The goal of the present article is to review the major developments that have led to the
current understanding of molecule–field interactions and experimental methods for …

This is a review of some recent development in femtosecond filamentation science with
emphasis on our collective work. Previously reviewed work in the field will not be discussed …

Single-electron wavefunctions, or orbitals, are the mathematical constructs used to describe
the multi-electron wavefunction of molecules. Because the highest-lying orbitals are …

We propose an empirical formula for the static field ionization rates of atoms and molecules
by extending the well-known analytical tunnelling ionization rates to the barrier-suppression …

High-order harmonic generation (HHG) from atoms and molecules offers potential
application as a coherent ultrashort radiation source in the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray …

Intense single-cycle THz pulses resonantly interacting with molecular rotations are shown to
induce field-free orientation and alignment under ambient conditions. We calculate and …

We experimentally measure the ionization probability as a function of alignment angle of
three molecules in intense laser fields: nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. Unlike atoms …

We report the first experimental observation of nonadiabatic field-free orientation of a
heteronuclear diatomic molecule (CO) induced by an intense two-color (800 and 400 nm) …

Experiments on the sub-femtosecond time scale performed in recent years and their
theoretical background are reviewed in this article. We present the essentials of the …

We use linearly polarized 45 fs pulses to create rotational wave packets in N 2 and O 2. We
Coulomb explode molecules with a high-intensity circularly polarized pulse and use an ion …