3 papers
physics.optics2026
Nonresonant optomechanical control of structural phases
Jiaojian Shi, Yijing Huang, Christian Heide +24
Optical tweezers demonstrate how light can exert forces to trap, repel, and manipulate microscopic particles without absorption. Recent theory has suggested that such forces can ex…
cond-mat.str-el2026
Emergent Antiphase Stacking in a Transient Charge Density Wave
Jade Stanton, Gal Orenstein, Ryan A. Duncan +14
Photoexcitation can induce novel states in materials that are inaccessible in equilibrium, a recent example being the light-induced charge density wave (CDW) observed in $\text{LaT…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Dynamical Scaling Reveals Topological Defects and Anomalous Evolution of a Photoinduced Phase Transition
Gal Orenstein, Ryan A. Duncan, Gilberto A. de la Pena Munoz +13
Nonequilibrium states of quantum materials can exhibit exotic properties and enable unprecedented functionality and applications. These transient states are inherently inhomogeneou…