Surface plasmons, the collective oscillation of electrons, enable the manipulation of optical
fields with unprecedented spatial and time resolutions. They are the workhorse of a large set …

We demonstrate an on-chip, optoelectronic device capable of sampling arbitrary, low-
energy, near-infrared waveforms under ambient conditions with sub-optical-cycle resolution …

Petahertz, or lightwave, electronics uses tailored optical waveforms to control charge
carriers in an electronic circuit at petahertz frequencies. This may enable faster processing …

The generation and direct time-domain sampling of ultrashort and ultra-broadband laser
pulses are at the forefront of time-resolved spectroscopy and attosecond science. Although …

The carrier-envelope phase (CEP) is an important property of few-cycle laser pulses,
allowing for light field control of electronic processes during laser-matter interactions. Thus …

Future PHz electronic devices may be able to perform operations on few-femtosecond time-
scales. Such devices are based on the ability to control currents induced by intense few …

The injection of directional currents in solids with strong optical fields has attracted
tremendous attention as a route to realize ultrafast electronics based on the quantum …

Concentrated optical fields in plasmonic metal nanostructures generate high densities of
excited charge carriers, which can be extracted or emitted into surrounding media for a …

Recent advancements in nanofabrication have enabled the creation of vacuum electronic
devices with nanoscale free-space gaps. These nanoelectronic devices promise the benefits …

Strong-field photoemission from nanostructures and the associated temporally modulated
currents play a key role in the development of ultrafast vacuum optoelectronics. Optical light …