Ultrafast light wave electronics: Light from inside the tunnel
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 14:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Steering and monitoring the light-driven motion of electrons inside matter on the time-scale of a single optical cycle is a key challenge in ultrafast light wave electronics and laser-based material processing. Physicists have now revealed a so-far overlooked nonlinear optical mechanism that emerges from the light-induced tunneling of electrons inside dielectrics.