Petahertz, or lightwave, electronics uses tailored optical waveforms to control charge
carriers in an electronic circuit at petahertz frequencies. This may enable faster processing …

A proof-of-principle experiment demonstrating dielectric laser acceleration of nonrelativistic
electrons in the vicinity of a fused-silica grating is reported. The grating structure is utilized to …

Organic electronic devices have received intensive interests from both academia and
industry due to their potential for low-cost, large-area, and solution-processed alternative to …

Probing nanooptical near-fields is a major challenge in plasmonics. Here, we demonstrate
an experimental method utilizing ultrafast photoemission from plasmonic nanostructures that …

We present the design and optimization of a new instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction
and imaging. The proposed instrument merges the high peak current and relativistic electron …

Here we demonstrate the design, fabrication, and characterization of ultrafast, surface-
plasmon enhanced Au nanorod optical field emitter arrays. We present a quantitative study …

Metal photocathodes are an important source of high-brightness electron beams, ubiquitous
in the operation of both large-scale accelerators and table-top microscopes. When the …

We review studies of superintense laser interactions with solid targets where the generation
of propagating surface plasmons (or surface waves) plays a key role. These studies include …

Understanding and actively controlling the spatiotemporal dynamics of nonequilibrium
electron clouds is fundamental for the design of light and electron sources, high-power …

Photocathodes are key elements in high-brightness electron sources and ubiquitous in the
operation of large-scale accelerators, although their operation is often limited by their …