Ultrafast Light-Matter Interaction

Dear Collegues,

Intense optical pulses can coherently control dynamic processes in matter, leading to light-induced transformations that have great potential for future technological breakthroughs. The manipulation of matter with light pulses has been shown to create transient high-temperature superconductivity, which allows for the manipulation of carrier dynamics at time scales limited to a pulse duration, opening up perspectives to substantially reduce the operation times of spintronic devices or paving a way towards petahertz electronics, which can trigger chemical reactions in a controllable way.

There has also recently been great progress in the developement of advanced light sources, like high-harmonic generation (HHG) sources or free-electron lasers. These advances enable us to resolve light-induced processes with unprecendeted time resolution, atomic specificity, and spacial detail.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/3/318

In this Special Issue, we invite submissions exploring the optical control of matter, suggesting methods to follow dynamics with advanced light sources or discussing progress in the development of ultrashort x-rays or extreme ultraviolet pulses. Both theoretical and experimental studies are welcome, as well as review papers.

Prof. Dr. Daria Popova-Gorelova
Guest Editor

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