In this review, we report on recent progress in the generation and application of
multichromatic polarization-tailored pulse sequences for the coherent control of multiphoton …

We review the generation and tomographic reconstruction of designer electron wave
packets, that is, electron wave packets with a tailored momentum distribution in the …

The resonant dynamic Stark effect, observed in the Autler-Townes (AT) splitting, plays a
central role in ultrafast strong-field physics. Recent experiments have demonstrated the …

The quantum control of the ionization of potassium atoms using shaped intense
femtosecond laser pulses is investigated. We use sinusoidal phase modulation as a …

We present a tomographic technique based on Photoelectron Angular Distributions (PADs)
measured by Velocity-Map-Imaging (VMI) to reconstruct the three-dimensional shape of …

We investigate the temporal precision in the generation of ultrashort laser pulse pairs by
pulse shaping techniques. To this end, we combine a femtosecond polarization pulse …

We present a joint experimental and theoretical study on strong-field photo-ionization of
sodium atoms using chirped femtosecond laser pulses. By tuning the chirp parameter …

Strong ultrashort laser pulses have opened new avenues for the manipulation of
photochemical processes like photoisomerization or photodissociation. The presence of …

Exploiting coherence properties of laser light together with quantum mechanical matter
interferences in order to steer a chemical reaction into a pre-defined target channel is the …

Optimal control theory and optimal control experiments are state-of-the-art tools to control
quantum systems. Both methods have been demonstrated successfully for numerous …