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    Above-threshold ionization in a bicircular field: Quantum orbits unfolding in a plane
    (Bristol : IOP Publ., 2017) Becker, W.; Milošević, D.B.
    Above-threshold ionization (ATI) of atoms by a strong bicircular laser field is investigated using the strong-field approximation and the quantum-orbit theory. The bicircular field consists of two coplanar counterrotating circularly polarized fields with a frequency ratio of 2:1. The velocity map of the angle-resolved ATI spectra, both for direct and rescattered electrons, reflects the shape of a parametric plot of the bicircular field and its symmetries. It is shown that the main characteristics of the ATI spectra can be explained using only a few quantum orbits having short travel times. We also analyze a recently discovered [Phys. Rev. A 93, 052402(R) (2016)] bicircular-field-induced spin asymmetry of the ATI electrons and show that the momentum dependence of the spin-asymmetry parameter is stronger for longer wavelengths.
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    Valley control by linearly polarized laser pulses: example of WSe2
    (Washington, DC : OSA, 2022) Sharma, S.; Elliott, P.; Shallcross, S.
    Electrons at the band edges of materials are endowed with a valley index, a quantum number locating the band edge within the Brillouin zone. An important question is then how this index may be controlled by laser pulses, with current understanding that it couples exclusively via circularly polarized light. Employing both tight-binding and state-of-the-art time dependent density function theory, we show that on femtosecond time scales valley coupling is a much more general effect. We find that two time separated linearly polarized pulses allow almost complete control over valley excitation, with the pulse time difference and polarization vectors emerging as key parameters for valley control. Our findings highlight the possibility of controlling coherent electronic excitation by successive femtosecond laser pulses, and offer a route towards valleytronics in two-dimensional materials.