X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Coherent Lattice Dynamics Using Synchrotron Radiation

Chapter 6 Coherent Phonon Dynamics in Carbon Nanotubes

Chapter 7 Generation and Observation of GHz–THz Acoustic Waves in Thin Films and Microstructures Using Optical Methods

Chapter 8 Sate-of-the-Art of Terahertz Science and Technology

Chapter 10 Terahertz Light Source Based on Synchrotron Radiation

Chapter 11 Single-Photon Counting and Passive Microscopy of Terahertz Radiation

Chapter 12 Material Evaluation with Optical Measurement Systems: Focusing on Terahertz Spectroscopy