I am mostly interested in light-solid matter interaction at the sub-picosecond timescale. Exploiting nonlinear and/or magnetic properties of materials we can generate pulsed, single-cycle radiation with frequencies of a few THz. By the means of homodyne pump-probe setup, I am studying the ultrafast response of thin crystalline films and magnetic heterostructures driven by the photoexcitation with visible-near IR or THz pulsed radiation.