Chirped-Pulse Amplification at 40
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…
Fusion Student Delegation
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…
Building Fusion Leaders
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…
NSF OPAL: Where Frontier Science Meets the Future Workforce
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…
OLUG at 16
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…
Powering Discovery Through Academic Partnerships
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…
Shaping Futures: The LLE–LLNL Collaboration’s Lasting Impact
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…
LLE’s Industry Partners Drive Progress Through Collaboration
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,…
Inertial Confinement Fusion Scaling and Future Designs
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…
Balancing Physics Expertise with Machine Learning: Deepening Our Understanding of Inertial Confinement Fusion
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,…