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

Measuring atomic-resolution images of materials with x-ray photons during chemical
reactions or physical transformations resides at the technological forefront of x-ray science …

The field of terahertz science and technology has been an active and thriving research area
for several decades. However, the field has recently experienced an inflection point, as …

We report on the demonstration of ultrafast optical reversal of the ferroelectric polarization in
LiNbO 3. Rather than driving the ferroelectric mode directly, we couple to it indirectly by …

Comprehensive knowledge of the dynamic behaviour of electrons in condensed-matter
systems is pertinent to the development of many modern technologies, such as …

Key insights into the behavior of materials can be gained by observing their structure as they
undergo lattice distortion. Laser pulses on the femtosecond time scale can be used to …

Light–matter interactions are ubiquitous, and underpin a wide range of basic research fields
and applied technologies. Although optical interactions have been intensively studied, their …

New free-electron laser and high-harmonic generation X-ray light sources are capable of
supplying pulses short and intense enough to perform resonant nonlinear time-resolved …

Advances in the synthesis, growth, and characterization of complex transition metal oxides
coupled with new experimental techniques in ultrafast optical spectroscopy have ushered in …

Optical pulses are routinely used to drive dynamic changes in the properties of solids. In
quantum materials, many new phenomena have been discovered, including ultrafast …