Strong–laser–field physics, non–classical light states and quantum information science

U Bhattacharya, T Lamprou, AS Maxwell… - Reports on Progress …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Strong–laser–field physics is a research direction that relies on the use of high-power lasers
and has led to fascinating achievements ranging from relativistic particle acceleration to …

Photon-statistics force in ultrafast electron dynamics

M Even Tzur, M Birk, A Gorlach, M Krüger, I Kaminer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In strong-field physics and attosecond science, intense light induces ultrafast electron
dynamics. Such ultrafast dynamics of electrons in matter is at the core of phenomena such …

Theory of entanglement and measurement in high-order harmonic generation

P Stammer - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
Quantum information science and intense laser-matter interaction are two apparently
unrelated fields. Here, we introduce the notion of quantum information theory to intense …

Nonclassical states of light after high-harmonic generation in semiconductors: A Bloch-based perspective

J Rivera-Dean, P Stammer, AS Maxwell, T Lamprou… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
High-harmonic generation (HHG) has emerged as a pivotal process in strong-field physics,
yielding extreme ultraviolet radiation and attosecond pulses for a wide range of applications …

Light-matter entanglement after above-threshold ionization processes in atoms

J Rivera-Dean, P Stammer, AS Maxwell, T Lamprou… - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
Light-matter entanglement plays a fundamental role in many applications of quantum
information science. Thus, finding processes where it can be observed is an important task …

Motion of charged particles in bright squeezed vacuum

M Even Tzur, O Cohen - Light: Science & Applications, 2024 - nature.com
The motion of laser-driven electrons quivers with an average energy termed pondermotive
energy. We explore electron dynamics driven by bright squeezed vacuum (BSV), finding that …

Generation of squeezed high-order harmonics

ME Tzur, M Birk, A Gorlach, I Kaminer, M Krueger… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
For decades, most research of high harmonic generation (HHG) considered matter as
quantum but light as classical. Recently, HHG driven by quantum states of light such as …

Nonclassical light generation and control from laser-driven semiconductor intraband excitations

I Gonoskov, R Sondenheimer, C Hünecke, D Kartashov… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The generation of higher-order harmonic radiation originating from the interaction of intense
laser pulses with matter is typically described semiclassically: While the electronic structure …

Quantum-optical analysis of high-order harmonic generation in molecules

J Rivera-Dean, P Stammer, AS Maxwell, T Lamprou… - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
We present a comprehensive theoretical investigation of high-order harmonic generation in
H 2+ molecules within a quantum-optical framework. Our study focuses on characterizing …

Evidence of the quantum-optical nature of high-harmonic generation

D Theidel, V Cotte, R Sondenheimer… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
High-harmonic generation is a light up-conversion process occurring in a strong laser field,
leading to coherent bursts of extreme ultrashort broadband radiation [1]. As a new …