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

The interaction of subpicosecond laser pulses with magnetically ordered materials has
developed into a fascinating research topic in modern magnetism. From the discovery of …

Magnetic phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and indispensable for modern science and
technology, but it is notoriously difficult to change the magnetic order of a material in a rapid …

The enigmatic interplay between electronic and magnetic phenomena observed in many
early experiments and outlined in Maxwell's equations propelled the development of …

This year the discovery of femtosecond demagnetization by laser pulses is 20 years old. For
the first time, this milestone work by Bigot and coworkers gave insight directly into the time …

The roles of energy, momentum and orbital angular momentum conservation in high-
harmonic generation were studied in the past. Here, we explore the role of spin angular …

Abstract The Einstein-de Haas effect was originally observed in a landmark experiment
demonstrating that the angular momentum associated with aligned electron spins in a …

Circularly-polarized extreme ultraviolet and X-ray radiation is useful for analysing the
structural, electronic and magnetic properties of materials. To date, such radiation has only …

Ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic spin ordering is governed by the exchange interaction,
the strongest force in magnetism,,,. Understanding spin dynamics in magnetic materials is …

Abstract Magneto-optical (MO) effects, viz. magnetically induced changes in light intensity or
polarization upon reflection from or transmission through a magnetic sample, were …