Speaker
Tobias Brixner
(University of Würtzburg)
Description
Shaped femtosecond laser pulses have found applications in
many different research areas of the ultrafast sciences.
Flexible manipulation of electric-field evolution provides
novel opportunities for studying light-matter interaction in
various quantum-mechanical systems. This talk provides
illustrative examples from coherent control, coherent
two-dimensional spectroscopy, and ultrafast nano-optics,
with environments ranging from the gas phase over molecules
in liquids to solid-state surfaces. Although traditionally
there has not been a lot of interaction between the three
mentioned research fields, the common theme of shaped pulses
can serve as a connecting element, opening new avenues of
scientific investigation.
