Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic
properties of quantum materials is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on photoinduced …

Floquet engineering, the control of quantum systems using periodic driving, is an old
concept in condensed matter physics dating back to ideas such as the inverse Faraday …

Terahertz (THz) light has proven to be a fine tool to probe and control quasi-particles and
collective excitations in solids, to drive phase transitions and associated changes in material …

The coupling between superconductors and oscillation cycles of light pulses, ie, lightwave
engineering, is an emerging control concept for superconducting quantum electronics …

Recent advances in laser technology have made it possible to generate of precisely shaped
strong-field pulses at terahertz frequencies. These pulses are especially useful to selectively …

Driving a conventional superconductor with an appropriately tuned classical
electromagnetic field can lead to an enhancement of superconductivity via a redistribution of …

We perform a systematic analysis of the influence of phonon driving on the superconducting
Holstein model coupled to heat baths by studying both the transient dynamics and the …

We analyze Cooper pairing instabilities in strongly driven electron-phonon systems. The
light-induced nonequilibrium state of phonons results in a simultaneous increase of the …

The search for quantum spin liquids in frustrated quantum magnets recently has enjoyed a
surge of interest, with various candidate materials under intense scrutiny. However, an …

Ultrafast optical manipulation of ordered phases in strongly correlated materials is a topic of
significant theoretical, experimental, and technological interest. Inspired by a recent …