<i>Colloquium:</i> Nonthermal pathways to ultrafast control in quantum materials
Alberto de la Torre, Dante M. Kennes, Martin Claassen, Simon Gerber, James W. McIver, Michael A. Sentef
Abstract
Ultrafast laser pulses can be used to drive materials into nonequilibrium states that have unusual properties and are promising for technological applications. Different classes of phenomena are observed during and after the optical illumination. This Colloquium discusses the recent developments in this field, and the prospects for using these techniques to create materials with novel functionalities in a controlled way.
Topics & Concepts
Ultrashort pulsePhysicsLaserNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsQuantumNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsEngineering physicsOptical physicsOptical materialsQuantum dotCoherent controlPhotonicsQuantum opticsQuantum technologyStrong Light-Matter InteractionsMechanical and Optical ResonatorsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates