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Attosecond Polarization Spectroscopy

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The aim of this thesis is to examine whether optical few cycle pulses and dielectrics can be used in ultrafast signal processing. The findings presented so far already provide several answers to the questions raised in Chap. 1. Ultrashort pulses can manipulate distinct optical properties of insulators reversibly on femtosecond timescales. The induced dynamics are able to follow the petahertz driving field and exhibit highly nonlinear features.

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Sommer, A.M. (2016). Attosecond Polarization Spectroscopy. In: Ultrafast Strong Field Dynamics in Dielectrics. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41207-8_6

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