LLE in Focus

From Student Research to Global Impact This year marks the fortieth anniversary of chirped-pulse amplification (CPA), a groundbreaking laser technology first developed at LLE in the 1980s. Invented by then-graduate…

Dear Reader, This summer, I joined the Fusion Student Delegation (FuSD) to better understand fusion energy policy and the systems that shape its development. My background is technical—my research focuses…

IFE-SURE Undergraduates Connect In Nation’s Capitol The Inertial Fusion Energy Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IFE-SURE) is a new Department of Energy (DOE)-funded workforce development initiative launched by the IFE Science…

Currently under design, the US National Science Foundation Optical Parametric Amplifier Line (NSF OPAL) laser facility will be the world’s most powerful laser system to explore the frontiers of science—unlocking…

Annual Workshop Strengthens Collaboration This past May, LLE hosted the sixteenth Omega Laser Facility Users Group (OLUG) Workshop, which brought together over 140 participants from 38 institutions worldwide, with 110…

Scientific discovery thrives when expertise and resources come together. At the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), collaboration is not just a practice—it is the foundation for advancing…

When Dayne Fratanduono was a graduate student at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, he spent long hours at the Omega Laser Facility gaining invaluable hands-on experience in the challenging work…

Since its founding in 1970, LLE has been at the forefront of cutting-edge research, education, and technological innovation in the field of laser science. Over the years, LLE scientists, engineers,…

The achievement of ignition in a laboratory setting has renewed interest in defining the requirements for a future high-gain inertial confinement fusion (ICF) facility. Current ignition experiments rely on an…

Researchers at LLE are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to revolutionize inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research. By integrating computational techniques with advanced plasma physics,…

Integrating Machine Learning Techniques for Enhanced Performance Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) holds promise as a powerful energy source capable of producing bursts of energy measured in hundreds of megajoules. It…

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics recognized the inventors of neural networks, highlighting the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) across scientific disciplines. AI is proving…