Physics Colloquium: Ultrafast light-matter interactions at the nanoscale

Abstract:

In the past decade, nano-optics and ultrafast physics, two rapidly evolving research fields of modern physics, have revolutionized the science of light-matter interactions, allowing the exploration of phenomena in higher spatial and temporal resolution than ever before. In my talk, I will review recent progress in these fields, focusing on the richness of ultrafast phenomena and nonlinear dynamics in condensed matter physics. I will also share with you our efforts to merge these extreme resolutions in space and time, a capability that will allow us to capture and control excited electronic and vibrational correlations, to explore out-of-equilibrium strongly correlated systems, and to study ultrafast photo-induced hot carrier dynamics in plasmonic nanostructures.

Event Organizer: Prof. Ben Svetitsky