Strong–laser–field physics, non–classical light states and quantum information science

U Bhattacharya, T Lamprou, AS Maxwell… - Reports on Progress …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Strong–laser–field physics is a research direction that relies on the use of high-power lasers
and has led to fascinating achievements ranging from relativistic particle acceleration to …

Nonclassical states of light after high-harmonic generation in semiconductors: A Bloch-based perspective

J Rivera-Dean, P Stammer, AS Maxwell, T Lamprou… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
High-harmonic generation (HHG) has emerged as a pivotal process in strong-field physics,
yielding extreme ultraviolet radiation and attosecond pulses for a wide range of applications …

Following the nonthermal phase transition in niobium dioxide by time-resolved harmonic spectroscopy

Z Nie, L Guery, EB Molinero, P Juergens… - Physical review …, 2023 - APS
Photoinduced phase transitions in correlated materials promise diverse applications from
ultrafast switches to optoelectronics. Resolving those transitions and possible metastable …

Transient High-Harmonic Spectroscopy in an Inorganic–Organic Lead Halide Perovskite

MLS van der Geest, JJ de Boer, K Murzyn… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
High-harmonic generation is the frequency upconversion of an intense femtosecond infrared
laser in a material. In condensed-phase high-harmonic generation, laser-driven currents of …

Toward Complete All-Optical Intensity Modulation of High-Harmonic Generation from Solids

PJ van Essen, Z Nie, B de Keijzer, PM Kraus - ACS photonics, 2024 - ACS Publications
Optical modulation of high-harmonics generation in solids enables the detection of material
properties, such as the band structure, and promising new applications, such as super …

Numerical discreteness and dephasing in high-harmonic calculations in solids

M Kolesik, JV Moloney - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The issue of quantum dephasing in solids subjected to strong, off-resonant excitation
continues to challenge our current understanding of nonperturbative extreme nonlinear …

Assessment of tight-binding models for high-harmonic generation in zinc blende materials

M Kolesik - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Using a simulator for semiconductor Bloch equations (SBEs) accounting for the entire
Brillouin zone, we examine the tight-binding (TB) description for zinc blende structure as a …

Analog simulation of high-harmonic generation in atoms

J Argüello-Luengo, J Rivera-Dean, P Stammer… - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
The demanding experimental access to the ultrafast dynamics of materials challenges our
understanding of their electronic response to applied strong laser fields. For this purpose …

Quantum-optical analysis of high-order harmonic generation in molecules

J Rivera-Dean, P Stammer, AS Maxwell, T Lamprou… - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
We present a comprehensive theoretical investigation of high-order harmonic generation in
H 2+ molecules within a quantum-optical framework. Our study focuses on characterizing …

Linking High-Harmonic Generation and Strong-Field Ionization in Bulk Crystals

P Jürgens, SDC Roscam Abbing, M Mero… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The generation of high-order harmonics in bulk solids subjected to intense ultrashort laser
pulses has opened up new avenues for research in extreme nonlinear optics and light …