Abstract
We review recent theoretical and experimental work on laser-induced excitation of atomic Rydberg wave packets. Studying the motion of these wave packets provides a bridge between quantum mechanics and the classical concept of the trajectory of an electron and corresponds to real-time observations of atomic dynamics in a Coulomb, and possibly static external field. We discuss generation and detection of wave packets by short and/or intense laser pulses. On the theoretical side our emphasis is on quantum defect theory and semiclassical methods.
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