An important goal of modern condensed-matter physics involves the search for states of
matter with emergent properties and desirable functionalities. Although the tools for material …

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

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 …

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 …

Time-periodic forcing in the form of coherent radiation is a standard tool for the coherent
manipulation of small quantum systems like single atoms. In the last years, periodic driving …

Strong periodic driving with light offers the potential to coherently manipulate the properties
of quantum materials on ultrafast timescales. Recently, strategies have emerged to …

This review addresses the method of explicit calculations of interatomic exchange
interactions of magnetic materials. This involves exchange mechanisms normally referred to …

In the last two decades non-equilibrium spectroscopies have evolved from avant-garde
studies to crucial tools for expanding our understanding of the physics of strongly correlated …

The coherent optical manipulation of solids is emerging as a promising way to engineer
novel quantum states of matter,,,,. The strong time-periodic potential of intense laser light …