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

Light–matter interaction in 2D and topological materials provides a fascinating control knob
for inducing emergent, non-equilibrium properties and achieving new functionalities in the …

Time-periodic light field has emerged as a control knob for manipulating quantum states in
solid-state materials,–, cold atoms and photonic systems through hybridization with photon …

The emergent field of cavity quantum materials bridges collective many-body phenomena in
solid state platforms with strong light–matter coupling in cavity quantum electrodynamics …

Non-equilibrium topological phenomena can be induced in quantum many-body systems
using time-periodic fields (for example, by laser or microwave illumination). This Review …

Many non-equilibrium phenomena have been discovered or predicted in optically driven
quantum solids. Examples include light-induced superconductivity, and Floquet-engineered …

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 …

There have been significant recent advances in realizing band structures with geometrical
and topological features in experiments on cold atomic gases. This review summarizes …

The past decade has witnessed an explosion in the field of quantum materials, headlined by
the predictions and discoveries of novel Landau-symmetry-broken phases in correlated …

The photoexcitation life cycle from incident photon (and creation of photoexcited electron–
hole pair) to ultimate extraction of electrical current is a complex multiphysics process …