The present status and development of strong-field nano-optics, an emerging field of
nonlinear optics, is discussed. A nonperturbative regime of light-matter interactions is …

Surface plasmon–polaritons are electromagnetic waves that propagate along metal–
dielectric interfaces and exist over a wide range of frequencies. They have become popular …

Strong-field physics, an extreme limit of light–matter interaction,,, is expanding into the realm
of surfaces, and nanostructures,,,,, from its origin in atomic and molecular science,,,. The …

We demonstrate the ultrafast generation of electrons from tailored metallic nanoparticles and
unravel the role of plasmonic field enhancement in this process by comparing resonant and …

Strong-field phenomena in optical nanostructures have enabled the integration of
nanophotonics, plasmonics and attosecond spectroscopy. For example, tremendous …

Attosecond science is based on electron dynamics driven by a strong optical electric field
and has evolved beyond its original scope in gas-phase atomic and molecular physics to …

The extreme light infrastructure attosecond light pulse source offers beamtime for users of
various attosecond and particle sources driven by versatile laser systems. Here we report on …

Nanometre-scale metal tips irradiated by femtosecond laser pulses represent ultrafast
electron sources. The combination of the laser pulse and the tip offers the possibility of …

The search for electron sources with simultaneous optimal spatial and temporal resolution
has become an area of intense activity for a wide variety of applications in the emerging …

The field of attosecond nanophysics, combining the research areas of attosecond physics
with nanoscale physics, has experienced a considerable rise in recent years, both …