Visitor's Guide

Visitors Guide ICF book
More information about the
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
is available in our visitor's guide:
A Unique National Resource
(.pdf, 4.63 MB)
More information about inertial fusion research is available
in the LLE publication
Inertial Confinement Fusion:
An Introduction
(.pdf, 28.7 MB)

Since 1970, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester has been creating a history rich with invention and innovation. We are a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology, as well as the home of OMEGA—the world's most-powerful ultraviolet laser system. Over the past 30 years more than 800 students have received training at LLE and more than 65 patents have been earned by our scientists. While our primary focus is studying the feasiblity of inertial confinement fusion as an inexhaustable energy source, LLE also hosts the National Laser Users' Facility (NLUF), a unique program that allows qualified researchers to use the OMEGA facility for a variety of experiments.