Dynamical localization, that is, reduction of the intersite electronic transfer integral t by an alternating electric field, E(o), is a promising strategy for controlling strongly correlated systems with a competing energy balance between t and the Coulomb repulsion energy. Here we describe a charge localization induced by the 9.3 MVcm À 1 instantaneous electric field of a 1.5 cycle (7 fs) infrared pulse in an organic conductor a-(bis[ethylenedithio]-tetrathiafulvalene) 2 I 3 . A large reflectivity change of 425% and a coherent charge oscillation along the time axis reflect the opening of the charge ordering gap in the metallic phase. This optical freezing of charges, which is the reverse of the photoinduced melting of electronic orders, is attributed to the B10% reduction of t driven by the strong, high-frequency (oZt/:) electric field.

We have performed an ultrahigh-resolution ͑DE ϳ 7 meV͒ photoemission spectroscopy on La 1.85 Sr 0.15 CuO 4 ͑T c 38 K͒ at 16 -250 K. We found a pseudogap at E F with the size of 30 -35 meV, which is gradually filled in by a transfer of states from the higher energy region with increasing temperature, but persists over 200 K. The gap energy is consistent with the characteristic temperatures of the magnetic susceptibility and the Hall coefficient. The temperature evolution is well scaled with that of the Hall coefficient. The pseudogap is not smoothly connected to the superconducting gap ͑D ϳ 8 meV͒ below T c , suggesting a different origin from that in Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 .

The strong light-field effect of (TMTTF)2AsF6 was investigated utilizing 1.5-cycle, 7-fs infrared pulses. The ultarfast (~20 fs) and large (~40%) response of the plasma-like reflectivity edge (~0.7 eV) was analyzed by the changes in

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