Quantum Optics and Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Field Processes
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| author | Ciappina, Marcelo F. Ivanov, Misha Yu. Lewenstein, Maciej Rivera-Dean, Javier Stammer, Philipp Tzallas, Paraskevas |
| author_facet | Ciappina, Marcelo F. Ivanov, Misha Yu. Lewenstein, Maciej Rivera-Dean, Javier Stammer, Philipp Tzallas, Paraskevas |
| contents | In its beginnings, the physics of intense laser-matter interactions was the physics of multiphoton processes. The theory was reduced then to high-order perturbation theory, while treating matter and light in a quantum manner. With the advent of chirped pulse amplification developed by D. Strickland and G. Mourou, which enabled generation of ultra-intense, ultra-short, coherent laser pulses, the need for a quantum electrodynamics description of electromagnetic (EM) fields practically ceased to exist and lost relevance. Contemporary attoscience (AS), and more generally ultrafast laser physics, awarded the Nobel Prize in 2023 to P. Agostini, F. Krausz, and A. L'Huillier, commonly uses the classical description of EM fields while keeping a fully quantum description of matter. The progress and successes of AS in the last 40 years have been spectacular, with an enormous amount of fascinating investigations in basic research and technology. Yet a central question remains: can ultrafast laser physics continue to advance without reintroducing quantum electrodynamics and quantum optics into its description of light-matter interactions? This article discusses future perspectives at the intersection of strong-field physics and quantum optics. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum Optics and Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Field Processes Ciappina, Marcelo F. Ivanov, Misha Yu. Lewenstein, Maciej Rivera-Dean, Javier Stammer, Philipp Tzallas, Paraskevas Quantum Physics Optics In its beginnings, the physics of intense laser-matter interactions was the physics of multiphoton processes. The theory was reduced then to high-order perturbation theory, while treating matter and light in a quantum manner. With the advent of chirped pulse amplification developed by D. Strickland and G. Mourou, which enabled generation of ultra-intense, ultra-short, coherent laser pulses, the need for a quantum electrodynamics description of electromagnetic (EM) fields practically ceased to exist and lost relevance. Contemporary attoscience (AS), and more generally ultrafast laser physics, awarded the Nobel Prize in 2023 to P. Agostini, F. Krausz, and A. L'Huillier, commonly uses the classical description of EM fields while keeping a fully quantum description of matter. The progress and successes of AS in the last 40 years have been spectacular, with an enormous amount of fascinating investigations in basic research and technology. Yet a central question remains: can ultrafast laser physics continue to advance without reintroducing quantum electrodynamics and quantum optics into its description of light-matter interactions? This article discusses future perspectives at the intersection of strong-field physics and quantum optics. |
| title | Quantum Optics and Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Field Processes |
| topic | Quantum Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26602 |