Advances in attosecond science have led to a wealth of important discoveries in atomic,
molecular, and solid-state physics and are progressively directing their footsteps toward …

Insights from spectroscopic experiments led to the development of quantum mechanics as
the common theoretical framework for describing the physical and chemical properties of …

X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) and table-top sources of x-rays based upon high
harmonic generation (HHG) have revolutionized the field of ultrafast x-ray atomic and …

Delocalized Bloch electrons and the low-energy correlations between them determine key
optical, electronic and entanglement functionalities of solids, all the way through to phase …

The advent of visible-infrared laser pulses carrying a substantial fraction of their energy in a
single field oscillation cycle has opened a new era in the experimental investigation of …

The written version of my lecture is a personal reflection on decades of research on electron-
light interactions, culminating in their control and observation in real time at the turn of the …

The current revolution in information technology is built on the development of
semiconductor transistors and electronics over several decades. However, these electronics …

An accurate analytic model describing the microscopic mechanism of high-harmonic
generation (HHG) in solids is derived. Extensive first-principles simulations within a time …

Laser processing implies the generation of a material function defined by the shape and the
size of the induced structures, being a collective effect of topography, morphology, and …

The measurement and control of light field oscillations enable the study of ultrafast
phenomena on sub-cycle time scales. Electro-optic sampling (EOS) is a powerful field …