Timeline Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Target shot glowing with blue light.

Timeline – 1988

January 1, 1988

Close-up view inside a target-positioning chamber showing precision metal manipulators surrounding a small mounted target.

Timeline – 1987

January 8, 1987

Scientific American magazine cover from August 1986 featuring an artistic interior view of a laser or fusion target chamber.

Timeline – 1986

January 1, 1986

Figures schematic showing a short pulse being converted to an amplified short pulse

Timeline – 1985

January 1, 1985

A man in a suit smiling and holding up a glass as if to toast while standing in a laboratory environment.

Timeline – 1984

January 1, 1984

Portrait of a man in a suit seated in front of a bookshelf filled with books.

Timeline – 1983

January 1, 1983

Portrait of a man in a white shirt and tie standing in front of a blue background with scientific graphics.

Timeline – 1982

January 1, 1982

Plot showing laser intensity versus wavelength, with multiple colored curves labeled 0.25 µm, 0.33 µm, 0.50 µm, 1 µm, and 10 µm, highlighting a relevant operating regime.

Timeline – 1981

January 1, 1981

Large laser facility bay with rows of blue laser beamline units and technicians walking through the area.

Timeline – 1980

January 1, 1980

Researcher adjusting instruments on a large stainless-steel vacuum chamber or diagnostic system with multiple ports and cables.

Timeline – 1979

January 7, 1979

Man operating early computer or instrumentation equipment, standing at a console with monitors and control panels.

Timeline – 1978

January 1, 1978

Researchers working with a large cylindrical laser or diagnostic assembly connected to multiple cables and control components.

Timeline – 1977

January 1, 1977