The angular momentum of molecules, or, equivalently, their rotation in three-dimensional
space, is ideally suited for quantum control. Molecular angular momentum is naturally …

The goal of the present article is to review the major developments that have led to the
current understanding of molecule–field interactions and experimental methods for …

Single-electron wavefunctions, or orbitals, are the mathematical constructs used to describe
the multi-electron wavefunction of molecules. Because the highest-lying orbitals are …

High-order harmonic generation (HHG) from atoms and molecules offers potential
application as a coherent ultrashort radiation source in the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray …

When molecules are subject to intense laser pulses, electrons can be detached, accelerated
and driven back to the molecule, resulting in electron–ion recollisions. Recolliding electrons …

We review the theory of intense laser alignment of molecules and present a survey of the
many recent developments in this rapidly evolving field. Starting with a qualitative discussion …

We show that, by controlling the alignment of molecules, we can influence the high harmonic
generation process. We observed strong intensity modulation and spectral sha** of high …

It was recently shown that the highest molecular orbital of N 2 could be reconstructed from a
series of high harmonic measurements. Existing theories of high harmonic generation and …

This tutorial presents the most important aspects of the molecular self-probing paradigm,
which views the process of high harmonic generation as'a molecule being probed by one of …

The effects of electronic structure and symmetry are observed in laser driven high-order
harmonic generation for laser aligned conjugated polyatomic molecular systems. The …